Warrant Books: September 1709, 1-5

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'Warrant Books: September 1709, 1-5', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709, (London, 1949) pp. 327-347. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol23/pp327-347 [accessed 20 April 2024]

September 1709, 1–5

Sept. 1. Money warrant for 2,600l. to John, Duke of Marlborough, for six months 1708 Sept. 25 to 1709 March 25 on his ordinary of 100l. a week as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General.
900l. to the Earl of Galway for three months to March 25 last on his ordinary of 10l. a day as Ambassador Extraordinary to the King of Portugal.
1,770l. to Lord Raby for six months from 1708 Sept. 29 to 1709 March 25 on his like ordinary as same to the King of Prussia.
885l. to William Cadogan for same time on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General.
1,416l. to James Stanhope for same time on his like ordinary as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Spain and his 3l. a day as Plenipotentiary.
1,416l. to Sir Philip Meadows for same time on the like ordinaries as same to the Emperor of Germany.
885l. to Emanuel Scroop Howe for same time on his ordinary of 5l. a day as Envoy Extraordinary to the Elector of Hanover.
885l. to John Robinson Dr. in Divinity for same time on the like ordinary as same to the King of Sweden.
885l. to Daniell Pulteny for same time on the like ordinary as same to the King of Denmark.
885l. to Henry Newton, Dr. of Laws, for same time on the like ordinary as same to the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
885l. to William [sic for Francis] Palmes for same time on the like ordinary as same to the Duke of Savoy.
885l. to Abra. Stanyan for same time on the like ordinary as same to the Swiss Cantons.
885l. to Charles Whitworth for same time on the like ordinary as same to the Czar of Muscovy.
885l. to John Chetwynd for same time on the like ordinary as same to the Duke of Savoy.
885l. to George Delavall for same time on the like ordinary as same to the Emperor of Fez and Morocco.
531l. to John Wych for same time on his ordinary of 3l. a day as Resident at Hamburgh.
354l. to James Dayrolle for same time on his ordinary of 2l. a day as same at the Hague.
585l. to William Chetwynd which with 273l. already paid him by way of advance is for 286 days 1708 June 12 to 1709 March 25 on his ordinary of 3l. a day as same at Genoa.
291l. to James Craiggs which with 273l. already paid him by way of advance is for 188 days 1708 Sept. 18 to 1709 March 25 on the like ordinary as same at the Court of Charles III. of Spain.
300l. to Robert Cole for half a year to Feb. 10 last on his allowance as Agent and Consul at Algier.
190l. to Benj. Lodington for half a year to March 25 last on his same as Agent and Consul General at Tripoli.
65l. to Jasper Perrinet Darziliers for same time on his allowance or salary as Residing for her Majesty's service at Geneva.
280l. to John Laws which with 182l. already paid him by advance is for 231 days 1708 Aug. 7 to 1709 March 25 on his ordinary of 2l. a day as her Majesty's Secretary at Brussels.
294l. to Christian Cole for 147 days 1708 Oct. 29 to 1709 March 25 on his like ordinary as same at Venice.
412l. to Thomas Lefevre which with 182l. already paid him by advance is for 297 days 1708 June 1 to 1709 March 25 on his like ordinary as same to the Extraordinary Embassy to the King of Portugal. Money Book XX, pp. 124–6. Order Book VII. pp. 308–10.
Sept. 1. Money warrant for 20l. to John Urmston (Whinston) for the charge of his passage to North Carolina whither he is going chaplain. (Money order dated Sept. 5 hereon.) Money Book XX, p. 126. Order Book VII, p. 310. Disposition Book XX, p. 51.
Letter of direction for the issue of 144,487l. 10s. 0d. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of Exchequer Bills to be made forth under the Act for Enlarging the Bank of England Stock [7 Anne, c. 30] and is to be applied for services as follows:
£ s. d.
in part of 901,827l. 13s. 6d. for the 40,000 men anno 1709.
for one month's subsistence Sept. 24 inst. to Oct. 23 next for the Subject Troops and full pay to the Foreign Troops composing this body 86,994 6 5½
for same month's full pay to the General Officers of this body 1,982 1 8¾
for same month's contingencies 833 6 8
for account of subsistence to these Forces, being to be paid over to Sir Solomon de Medina in advance on his contract for bread by reason of the extraordinary dearness of corn and to be made good to her Majesty again by the Deputy Paymaster abroad out of the deductions from time to time to be made for the bread delivered to the said Forces 8,000 0 0
in part of 177,511l. 3s. 6d. for the additional 10,000 men anno 1709.
for the same month's subsistence to the Subject Troops and full pay to the Foreign Troops composing this body 15,742 3 3½
for account of subsistence to these Forces, being to be paid over to Sir Solomon de Medina &c. and made good again to her Majesty &c. as above 2,000 0 0
in part of 34,251l. 13s. 4d. for the 3,000 Palatine Troops anno 1709.
for two thirds (being her Majesty's share) of the pay of the said Palatines employed in the service of her Majesty and her allies, to wit for the same month to Oct. 23 next 2,854 6 1½
in part of 43,251l. 12s. 6d. for the 4,639 Saxon Troops anno 1709.
for her Majesty's proportion (being a moiety) of the same month's pay for the said Saxons employed in the service of her Majesty and her allies 3,604 6 0½
in part of 9,269l. 16s. 6d. for Bothmar's Regiment of Dragoons anno 1709.
for her Majesty's share of the pay of this Regiment in the service of her Majesty and the States General: to wit for the said month 772 9 8½
in part of 1,081,083l. 0s. 4d. for the Forces in Spain and Portugal anno 1709.
to be paid over to Sir Henry Furnese for value advanced by his correspondents at Geneva to Mr. Chetwynd viz. upon Mr. Chetwynd's bills dated June 6 last 20,000 pieces of Eight at 60 pence sterling each, making 5,000l.; and upon the like bills dated June 22 last 4,640 pieces of Eight making 1,160l. at the same rate of exchange; and upon Mr. Chetwynd's receipt dated July 6 last 34,178 pieces of Eight making 8,544l. 10s. 0d. at the same rate of exchange: or in all 14,704 10 0
to be paid over to the said Furnese for value of 28,000 Crowns taken up upon his credit at Genoa by Mr. William Chetwynd 9 Aug. last for the use of her Majesty's Forces in Catalonia at the rate of 60 pence sterling to the Crown 7,000 0 0
£144,487 10 0
Disposition Book XX, pp. 45–6.
Sept. 1. J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to John Howe, Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons. The Lord Treasurer has this day directed 58,266l. 12s. 7½d. to be issued to you at the Exchequer out of loans to be made by yourself on credit of the Act for Continuing several Impositions and Duties anno 1709 [7 Anne, c. 31]. The orders for repayment of said loans are to be drawn without interest and are to be reserved in your hands for such services of the Forces under your pay as the Lord Treasurer shall direct. His Lordship agrees to your paying the several particulars as follows [out of the same], being the items for which you desired a supply in your memorial of the 31 August last. The satisfying thereof is to be out of the said loans as fast as you can dispose of the tallies and orders [in return] for ready money or by giving them [the tallies] in payment to persons who shall be willing to oblige themselves not to dispose of the same upon discount to the prejudice of the public credit.
£ s. d.
for account of Guards and Garrisons anno 1709.
for 63 days' clearings from 1708 Dec. 23 to 1708–9 Feb. 23 for Lieut. Gen. Echlin's Dragoons according to the Establishment and Muster Rolls (offreckonings excluded) 387 17 0½
for same for the Battalion of Guards in Holland 821 2 5¼
for 60 days' clearings from Feb. 24 last to April 24 last for the Troops and Regiments in Great Britain 9,556 1 0½
for 61 days' clearings from April 25 last to June 24 last for the said Troops and Regiments 9,803 11 5
for 63 days' offreckonings from 1708 Dec. 23 to 1708–9 Feb. 23 for the said Troops and Regiments 9,180 11 5
for 60 days' offreckonings to April 24 last for same 8,746 12 7¾
for 61 days' offreckonings to June 24 last for same. 8,727 7 1
on account of contingencies, to satisfy warrants signed by her Majesty 3,250 13 4
for account of the 5,000 men for sea service anno 1709.
for 60 days' clearings to April 24 last for the several Regiments of this Establishment according to the Establishment and Muster Rolls (offreckonings excluded) 998 6 8¼
for 61 days' clearings to June 24 last for same 1,014 16 9¾
for 63 days' offreckonings to Feb. 23 last for same 1,358 5 6¼
for 60 days' offreckonings to April 24 last for same 1,287 2 1½
for 61 days' offreckonings to June 24 last for same 1,308 16 11½
for account of Invalids anno 1709.
to complete the pay of 11 Companies of Invalids to Aug. 24 725 0 1½
on account of subsistence to subsist the said Companies to Sept. 21 inst. 1,100 0 0
£58,266 12 7½
“But in case you cannot procure money at present upon the said tallies to answer such of the said services as require immediate payment my Lord leaves you at liberty to raise the same upon any other the tallies remaining in your hands either on the Land Tax or the Malt Act for the year 1709 (except the several sums demanded for offreckonings, which are to be paid out of the tallies on the said Continued Duties). You'll please therefore to certify his Lordship how and in what manner you raise the said money or make the said payments from time to time. And upon [your] transmitting to his Lordship the orders of loan upon which the money shall be raised or payments made, with your assignments thereupon” he will sign warrants to the Exchequer for paying the interest thereon accordingly. (Letter of direction for said sum accordingly.) Disposition Book XX, pp. 48–9, 50.
Sept. 1. Treasurer Godolphin to Mr. Chetwynd. I have your letter of the 10–21 Aug. [last] with the copies of Mr. Stanhope's to you and your brother and am very sensible of the occasions you have had of taking up money for the Troops in Spain and of the good service you have done thereby. For, as I know, Mr. Stanhope doth never press you but when the service requires. So I desire you will always at his request give your best assistance in taking up money for the supply of the Troops under him. I directed Mr. Taylour to signify so much to you about ten days ago. What you received by former letters arose from a supposition that the money Sir Henry Furnese had sent and was sending from Lisbon and the drafts that had been made by Mr. Mead and yourself would have been sufficient to have carried the Troops to the end of the year. But I am fully satisfied now to the contrary. And although what induced me at the beginning of the year [to] agree with Sir Harry [Furnese] was the advantage he proposed to the public by sending what possibly he could from Lisbon, yet the uncertainty that has appeared in the conveyances from thence will keep me from depending upon it any more in case the war should go on another year. And therefore I would have you prepare and send me such a scheme or proposal for the future supply of the said Troops as you shall think will be most for her Majesty's service. Out Letters (General) XIX, p. 109.
J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to the Customs Commissioners to have Thomas Gibbon instructed in the affairs of the Customs. Ibid., p. 110.
Same to the Victualling Commissioners. By an Act of last Session [7 Anne, c. 11] Scotchmen concerned were to receive 23,299l. 15s. 0d. for foreign salt imported before the Union and remaining on their hands at June 1 last. The said salt was not to exceed 51,777 bushels and after being paid for was to remain in the custody of the Salt Officers of Scotland for her Majesty's use. The Lord Treasurer has directed the issue of the said sum and has received an account, from the said officers, of the salt so weighed and delivered (from which because it exceeds the quantity allowed by the said Act a proportionable abatement is to be made in every respective port). His Lordship sends you the said account herewith [missing] and desires your opinion with all despatch imaginable how same may be best applied to her Majesty's use. Ibid.
Sept. 1, 12, 15, 26, 27. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to employ Charles Young as a waiter and searcher at Whitstable in Faversham port loco John Clear deceased.
James Farmer as a tidesman in the inferior list London port loco Benjamin Blanch who has relinquished same.
Edmund Aubery as clerk of the coast business in London port loco John Hartlib deceased.
William Savage as a landwaiter at Whitehaven loco Thomas Gate preferred to be the surveyor there.
Edward Ims and Roger Malthus as watchmen in London port locis John Taunton and Phillip Fenwick deceased,
Richard Tucker as a tidesman at Salcombe in Dartmouth port loco Benjamin Wheeler dismissed.
Jacob Bury (surveyor at Harwich) as collector there loco Robert Meadows dismissed.
John Shurley as chief boatman in Newcastle port loco Thomas Trott who has relinquished same.
Hugh Park as a boatman there loco said Shurley.
Abraham Aldersey as collector, waiter and searcher in Shoreham port loco John Jones dismissed.
William Gwynn as collector of Swansea port loco Mathew Seys deceased.
Robert Clerke as surveyor and waiter at Harwich loco Jacob Bury preferred.
Thomas Gate as surveyor there loco said Clerke.
William Sewall as a tidesman in the inferior list London port loco William Davis deecased.
William Dunterfeild as a tidesman at Plymouth loco Edward Helmes deceased.
John Purnel as a tidesman in the superior list London port loco William Jenks who has quitted same.
William Owen as a same in the inferior list loco said Purnel deceased [sic for preferred as above].
William Morgan as a collector and Deputy Customer at Cardiff and to have the Customer's fees there and the established allowance from the Queen loco Rowland Davis who relinquished same.
John Gardner as waiter and searcher at the Pile of Fowdray in Lancaster port loco John Gatskill deceased.
John (Thomas) Stanways to succeed said John Gardner as riding officer at Walma[r]. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 188, 191, 193, 194, 200, 203.
Sept. 1. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to Edward Wilcox, Surveyor General of Woods Trent South, to perform small repairs in New Forest from time to time not exceeding 30l. per an. and to fell timber for same in accordance: all in order to prevent waste of timber &c. as proposed by said Surveyor supra, p. 326. Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 452.
Same by same to same to perform the paling and repairs at Hampton Court as follows.
Prefixing: report by said Wilcox dated May 31 last on the memorial of Richard Marshall, Studmaster to her Majesty: the said memorial setting forth that the floods and ice last winter did break down and carry away a great quantity of the paling betwixt the bargeway and her Majesty's meadows adjoining the House Park at Hampton Court, which meadows ought to be laid up for hay for the deer and stud against winter to save it from being destroyed by the barge horses and other cattle. Ibid., pp. 453–4.
Treasurer Godolphin to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Capt. Richard Wolseley praying to be replaced on the Establishment of Half Pay in Ireland until otherwise provided for. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 105.
The like reference of the petition [missing] of Capt. John Augustus Claverie, a French Protestant refugee, praying a pension on the Irish Establishment. Ibid.
Sept. 2. Letter of direction for 1,680l. 0s. 1¾d. to John Howe, Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons: out of funds as below: and is for services as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
in part of the order for Guards and Garrisons anno 1705.
to complete the pay of Col. Bowles's (formerly Col. John Caulfeild's) Regiment from 24 June 1705 to 23 Dec. 1705 according to the Establishment and Muster Rolls and the royal warrant of 1708–9 March 17 “the Officers of the said Regiment who have for a long time been prisoners in France being returned from thence” 1,140 17 10¾
for respits on Capt. Goring's Company in Col. Watkin's (former Elliott's) Regiment from 9 April 1705 to 24 Dec. 1705 which respits are removed by royal warrant of 1709 April 9 35 2 8
for Robert Sisterson upon the royal warrant of July 10 last for providing incidents and taking care of the Company of Invalids at Tynemouth from July 1699 to Jan. 1701: under the head of Contingencies 139 1 3
in part of the order for Guards and Garrisons anno 1706.
for respits upon the offreckonings of Brigadier Handasyde's Regiment from 25 July 1706 to 23 Dec. 1706 which respits are removed by royal warrant of 21 Feb. last 364 18 4
£1,680 0 1¾
The last item of the above is to be issued out of the [? 1706 arrears of the] rent of Hackney Coaches. The first three items making together 1,315l. 1s. 9¾d. are to be issued out of the following arrears in the Exchequer:
£ s. d.
moneys of the eighth 4s. Aid anno 1705, all loans and interest [charged thereon] being satisfied 60 6 7
first Quarterly Poll 7 2 0
second Quarterly Poll 0 3 0
second 4s. Aid 82 0 0
third 4s. Aid 80 0 0
fourth 4s. Aid 22 16 0
additional 12d. Aid 7 4 0
25 per cent. on French goods 195 14 2½
Plantation Duties 601 7 7½
5s. per ton on French ships 23 12 10
rent of Hackney Coaches 234 10 6¾
£1,315 1 9¾
Disposition Book XX, p. 47.
Sept. 2. Letter of direction for 26,444l. 8s. 10d. to James Brydges, Paymaster of the Forces Abroad: out of loans to be made by Sir Theodore Janssen on credit of the Act of last Session for Continuing several Impositions [7 Anne, c. 31]: to be registered next after 58,266l. 12s. 7½d. directed this day supra, p. 330, to John Howe thereupon: and is to be applied as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
in part of 535,845l. 14s. 4d. for subsidies to the Allies anno 1709.
for the Duke of Savoy for two months in advance on his ordinary subsidy from 3 Oct. next and is to be paid over to said Janssen for the value of 106,6662/3 Crowns of 82 sols each, money of Piedmont, at the rate of 59½ pence sterling per Crown in his bills of exchange for [drawn on] Turin, whereof 50,000 Crowns is payable at 40 days' and 56,6662/3 Crowns at 60 days' date 26,444 8 10
Disposition Book XX, p. 49.
Same for 13,380l. 16s. 4d. to same: out of loans to be made by said Brydges on Malt anno 1708: for which loans the orders [of repayment] are to be drawn without interest, being intended to be reserved in his hands until they can be disposed of at par: and then to be applied to answer the like sum demanded by said Brydges in a memorial of June 22 last for the value of 140,498 guilders 12 stivers, at the rate of 10 guilders 10 stivers to the pound sterling, for her Majesty's proportion of the charge of bread waggons, hospitals and other extraordinaries of the Troops of the Landgrave of Hesse during the time they served in Italy, according to the accounts transmitted to said Brydges and certified by Monsieur Slingerland, Secretary to the Council of the States General: and is to be esteemed as part of 43,510l. 7s. 6d. included for the Augmentation Troops of the Landgrave of Hesse in the sum of 494,689l. 8s. 6d. granted by Parliament for subsidies to allies anno 1708. Ibid., p. 50.
J. Taylour (in the absence of William Lowndes) to the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland to deliver Customs free the hats, shoes, stockings &c. for Lieut. Gen. Stewart's Regiment.
Appending: schedule of said clothing. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 105.
Sept. 3. Royal warrant dated Windsor Castle to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to extend to the common brewers throughout the whole kingdom of Ireland the same allowances and the like regulations as are directed by the royal letter of June 7 last [supra, pp. 204–5] to be made for the common brewers of the city of Dublin, “the same to be in full of all pretensions and disputes whatsoever relating to our revenue and for the ending of all controversies between them and the Commissioners or Managers of our said Revenue for the future”: the said allowances being 2 barrels in 22 for ale and 2½ in 23 for beer; and for the gaugers (when they make charges from works) to give an allowance of every tenth gallon for wash and waste as the brewers in this our kingdom [of England] are allowed; and also for the gaugers, within three days after the end of every week, to deliver to the brewer a true copy of their charge; and that true notes of every gauge (containing the inches and tenths of the backs and wants of the tunns and the quality of the liquors) be left with the brewers, if demanded, at the time of taking the said gauges. Ibid., pp. 106–7.
Sept. 3. Same to same to pay what is now due and in arrear of the pension of 300l. a year to Elizabeth, Countess Dowager of Thanet, directed by the royal letter of 1706 July 8: all in consideration of the pressing circumstances her affairs are in: and that for the future same be paid quarterly as it becomes due, notwithstanding any royal letter for regulating the payments on the Irish Establishment. Ibid., p. 107.
Sept. 5. Money warrant for 720l. to Dr. Newton, Envoy Extraordinary to the Great Duke of Tuscany and the Republic of Genoa: to wit 120l. for the charge of mourning for the Prince of Denmark and 600l. according to the regulation for three bills of extraordinaries in that service between 29 Oct. 1707 and 29 April 1709.
Followed by: said bills of extraordinaries.
(1) 29 Oct. 1707 to 29 April 1708. £
postage of letters at Venice 30
ditto at Amsterdam 35
correspondence at Genoa, Berne, Rome, Naples &c. 35
postage of letters at Berne, Rome and Florence 25
stationery ware and intelligence from all parts 75
£200
other extraordinary expenses.
gratuities paid to the Great Duke's servants &c. as usual at Xmas 66
removing my family from Florence to Pisa and Leghorn to attend the Great Duke; house rent there and extraordinary expenses 60
staffetas upon public occasions and for packets transmitted from Spain and the Fleet to England 10
£136
Together with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated Whitehall 1709 June 7. “The first five articles are allowed as being within the Regulation [of Ambassadorial extraordinaries]. The remainder seeming reasonable are submitted to my Lord High Treasurer.
(2) 1708 April 29 to Oct. 29.
five regulation items as above 200
other extraordinary expenses.
for packets and letters transmitted from Spain and the Fleet upon public business to the Court and Admiralty 5
gratuities to be paid to the Grand Duke's servants &c. at the approaching holidays as usual 66
£271
Together with: a similar allowance as above by Secretary Sunderland of same date.
(3) 1708 Oct. 29 to 1709 April 29. £
five regulation items as above 200
other extraordinary expenses.
for mourning for his Royal Highness Prince George 120
for journeys to Pisa and Leghorn as usual 60
for transmitting letters and packets from Spain, Portugal and the Fleet in several parts 10
£390
Together with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance of same date. “The first five articles of the aforegoing bill are allowed as being within the Regulation; and the article for mourning being by her Majesty's especial command is likewise allowed. As to the remaining articles they seem reasonable but are however submitted to my Lord Treasurer.”
(Money order dated Sept. 7 hereon.) Money Book XX, pp. 127, 139–40. Order Book VII, p. 298. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Sept. 5. Money warrant for 562l. 11s. 9d. to Charles Whitworth, Envoy Extraordinary to the Czar of Muscovy in further part of 11 bills of extraordinaries amounting in all to 2,783l. 6s. 1d. in the said service, to wit between 1704 Nov. 1 and 1707 Nov.; whereon he has been already paid the sum of 1,784l. 14s. 6d. (Money order dated Sept. 7 hereon.) Money Book XX, p. 127. Order Book VII, p. 298.
Same for 593l. 10s. 10d. to same for four bills of extraordinaries in the said service to wit from 1707 Nov. 1 to 1708 Nov. 1.
Followed by: the last named four bills:
(1) from 1707 Nov. to 1707–8 Feb. 1.
£ s. d.
for postage of letters 79 18 10
for gazettes, printed papers and other intelligence 44 15 0
for stationery ware 22 0 0
£146 13 10
Together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall 15 July 1709 “allowed as being within the Regulation.”
(2) from 1707–8 Feb. 1 to 1708 May 1.
the like three items with the like allowance 147 12 0
(3) from 1708 May 1 to Aug. 1.
the like three items with the like allowance 149 5 0
(4) from 1708 Aug. 1 to Nov. 1.
the like three items with the like allowance 150 0 0
Money Book XX, pp. 127, 135–6. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Sept. 5. Same for 1,599l. to John, Duke of Marlborough, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General, for two bills of extraordinaries 1707 Sept. 8 to 1708 Sept. 8 in his said service.
Followed by: said bills.
(1) 8 Sept. 1707 to 8 March 1707–8.
£ s. d.
given to the Captain of the yacht that brought me into England 21 10 0
for postage of letters and expresses and for several correspondences 300 0 0
for intelligence of all sorts 310 0 0
for several other disbursements for her Majesty's service and for pens, ink, paper and other stationery wares 168 0 0
£800 0 0
Together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall July 22: “allowed, being within the Regulation.”
(2) from 8 March 1707–8 to 8 Sept. 1708.
given to the Captain of the yacht that carried me to Holland 21 10 0
paid postage of letters and expresses and for several correspondences 290 0 0
for intelligence of all sorts 294 10 0
for several other disbursements for her Majesty's service and for pens &c. 193 0 0
£799 0 0
(Money order dated Sept. 7 hereon.) Money Book XX, pp. 127, 132. Order Book VII, p. 296. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Same for 600l. to the Earl of Galway, Ambassador Extraordinary to the King of Portugal: for one bill of extraordinaries 1708 Nov. 1 to 1709 April 30 in the said service.
Followed by: said bill.
£ s. d.
for stationery wares 147 10 9
for expresses and — in relation to trade &c. 110 6 2
for fireworks, illuminations &c. 342 3 1
Together with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated Whitehall 1709 July 5: “I allow this bill.”
(Money order ut supra.) Money Book XX, pp. 127, 132. Order Book VII, p. 296. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Same for 1,600l. to Thomas Lord Raby, Ambassador Extraordinary to the King of Prussia: for four bills of extraordinaries in his said service; to wit from 1707–8 March 24 to 1708–9 March 24.
Followed by: said bills.
(1) 1707–8 March 24 to 1708 June 24.
£ s. d.
for postage of letters, packets and other extraordinary charges to the postmaster of Leyden, chiefly for what passes to and from England 45 13 0
for ditto to the Post Office at Berlin with allowance to several other postmasters for receiving and forwarding my foreign letters 59 0 0
for written and printed intelligence, gazettes and other newspapers &c. 36 15 6
for secret correspondence and such like expenses for her Majesty's service 114 2 6
for stationery ware &c. 45 6 0
£300 17 0
Together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall 1708 June 25 “I allow 300l. of this bill as being within the Regulation.”
(2) from 24 June old style to 24 Sept. 1708.
for five items as above separately stated 301 5 0
Together with: the like allowance.
(3) from 24 Sept. 1708 to 24 Dec.
for five items as above separately stated 300 9 0
for putting three coaches into mourning with harnesses for six horses to each coach 120 0 0
for putting my house into mourning 80 0 0
for putting myself and whole family into the deepest mourning 200 0 0
£700 9 0
“Though my mourning stands me as by bills in something more, I have struck it off to make the sum even. Tis to be observed that all the cloth comes from England or Holland and pays a great Excise for entry here: besides for my great expense upon account of the wedding.”
Together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall 1709 April 29 “I allow 300l. of this bill as being within the Regulation: and the last three articles being for mourning according to her Majesty's special command for his late Royal Highness I therefore allow the same.”
(4) from 1708 Dec. 24 old style to 1709 March 24 old style: allowed by Secretary Boyle as for 300l. as within the Regulation.
for five regulation items as above separately stated £300 2 0
(Money order hereon ut supra.) Money Book XX, pp. 127, 133–4. Order Book VII, p. 296. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Sept. 5. Money warrant for 599l. 17s. 0d. to William Cadogan, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General: for two bills of extraordinaries 1707 Nov. 1 to 1708 Nov. 1 in the said service.
Followed by: said bills:
(1) 1 Nov. 1707 to 1 May 1708. £ s. d.
for several expresses sent to and from Holland and Flanders (between Holland and Flanders) and from Ostend to England 98 0 0
for postage of letters to and from all parts 116 10 0
for gazettes, printed papers and other intelligences 55 0 0
for pens, ink, paper and other stationery ware 30 10 0
Together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall 1709 Sept. 1 “allowed being within the Regulation.”
(2) from 1708 May 1 to Nov. 1: as similarly allowed, the like four items separately stated 299 17 0
(Money order hereon ut supra.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 134. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Same for 481l. 11s. 10d. to John Chetwynd, Envoy Extraordinary to the Duke of Savoy, for two bills of extraordinaries 1707–8 Feb. 1 to 1708–9 Feb. 1 in the said service.
Followed by: said bills.
(1) 1 Feb. 1707–8 to 1 Aug. 1708. £ s. d.
for paper, pens and other stationery wares 32 15 0
for intelligence of all sorts 37 10 0
for postage of letters 79 14 6
for my journey to Milan to compliment the Queen of Spain and receive her Majesty's commands about her embarcation as per Lord Sunderland's order in May 1708 56 10 2
for postage of letters for the Queen's officers in Spain and of the Fleet 53 10 2
£259 19 10
Together with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated Whitehall 1709 May 14 “I allow the first three articles of this bill, being within the Regulation. The rest seem reasonable and are therefore submitted to my Lord Treasurer.”
(2) from 1 Aug. 1708 to 1 Feb. 1708–9.
for paper, pens and other stationery wares 25 15 6
for intelligence of all sorts 50 0 0
for postage of letters 75 16 6
for mourning for the Countess of Soissons 30 0 0
given to the officers and servants at Court for New Year's gifts 40 0 0
£221 12 0
Together with. the like allowance. “I allow 150l. of this bill being within the Regulation. The remainder is submitted to my Lord High Treasurer.”
(Money order hereon ut supra.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 144–5. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Sept. 5. Money warrant for 750l. to George Delavall, Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor of Fez and Morocco: for five bills of extraordinaries 1707 May 1 to 1708 Aug. 1 in that service.
Followed by: said bills dated from Gibraltar 1708 Aug. 4 new style.
£ s. d.
(1) for several expenses for coaches and other carriages in transporting myself, servants and equipage to Portsmouth in May 1707 and remaining 14 days there before the wind presented [favourable] for my going on board in order to my waiting on the King of Spain pursuant to her Majesty's command 90 0 0
for expenses during my stay at Barcelona and waiting on Sir Cloudesly Shovell with his orders before Toulon and returning again to the King of Spain and afterwards to Gibraltar the last of July 60 0 0
£150 0 0
(2) from 1 Aug. to 1 Nov. 1707.
for several presents made to the Alcaid's son the Governor of Titvan [Tetuan] and Tangier 63 0 0
for several expresses to the Camp of Souta [Ceuta] and between Tituan and Gibraltar 55 0 0
for paper, books and other stationery ware 32 0 0
£150 0 0
(3) from 1 Nov. 1707 to 1 Feb. 1707–8.
for several expresses from the Camp at Souta and to and from Gibraltar 56 0 0
for a Spanish and Moorish Secretary and an Interpreter 40 0 0
for presents to the Governor of Tituan, the Alcaid's Secretary, and other principal Moors at their great feast at Ramadam 54 0 0
£150 0 0
(4) from 1 Feb. 1707–8 to 1 May 1708.
for a present to the Alcaid of Larache [Laraiche] at his return from Mequinies 44 0 0
for several expenses to Souta, to and from Gibraltar, to Mequinies [Meknes] and Sallee 86 0 0
paid for a boat that fell into the enemy's hands in carrying my letters to Gibraltar 20 0 0
£150 0 0
(5) from 1 May 1708 to 1 Aug.
for messengers to the Emperor to procure my return to Gibraltar 100 0 0
for a present to the Alcaid of Larache that brought the Emperor's order for my embarking and conducted me on board 30 0 0
for postage of letters and newspapers 20 0 0
£150 0 0
Together with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated Whitehall 1708–9 Jan. 3. “I allow this [total 750l.] bill.”
(Money order hereon ut supra.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 135. Order Book VII, p. 279. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Sept. 5. Same for 626l. to Dr. John Robinson, Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Sweden, for two bills of extraordinaries 1708 April 2 to 1709 April 2 in his said service.
Followed by: said bills.
(1) 1708 April 2 to Oct.
£ s. d.
postage of letters 69 0 0
extraordinary entertainments 94 0 0
paper &c. 15 0 0
extraordinary charges of a chaplain at Stockholm, by order 20 0 0
£198 0 0
Together with: Henry Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall 1708–9 Jan. 3. “I allow this bill.”
(2) 1708 Oct. 2 to 1709 April 2.
postage of letters 66 0 0
extraordinary entertainments 82 0 0
New Year's gifts 14 0 0
paper &c. 16 0 0
extraordinary charges of a chaplain at Stockholm, by order 20 0 0
mourning for his late Royal Highness 130 0 0
a present to the Commissioners of the city of Dantzic with whom I have negotiated the Treaty of Commerce made there 100 0 0
£428 0 0
Together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall 1709 May 23. “I allow the first four articles of this bill, being within the Regulation: the article for a chaplain I allow, it having been usual; the sixth and seventh articles being performed by her Majesty's special command I therefore allow them.”
(Money order ut supra hereon.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 144. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Sept. 5. Money warrant for 149l. 19s. 0d. to Christian Cole, Secretary at Venice, for a bill of extraordinaries 1708 July 31 to 1708–9 Jan. 31 in that service.
Followed by. said bill as allowed by Secretary Sunderland 1708–9 March 22: “I allow this bill.”
£ s. d.
for presents and New Year gifts at the Palace of St. Mark and fees paid at London 23 12 0
postage of letters 59 0 0
secret correspondence, printed paper and gazettes 41 2 0
papers, pens, wax and other stationery wares 20 5 0
for relief of her Majesty's subjects, seamen &c. passing by Venice 6 0 0
£149 19 0
(Money order ut supra hereon.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 132. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Same for 457l. 5s. 0d. to Benjamin Lodington, Agent and Consul at Tripoli, for two bills of extraordinaries in 1707 and 1708 in his said service.
Followed by: said bills.
(1) anno 1707 dated Tripoly 1707 April 12.
for accustomary gifts to the chief officers at their feasts 200 dollars
for a cutt of scarlet cloth 150 dollars
for fees to the Chief Secretary 100 dollars
expended in succouring and relieving several English seamen taken by the French and escaped on shore here, from whence they were supplied with subsistence and sent to England 420 dollars
870 pieces of Eight
870 Spanish dollars at 5s. sterling per dollar makes 217l. 10s. 0d.
Together with: undated allowance by Secretary Sunderland: “I allow this bill.”
(2) anno 1708 dated Tripoli 11 March 1708–9.
for accustomary fees as above 200 dollars.
for a cutt of scarlet cloth 150 dollars
for fees to the chief Secretary 100 dollars
for a small present to the Pashau upon his second time being confirmed in this Government by the Grand Signor 300 dollars
expended on the Commanders on the Grand Signor's ships this last summer, being the squadron that was sent to establish this Government &c. 209 dollars.
959 pieces of Eight
making at 5s. per Spanish dollar 239l. 15s. 0d.
Together with: the like allowance as above.
(Money order ut supra hereon.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 140. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Sept. 5. Same for 300l. to William Chetwynd, Resident with the Republic of Genoa; for a bill of extraordinaries 1708 Jan. 12 to Dec. 12 in that service.
Followed by: said bill.
£ s. d.
for paper, pens and other stationery ware 35 0 0
for private intelligence 40 0 0
for postage of my own letters 75 0 0
for two expresses sent to Leghorn by Lord Sunderland's order with his letters for the Admiral and General Stanhope 44 0 0
for postage of letters for the Queen's Ministers, the General Officers in Spain and Commanders of the Fleet in these seas 94 0 0
for sending a man into Provence to get intelligence of what the enemies were doing at Toulon and other places 12 0 0
£300 0 0
Together with: Secretary Sunderland's allowance dated Whitehall 1709 May 14. “I allow the first three articles of this bill as being within the Regulation. The remainder is submitted to my Lord High Treasurer.”
(Money order ut supra hereon.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 134. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Same for 696l. 10s. 0d. to James Dayrolle, Residing for her Majesty's service at the Hague: for two bills of extraordinaries 1707–8 March 21 to 1708–9 March 21 in his said service.
Followed by: said bills.
(1) 21 March (2 April) 1708 to 21 Sept (2 Oct.).
£ s. d.
for postage of letters to and from all parts 196 0 0
for gazettes, printed and written intelligence 60 0 0
for stationery ware 37 0 0
for money given to seamen, soldiers, widows and other English in want 6 0 0
£299 0 0
Together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall 1708 Oct. 16: “allowed, being within the Regulation.”
(2) from 21 Sept. (2 Oct.) 1708 to 21 March (2 April) 1708–9.
£ s. d.
for postage of letters to and from all parts 196 0 0
for gazettes, printed and written intelligence 52 0 0
for stationery ware 35 0 0
for New Year's gifts in the several offices 12 0 0
for money given to seamen, soldiers, widows and other English in want 4 0 0
for putting myself, family and equipage into the deepest mourning according to Secretary Boyle's order 98 10 0
£397 10 0
Together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated Whitehall 1709 April 29. “The first five articles are allowed as being within the Regulation and the 98l. 10s. 0d. being for mourning for his late Royal Highness by her Majesty's especial command I therefore allow the same.”
(Money order ut supra hereon.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 138. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
Sept. 5. Money warrant for 420l. to John Wych, Resident at the Hanse Towns in Lower Saxony in Germany, for two bills of extraordinaries 1708 March 30 to 1709 March 30 in his said service.
Followed by: said bills.
(1) from 30 March to 30 Sept. 1708 dated Hamburg 1708 Oct. 2.
£ s. d.
for postage of letters, forwarding of pacquets to Sweden, Denmark and Poland, for stationery ware, written and printed news, private correspondence &c. 150 0 0
together with: Secretary Boyle's allowance dated 1708 Oct. 16. “I allow this bill.”
(2) from 30 Sept. 1708 to 30 March 1709 dated at Hamburg, May 3 new style.
for postage of letters, forwarding of pacquets and letters to Sweden, Denmark &c., for printed papers, private correspondence, stationery ware and New Year's gifts according to custom 150 0 0
for putting myself, family, equipage and apartments into the deepest mourning upon the death of his Royal Highness Prince George, by her Majesty's special command 120 0 0
£270 0 0
Together with. the like allowance dated Whitehall 1709 April 29.
(Money order hereon ut supra.) Money Book XX, pp. 128, 143. Order Book VII, p. 297. Disposition Book XX, p. 54.
To the above list of Ambassadorial extraordinaries the Order Book adds a money order dated 1709 Aug. 5 for 200l. to Daniell Pulteney, Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Denmark, in satisfaction of two bills of extraordinaries from 1707 Aug. 18 to 1707–8 Feb. 18 in his said service, as signed and allowed by Secretary Boyle. (There is no money warrant for this payment nor any letter of direction for it: nor are the bills themselves entered in the Money Book, see supra, p. 292.) Order Book VII, p. 297.
Sept. 5. Money order for 20s. to — Urmston, clerk, for the charge of his passage to North Carolina whither he is going chaplain. Ibid., p. 298.
Same for 26l. 13s. 4d. to Charles Battely, second Secondary in the Treasurer's Remembrancer's Office, for one year to 1709 Lady day on his fee for the execution of all the Originals transcribed out of Chancery into the Exchequer. Ibid., p. 302.
Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to the Customs Commissioners to employ Robert Armstrong as Collector and Surveyor at Piscataqua and in case you have made out your deputation to Nathaniel Shannon for the said place ut supra, p. 255, you are hereby to recall same and to continue him [Shannon] in the Naval Office at Boston.
Prefixing: report by said Commissioners dated July 28 last. “His Lordship [the Lord Treasurer] having been pleased by his warrant of the 18th [July] inst. to appoint Mr. Maurice Birchfeild to be Surveyor General of the north parts of America loco Mr. Robert Armstrong presented [by us] for the said employment” we shall yield all obedience thereto but beg leave to remind the Lord Treasurer that the said Armstrong gave them the account of the condition and situation of these northern Governments and of the illegal trade carried on there, as is more particularly contained in our presentment of June 25 last; for which reason and for his knowledge in the laws of trade and other qualifications we presented him as above. He is willing to accept of the place of collector and surveyor of Piscataqua for which the Lord Treasurer has given his warrant for said Shannon. We humbly propose that Armstrong may be established in said office “being best able to prevent the illegal trade there” and that Shannon be continued in the Naval Office at Boston till some other opportunity offers for his advantage. Out Letters (Customs) XV, pp. 206–7.
Same by same to the Auditors of Imprests to make up Mr. Phillip Papillon's account as late Cashier of the Victualling without charging him therein with any sum received for interest on tallies and orders of loan other than what he hath voluntarily charged himself with: it appearing from said Auditors' certificate that no part of such interest moneys (other than as so voluntarily charged) or any consideration or advantage in lieu thereof did come to him or his agents: all in accordance with the Act of 2 and 3 Anne, c. 11, for better charging accountants with interest money by them received.
Prefixing: report by said Auditors concerning said account. It appeared from the Earl of Orford's reply to the several surcharges of interest on him as late Navy Treasurer that a great part of the tallies issued to him at the Exchequer were delivered by him to said Papillon for the Victualling. We requested from Papillon a general account of all tallies by him received from said Earl and we find that same contains all the tallies charged on him by said Earl. Further his account of receipts and payments of money for interest and discount from Aug. 1691 to 11 March 1696–7 was examined by the Victualling Commissioners and on 1697 June 28 they certified that the same contains all the money he received and paid for interest and discount within the said time except for interest of money assigned for the particular service of Cadiz, which they certify to have been made good to the persons concerned therein. Thereupon the Treasury warrant of 1697 Oct. 1 [supra Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XIII, p. 116] issued to the said Commissioners of the Victualling for making forth their bills for allowing to said Papillon the balance of his said account.
It appears since by said Papillon's interest account (attested by Francis Hawes his agent) that he has accounted for all moneys received by him for interest of tallies and in general for the disposal of all the tallies by him received from the Earl of Orford. “And it having been the practice of the Navy (except where directions have been given to the contrary, in which cases the accountant has charged himself with interest on the front of his leidgers or in his interest account before mentioned) to allow all the interest from the dates of the tallies and orders to such persons as were entitled to receive them” we therefore certify that no part of the interest moneys before charged (other than what the [said] accountant has voluntarily charged himself with as aforesaid) or any consideration or advantage in lieu thereof did come to him or his agents “in which case your Lordship by virtue of the said Act is empowered to make allowances and discharges of the same, the accountant being chargeable by the said Act with any further sum for interest money set on him by certificate from the Auditor of the Receipt and if he neglect or refuse to answer such charge the same is by the said Act to be filed against him in the Court of Exchequer and the process of the said Court to be issued thereupon.” Warrants not Relating to Money XX, p. 445.
Sept. 5. Warrant by Treasurer Godolphin to Robert Walpole, Secretary at War, to prepare a royal warrant to make allowances as follow to the Officers of Lord Mordaunt's Regiment and for charging Col. Hill's Regiment with the levy money and subsistence of the non-commissioned officers and privates received from said Mordaunt's Regiment.
Prefixing. said Walpole's report on the remonstrance of the said Officers of Mordaunt's Regiment ut supra, p. 45. The Regiment was raised here in England from 5 March 1707–8 and some time after was completed in Spain by drafts from other Regiments. Col. Hill's Regiment was reduced in Spain 2 March 1707–8 and its Officers were sent home to recruit the same again. On Hill's application the Queen ordered all the men so raised by the Officers of Mordaunt's Regiment (which was then complete in Spain) to be delivered over to Hill's Officers for completing Hill's Regiment for immediate service. This was accordingly done 2 July 1708. “And whereas the said Regiment of Lord Mordaunt was from the said 5 March 1707–8 mustered according to the number of men raised to the 24th June following and was likewise mustered complete in Spain to the said 24th June I am humbly of opinion that the said muster rolls from 5th March to 24th June ought to stand only as a guide for making up the account of the said Officers of Lord Mordaunt's Regiment and afterwards to be cancelled, in regard the Regiment was mustered in Spain for the same time.” Several of Mordaunt's Officers were sent from Spain to raise recruits here in England and accordingly had beating orders dated 15th Sept. 1707. I think the charge of the recruits so raised from that date to 1707–8 March 4 ought to be charged to Mordaunt's Regiment and paid out of the non effective money of the said Regiment which will bear that charge in regard the Regiment then wanted a great many recruits to complete, it being complete in Spain 2 March 1707–8. Hill's Regiment ought to be charged with the 3l. per man for every man delivered from Mordaunt's Regiment together with the subsistence of the non-commission officers and privates between 1707–8 March 5 and 1708 July 2, being the day they were delivered over. The Real and Second Officers of Mordaunt's Regiment complained that between the said dates they were considerable losers by having several men desert from their Companies for which they have no allowance from Hill's Regiment. I am of opinion that the Agent by accounting with the said Real and Second Officers of Mordaunt's Regiment according to the broken muster rolls from March 5 to June 24 will in some measure reimburse the said Officers the great hardships they at present are under. As there may be a difference between the accounts of Mordaunt's Regiment, so computed for said period by the said broken musters, and the allowances made by Col. Hill for levy money and subsistence of men delivered over, I am of opinion that what difference may so arise ought to be placed [charged] to Mordaunt's Regiment and charged to the non-effective money of said Regiment. Ibid., pp. 446–7.
Sept. 5. Treasurer Godolphin to the Lord Treasurer to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Henrietta de Bette, widow, praying a pension on the Irish Establishment for the support of herself, children and aged mother. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 111.
Same to same to report on the petition [missing] of Johanna Cutts, sister of the late Lord Cutts, setting forth her brother's services and the great loss she has sustained by his death and praying a pension on the Irish Establishment for her support. Ibid., p. 114.
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