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| Nov. 1. Afternoon. |
Present: Sir Stephen Fox, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Smith. |
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Mr. Bland demands 400l. to furnish the House of Commons with necessaries on the Lord Chamberlain's warrant. He says some things are done every Session, but the last warrant was about two years ago, when the House was new built. He'll bring the former [Lord Chamberlain's] warrants to [let my Lords] see what has been usually done. |
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[Send] to Mr. Ford to come to me [Lowndes]. |
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Mr. Burton and Mr. Abbott attend about advancing money on the tallies levied on the Exchequer in General for [Army] subsistence. Mr. Burton says he has furnished 10,000l. a week for the Victualling and he believes that he can furnish 20,000l. weekly for the Forces from this time, the first 20,000l. this week (but then he cannot furnish the second 20,000l. till the week after the next). |
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[My Lords order] Hugh Macpherson to have a small place in the Customs House when there is a vacancy. |
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Mr. Papillion and Mr. Agar, [Commissioners of the] Victualling, attend; desire money to answer bills from Cadiz for the bread to bring home Admiral Russell's squadron and other uses. [My Lords desire them] to come again on Tuesday afternoon. |
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[Treasury Minute Book VIII. p. 100.] |
| Nov. 5. Afternoon. |
Present: Lord Godolphin, Sir Stephen Fox, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Smith. |
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My Lords read the presentment from the Customs Commissioners for John Bewley to be Comptroller of the Four and a Half per cent. Duty in Barbados; and also the petition of Charles Thomas and a memorial of Col. Kendall in behalf of Mr. Edward Willy for the said place. My Lords will speak with the Customs Commissioners before they dispose thereof, but say they did intend it for Mr. Thomas. |
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My Lords read another presentment from the Customs Commissioners in which they propose Samuell Dassell to be collector of Carlisle port instead of Robert Farish, dismissed. Upon Mr. Farish's petition to be heard before his place be disposed of, my Lords appoint this day fortnight for that purpose and he and the Commissioners are to attend accordingly. |
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The Attorney General acquaints my Lords that he is of opinion that by reason of the errors in my Lord Portland's particular for his intended grant the same [particular] must be made anew by the auditor before the grant pass. Whereupon my Lords desire the Attorney General to be here on Friday next and that Mr. Jennings and Mr. John Smith attend then with the Deputy Auditor of Wales if he be in town. |
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The Commissioners for Sick and Wounded [are] to attend to-morrow morning. |
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A memorial of the [Navy] Victuallers was read, two of them being present, wherein they desire to be allowed 2½ per cent. for the credits by them given at Cadiz, Alicante and Scanderoon, amounting to 131,089l. 14s. 11½d., and say that by agreement entered in the Minute Book 20th June, 1694, they are to be allowed at that rate for the first 50,000l. thereof. |
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My Lord Godolphin tells them that they being [Commissioners] in an office under his Majesty it may reasonably be expected they should do it easier than any [other body] without doors
and that my Lords stand to their agreement for the first 50,000l., but think 1½ per cent. be sufficient to be allowed for the other 81,089l. 14s. 11½d.
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With which the Victuallers seem satisfied: and my Lords direct the same [interest so fixed] to be stated and proper letters to be writ for allowing and passing thereof in the Victuallers' accounts accordingly. |
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[Treasury Minute Book VIII. p. 101.] |
| Nov. 6. |
Present: Lord Godolphin, Sir Stephen Fox, Mr. Smith. My Lords order as follows: |
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to the executors of Sir Thomas Clarges: out of loans on the Post Office |
98 |
12 |
7 |
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to Mr. May (Mrs. May): out of any disposable money |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber for Mr. Randue: out of same |
131 |
0 |
0 |
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to Mr. Andrew Lawrence in part of his arrears: out of same |
118 |
12 |
6 |
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to Mr. Lowndes for secret service: out of same |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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£598 |
5 |
1 |
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Ordered that Mr. Evelyn and Mr. Roberts attend on Friday next concerning arrears of quit rent due from the manor of Burnham, co. Berks. |
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[Ibid. p. 102.] |
| Nov. 15. Afternoon. |
Present: ut supra. |
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[My Lords direct] Sir Robert Howard to send monthly certificates to the Navy Board of the payments to the [Navy] Treasurer. |
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Admiral Russell's goods are to be opened at his house by an officer of the Customs. |
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The Addresses of the House of Commons in Ireland for 30,000l. to pay the debts of the Army, 6,000l. due to the heirs of Mr. Mervyn (Merwyn) and 600l. to Mr. Warburton, are to be laid before the King. |
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My Lords will on Tuesday week hear the [Principal] Officers of the Ordnance and Sir William Pritchard about the guns saved out of the London's wreck. Notice to be given to the said officers that as the Customs are appropriated [by Parliament] the duties on the sulphur cannot be legally remitted. |
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Sir Christopher Wrenn [attends with] Mr. Ball and Mr. Roberts about repairs at Windsor Castle. [My Lords order] 417l. 10s. 0d. to be paid to Mr. Roberts in part of 835l. for the said repairs, the particulars whereof are estimated in a report of the 13th inst.; and the other [moiety, viz.] 417l. 10s. 0d. is to be paid at Lady day next, when the season will serve for contemplating those works: the payment to be made to the Paymaster of the Works
and he to pay the money over by my Lords' warrant to Mr. Roberts, Receiver and Paymaster of Windsor Castle, for this particular service: [this issue to be] by tallies on the Post Office revenue, to be payable in course. |
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Mr. Evelyn complains of Mr. Roberts, who would levy on him the whole arrear of a fee farm rent charged on his lands and divers others in the manor of Burnham. My Lords' resolution is endorsed on the back of the Attorney General's report. |
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My Lord Ranelagh [attends and is ordered] to strike tallies of loan on the Exchequer in General for 11,600l. for the Forces for the particulars as [demanded] in Mr. Blathwait's paper and 8,400l. more to be applied in part of 30,400l. for four weeks' subsistence [of the Forces] in England to the 25th inst.: and tallies [are] to be struck for the whole 30,400l. and a letter [is ordered to be sent] to the Earl of Ranelagh [viz. for him] to receive from Mr. Burton and Mr. Knight presently the two first sums and to apply the same to the said use. |
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[Send] to Mr. Jennings and Mr. Humfrys to be here on Tuesday afternoon, and if they have any further objections against the Earl of Portland's grant that they come prepared to expose them at that time. |
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[Send] to the Earl of Ranelagh to certify what sums he hath paid to the Bank here and upon what funds and the dates of the tallies for subsistence [of the Forces] in Flanders after 20 May, 1695, and how and at what times the payments thereupon were answered by them [the Bank] to Mr. Hill. |
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[Send] to my Lord Bellomont that my Lords would be glad to speak with him on Monday evening if he be able to come. |
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Mr. Bland and the Serjeant of the House of Commons [attend] about some goods for the furniture of the said House. My Lords think that the goods now desired were furnished very lately. The Serjeant says it has been customary to have the House new furnished. |
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My Lords [decide that they] will furnish things of absolute necessity, but not all new again. |
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[Treasury Minute Book VIII. pp. 103–4.] |
