| Jan. 15. |
T. Harley to the Attorney General to report on the enclosed proposal [missing] for disposing half chances in the Dutch Lottery:
with the report from the [Directors, Commissioners or] Managers of the [English] Lottery thereupon. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 112. |
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William Lowndes to the Commissioners for Arrears of Taxes to propose a method for getting in the arrears of 25,000l. standing out on Sir William Fazakerley's account [for London] of the fifteenth 4s. Aid [10 Anne, c. 1] and also the arrears on the account of the Receiver for Whitehall. Ibid. |
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T. Harley to Col. Neville to report on the petition of Hugh Moor and three others who daily importune my Lord for arrears due to them whilst prisoners in Spain. Ibid., p. 113. |
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Same to the Comptrollers of Army Accounts for their report requested some time since on the complaint of some soldiers, heretofore belonging to the Companies in Newfoundland, against Mr. Thurston; the said Thurston having now petitioned to repay to the Paymaster General the money in his [Thurston's] hands belonging to the said Companies. Ibid. |
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William Lowndes to the Attorney and Solicitor General to report on the enclosed report [missing] from the Customs Commissioners proposing that some Horse or Dragoons may be quartered in Kent and Sussex to assist against smugglers and owlers. Ibid. |
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Same to Secretary Bolingbroke to lay before the Queen in Council the enclosed letter [missing] from Mr. Blyke, Deputy Commissary of her Majesty's Stores in Catalonia, and Mr. Brydges's memorial [missing] thereon setting forth that Blyke is confined to the Circuit of Barcelona by the Deputies of Catalonia and orders given to prevent his departure thence by sea or land. Ibid. |
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T. Harley to the Navy Treasurer to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of the wives of the men belonging to her Majesty's ship Swallow for four years’ pay due to their husbands. Ibid., p. 114. |
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Fiat by Treasurer Oxford for royal letters patent to constitute Thomas Crohare as a Queen's waiter, London port, loco his father, Daniel Crohare, deceased. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 82. |
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Warrant by same to Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General, for a noli prosequi to the information against John Woosley of London, merchant, for 38 casks of gun and pistol flints consigned to him from a merchant at Bordeaux and seized as utensils of war and as such prohibited by an Act of 1 James II. [c. 8 against the importation of gunpowder, &c.], but petitioner deemed them free to be imported under the 19th article of the Treaty of Peace with France under which only certain goods listed are to be deemed contraband. Under the Treaty they are to pay 65 per cent., so that the Queen would lose 15 per cent. by the appraisal. |
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Prefixing: report dated 1713 Dec. 14 by the Customs Commissioners on the case. The flints were imported in the ship Three Crowns, John Roberts master, and were seized by Samuel Grice and Charles Lowndes, two officers of London port, were returned into the Exchequer
the last term and appraised at 400l. The Duty does not exceed a moiety of the appraisement. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 83–4. |
| Jan. 15. |
Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General, for a noli prosequi to the information against Francis Collins of London, merchant, on the seizure of the ship Diligence, Danish built, which he bought at Gothenburg in May last, being a prize taken by the Swedes and condemned in their Court of Admiralty, which he bought supposing she might receive goods of that country as is usual for ships taken and condemned as prize in England, and he therefore laded her with boards and trunnels, but on arrival she is seized on the ground of the goods not being of Swedish growth and she not duly navigated; petitioner alleging that he can prove they are of Swedish growth and that when she was bought the war was depending and she might be legally manned with three fourths foreigners. |
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Prefixing: report dated 1713 Oct. 31 from said Commissioners on the petition of Henry Durley in behalf of said Collins. The ship carried three men and a boy all British and two foreigners. By the affidavit of Robert Turpin the master she was bought by Mr. Collins at Gottenburg for 50l. and made free and at his departure from Gottenburg there was not a sufficient number of her Majesty's subjects there to man her. Ibid., pp. 84–6. |
| Jan. 16 |
Money warrant for 20l. to Charles, Earl of Arran, for 3¾
years to 1713 June 24 on his fee or salary of 5l. 6s. 8d. per an. as Ranger of Bagshot Park. and is to be satisfied out of the 500,000l. for Civil List arrears. Civil List Arrears T 56/34, p. 140. |
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Treasury warrant for the execution of a Treasury warrant of date 1691 Nov. 16, ut supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. IX, part IV, pp. 1376–7 for payment of 73l. 6s. 8d. yearly to the Deputy Remembrancer of First Fruits for the expenses of passing his accounts; as by a copy of said warrant produced and certified by Mr. Moody, deputy to Auditor Harley. Money Book XI, p. 203. |
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Letter of direction for 75l. a week to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works: out of Civil List money: as from this day:
and is to be paid over to Mr. Wise on account of new works in Windsor House Park. Disposition Book XXII, p. 221. |
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T. Harley to the Victualling Commissioners to report on the enclosed report [missing] from the Transports Commissioners about Sir James Jeffry's demand, which they think reasonable to be allowed after adjusting with you for what provisions or stores may have been supplied by your directions. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 114. |
| Jan. 16 and 20. |
Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Customs Commissioners to pay the salary bill [not detailed] of the outports for 1713 Xmas quarter: total 9,792l. 18s. 3d. |
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The like for the officers [not detailed] of the Customs in the Plantations for half a year ended at Xmas last: total 1,527l. 10s. 0d. |
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The like dated Jan. 20 for London port [not detailed] for 1713
Xmas quarter: total 7,352l. 14s. 1d. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 88, 91. |
| Jan. 18. |
Letter of direction for 88,135l. 14s. 11¼d. to Charles Cæsar, Treasurer
of the Navy: out of Exchequer Bills to be made forth in pursuance of the Act of last Session [12 Anne, c. 11] for 1,200,000l. Exchequer Bills: and is to be as imprest, to be paid over to Robert Knight, Cashier to the South Sea Company, as towards 144,069l. 17s. 6d. for one quarter's interest and allowance due at Xmas last 1713 to the said Company. Disposition Book XXII, p. 200. |
| Jan. 18. |
Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to same to dispose of 10,400l. Malt tallies anno 1711 remaining undisposed in your hands, together with the interest thereon from date of issue (1711 July 18) to Jan. 18 inst. [and to apply the proceeds] to the new Course of the Navy. The item of interest accrued as above you are to certify to the Navy Commissioners and to surcharge yourself with the same in your account. Ibid., p. 201. |
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Same by same to the Customs Commissioners to discharge the seizure of the Mary and Ann of Stockton from Stockholm, now under seizure at Stockton because part of her men went ashore during her quarantine; it appearing that they were mutinous. |
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Prefixing: report by the Customs Commissioners on the case. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 86–7. |
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Same by same to same to pay 100l. reward to Mich. Boykett, Richard Dawson, — Deeplake et al. (in accordance with the promise of June 1712) for discovering the murtherers of John Hodges, a servant belonging to Mr. Veel, one of the supervisors of the riding officers in Kent under Mr. Lambard, Surveyor General of the riding officers for the wool business on the coast of Kent and Sussex. |
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Prefixing: report by said Commissioners on the case. The first discoverer was Thomas Finnis. He discovered Jo[h]n Austin, Thomas Badcock, William Goddin, William Iden, — Young and — Cornes. Afterwards Nich. Boyket discovered the same persons. When in gaol Goddin discovered Thomas Wisdome and others. Goddin died in gaol before trial; Iden and Wisdom were convicted for the murder. Mr. Lambard advises rewards of 20l. each to Boyket, Dawson and Deeplake and the remaining 40l. among their assistants. Ibid., pp. 107–9. |
| Jan. 19. |
Royal warrant dated Windsor Castle to Spencer Compton, late Paymaster of the Queen's Pensions and Bounties, and to Edward Nicholas, present Paymaster of same, to pay to Elizabeth Wood, widow, daughter of Samuel Johnson, clerk, the pension of 300l. granted by Wm. III. to said Johnson out of the revenue of the Post Office for 99 years terminable on the lives of said Samuel Johnson and his son, Benjamin Johnson: which pension was afterwards by royal warrant dated 1711 Aug. 7 directed to be paid by said Compton to Maud Johnson, administratrix to the said Samuel, and the said Maud is now dead and administration of the goods of said Samuel has been granted to the said Elizabeth Wood, daughter of said Samuel. Queen's Warrant Book XXVI, pp. 4–5. |
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Same to Treasurer Oxford to pay 400l. to Simon Clement as royal bounty for services by him performed at the Court of Vienna. (Money warrant dated Jan. 20 hereon.) (Money order dated Jan. 21 hereon.) Ibid., p. 6. Order Book VIII, p. 386. |
| Jan. 19. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for allowances of 150l. per an. each to Sarah Dummer, widow of Edmund Dummer, and to Jane Dummer, daughter of said Edmund, as from Xmas 1713: to be paid out of the Ordinary of the Navy during pleasure: all by reason that the said Edmund, late Surveyor of the Navy, did during the time of his employment contrive and make the docks at Portsmouth and Plymouth and several other useful buildings and weighed the David man of war and saved great expenses in the Navy and set up a monthly correspondence by packet boat to the West Indies “which proved a great service to us and our subjects” but to his own great loss by the capture of divers of his boats by the enemy; and died about the end of April last, leaving his said wife and daughter without any manner of provision. Queen's Warrant Book XXVI, pp. 6–8. |
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Same to Treasurer Oxford to pay 800l. to Lieut. Gen. William Seymour, Col. of the Queen's Own Regiment of Foot; being for ten years to 1712–13 March 8 after the rate of 80l. per an. for the extraordinary charge of the liveries of the Drummers of said Regiment, which he has provided for the said period: there having been an allowance of 80l. per an. for said charge paid up to the end of the reign of Wm. III. This sum is to be paid out of the 500,000l, appropriated by Parliament to [Civil List] arrears. (Money warrant dated Jan. 20 hereon, to be satisfied out of the 500,000l. for Civil List arrears.) Ibid., p. 8. Civil List Arrears T 56/34, p. 122. |
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Same to Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General, to acknowledge satisfaction on record of the judgment fine of 10l. set upon Richard Edwards at the Sessions of the Peace at Hicks Hall in St. John Street 8
Dec. 1712 for assaulting, beating and wounding Sarah his wife, for which fine he is a prisoner in Newgate. Queen's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 9. |
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Same to Treasurer Oxford to pay 642l. 17s. 0d. to John Anstis to pay for the 16th Volume of Rymer's Fædera, being 300l. to Awnsham Churchill, bookseller; 100l. to the executors of Thomas Rymer; 52l. 5s. 0d. for binding 259 copies of said volume and other items detailed. (Money warrant dated Jan. 22 hereon.) (Money order dated Jan. 26 hereon.) Ibid., p. 11. Order Book VIII, p. 390. |
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William Lowndes to the Paymaster of the Works. My Lord has directed 75l. a week for you out of the Exchequer. You are to pay same from time to time to Mr. Wise on account of the new works in Windsor House Park. Disposition Book XXII, p. 202. |
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Same to the [Principal] Officers of the Works. My Lord Treasurer is informed that the pay due to Midsummer 1713
to the workmen and labourers in the Works called Ticket men is comprehended under the head of purveyance in the accounts you sent him, so that they have not hitherto received the same. You are to lay before my Lord a distinct account of what is due to the said workmen and labourers upon their tickets to Midsummer 1713, distinguishing particularly their names, the capacities they serve in and their allowances. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 115. |
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T. Harley to the Victualling Commissioners to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Mr. Hodges for 10,000l. on account of what is due to him on bills of exchange drawn on you by the Agent Victualler of Gibraltar. Send my Lord an account what is due to Mr. Hodges on his said bills. Ibid. |
| Jan. 19. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners to report on the enclosed letter [missing] from Sir Copleston Bamfield to my Lord desiring that his cousin Bampfyld may be made [Customs] Surveyor at Topsham. Ibid. |
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William Lowndes to the Taxes Commissioners enclosing a letter [missing] from Mr. Browne, Collector of Land Tax for Westminster, concerning the arrears [of tax] due on the salary of Mr. Lindal, late a Commissioner for Appeals [in Excise]. You are to take care that the taxes on the said salary remaining in the hands of the Excise Commissioners be paid over to the Collectors as the law directs. Ibid., p. 116. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Hamlet Robinson, late of London, merchant, who is indebted to the Crown in 2,250l. 0s. 2½d. on tobacco bonds which he cannot pay by reason of losses at sea and other accidents and is so very poor as to have lived for some time on the charity of his friends; therefore praying his liberty so as to assist the Crown in getting in several debts owing to him. Reference Book IX, p. 151. |
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Same to the Attorney and Solicitor General of the petition of Charles Harrison shewing that it will be proper for the Lord Chancellor to direct a Certiorari to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to certify to him the supers and for him, the Lord Chancellor, to certify them into Ireland for the Treasurer and Barons there to issue process against accomptants. “He also offers some precedents and begs further directions.”Ibid. |
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Same to the Auditor of Wales of the petition of Rice Vaughan, Sheriff of Brecon, praying payment of 40l. paid by him for conviction of a felon, one Roger Vaughan. Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of the [owner of the ship] Bon Accord, which came from Dantzic in Sept. last with hemp and flax, but sprang a leak and was forced into Aberdeen instead of the Tay, where she should have performed her quarantine, “for which breach of orders she is under seizure of the Customs.” Ibid. |
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Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Secretary at War to prepare a royal warrant for payment of 894l. 10s. 0d. to Major General Thomas Whetham, which with 46l. already paid to him is to be as in full of his own pay [of 4l. a day] as Commander in Chief of the Land Forces in North Britain in the absence of the Duke of Argyll or in any other capacity whatsoever [on 2l. a day] as a General Officer from 1712
June 13, the date of his commission, to 24 June 1713, and also for the pay of his Aide de Camp within the same time. |
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Prefixing. report by John Howe, Paymaster of Guards and Garrisons, on said Whetham's demand. There is no provision for this demand and the sum for Contingencies for the year 1712 is all applied. |
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Followed by: report by Francis Gwyn, Secretary at War, on said Whetham's memorial. He prays the pay of Commander in Chief
in North Britain from 5 June 1712 (the time it was intended he should commence pay) to Dec. 21 following; and that from that time his pay (of 40s. a day as Major General and 10s. a day for his Aide de Camp) may be put on the Establishment of the present year. He received a commission from the Queen dated 13 June 1712 constituting him Commander in Chief of the Forces in North Britain in the absence of the Duke of Argyll and received royal orders and instructions dated 13 Aug. 1712 to repair to the several quarters of Brigadier Grant's Regiment to disband the same. He has received 23 days' pay as Major General in a Contingent account at the rate of 40s. a day for repairing to the several quarters of Brigadier Grant's Regiment to disband the same; after which his health requiring him to go to the Bath he had the Queen's leave so to do by signification from Sir William Wyndham [Secretary at War] dated 20 Sept. 1712, he being thereby relieved in that command by Major General Wightman, “but there being no allowance upon the Establishment of Guards and Garrisons for any Officer under the degree of a Lieut. General and Commander in Chief of the Forces the Duke of Argyll was entitled thereto to 24 June last, when that allowance, being 4l. a day, ceased altogether with the said employment.” His pay as Major General amounts to 434l. for the period 13 June to 21 Dec. 1712. There is no fund for paying it or the succeeding half year to 24 June 1713, from which latter date a Major General and a Brigadier are borne on the new Establishment in lieu of the Lieut. Gen. and Commander in Chief in North Britain formerly allowed thereon. Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, pp. 151–3. |
| Jan. 19 |
Treasurer Oxford to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of John Jones of the city of Dublin, Dr. in Divinity, for payment of the arrears of a pension of 80l. per an. granted by Charles II. to the Master of the Free Grammar School there. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 352. |
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Treasury reference to the Barons of the Exchequer, Scotland, of the petition of Charles Kinard in behalf of John, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, for a grant of casualties due by Ward and other Duties and services in the Earldoms, Lordships, Baronies and other lands in the Sheriffdoms of Forfar, Perth, Fife, Aberdeen, Kincardine, Banff, the Regalities of Aberbrothick and St. Andrews and other places in Scotland. Out Letters (North Britain) III, p. 18. |
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Same to same of the petition of Adam Cockburn of Armstoun shewing that at the Union he was her Majesty's Justice Clerk at a salary of 400l. per an., which is still unpaid him for the half year ended at Whitsuntide 1707: therefore praying payment. Ibid. |
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William Lowndes to the Excise Commissioners, Scotland, enclosing for their guidance the report [missing] of the Attorney General relating to the bill filed against you by Col. Charles Douglas. Ibid. |
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Allowance by Treasurer Oxford of the salary bill and incidents bill, both detailed, of the Excise, Scotland (Excise, Candles, hides, Soap, gilt wire), for 1713 Xmas quarter (totals respectively 1,342l. 10s. 0d. and 89l. 2s. 9¼d.). Ibid., pp. 19–20. |
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The like of the Malt Office salary bill, detailed, Scotland, for said quarter (total 22l. 10s. 0d.). Ibid., p. 21. |
| Jan. 20. |
Warrant by Treasurer Oxford to the Stamps Commissioners to supply vacancies in their Office as follows: |
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Receiver's additional clerk: Job Powell. |
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three Card Surveyors: Enoch D'Aubenay, Evan Bowen, Evan Pritchard. |
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Assistant to the London Inspector: James Curtis. |
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Assistant to the Register of Pamphlets: Jonathan Stackhouse. |
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William Allen to succeed John Clarke as a stamper. |
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Francis Johnson to succeed Jonathan Stackhouse as assistant to the Teller. |
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Prefixing: memorial from said Commissioners proposing confirmation of their nomination of the officers for the above places. In this memorial the Commissioners put forward William Churton as one of the three Card Surveyors and William Hopkins as assistant to the London Inspector. In place of these two officers Treasurer Oxford nominated Pritchard and Curtis as above. Money Book XXII, pp. 436–7. |
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Allowance by same of the salary bill, detailed, of the Hawkers and Pedlars Office for the half year ended 1710 Xmas (total 665l.);
and 1711 June 24 (total 790l.). Ibid., pp. 438–9. |
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Letter of direction for 727l. 4s. 5½d. as follows to William, Earl of Dartmouth, as late a Principal Secretary of State: viz. |
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from 1713 June 24 to Aug. 16 (the day he delivered up the seals) on his 3,000l. per an. for secret service |
443 |
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on his 1,850l. per an. salary: for same time |
268 |
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on his patent fee or salary of 100l. per an.:
for same time |
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Disposition Book XXII, p. 197. |
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Same for 33,648l. 6s. 2d. to Samuel, Lord Masham, Cofferer of the Household: as imprest for the service of his Office as follows: viz. 19,757l. thereof to be satisfied out of the 500,000l. for Civil List debts and the remaining 13,891l. 6s. 2d. out of loans to be made by said Masham on credit of her Majesty's tin: the whole being intended to clear what is due for emptions and other casual disbursements and expenses payable in the Cofferer's Office at any time in her Majesty's reign before 30 June 1713 and to be applied by him in due proportions of money and tallies according to the several debts due to each person. Civil List Arrears T56/34, p. 120. |
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William Lowndes to Mr. Borret. You are to proceed to recover for the Crown the estate of Thomas Griffith, a bastard intestate. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 116. |
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Same to Mr. Burchett to lay before the Admiralty Lords the enclosed representation [missing] from the Secretary at War concerning clothing for the Forces at Minorca and Gibraltar, which lies ready to be shipped thither. Ibid. |
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T. Harley to Mr. Lambert to report on the enclosed letter [missing] from Mr. John Dorrell relating to a proposal for discovery and preventing the owling trade. Ibid. |
| Jan. 20. |
William Lowndes to the Customs Commissioners. Her Majesty has received information that there are commissions from several persons in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Dumfries for bringing home of arms and ammunitions. In accordance with her Majesty's pleasure to my Lord Treasurer you are to be careful to send an account to the Secretaries of State from time to time what arms and ammunitions are imported into any of the ports in Scotland, by whom and for whose account. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 117. |
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Same to Secretary Bolingbroke to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] from Francis Manning, late [her Majesty's] Secretary to the Republic of the Grisons, praying to be paid his allowances to Dec. 20 last, when he returned into her Majesty's presence. Ibid. |
