Minute Book: November 1715

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1957.

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"Minute Book: November 1715". Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715. Ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby(London, 1957), , British History Online. Web. 14 December 2024. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/pp304-313.

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November 1715

Nov. 1. Present: ut supra.
[Write to] Mr. Barrenger to attend [my Lords] on Saturday morning next.
[Send] to the Exchequer to certify how much has been paid upon the order charged on 300,000l. for the debts of the Army anno 1714 and what remains in the Exchequer towards that 300,000l. [see supra, pp. 178–9].
[Write] to my Lord Carnarvon to send an account of what is due to the foreigners [in English and Dutch pay in the Allied Forces during the war] to the day of Separation [of the foreign from the British Troops] and all other demands upon the 250,000l. granted in the year 1715 for debts and arrears [of the Allied Forces]. Ibid., p. 173.
Nov. 2.
Forenoon.
Present: ut supra.
Prepare the draft of a warrant for—to be Commissioners to execute the Act for stating the Equivalent.
Prepare a s[ign] m[anual] for 393l. 0s. 10d. to E. A. Lochmann as of [the King's] bounty and Mr. Lowther to pay the [Exchequer] fees [thereon]: “afterwards issued by way of the Wardrobe” [i.e. paid to him by the Master of the Great Wardrobe].
[My Lords order] that the Paymaster General [of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces] accept such bills [of exchange] of [for] Contingencies as shall be drawn upon him by the respective Commanders of his Majesty's Forces in their marches, laying a list of them from time to time before my Lords for my Lords’ directions thereupon.
That the Paymaster General of the Forces accept bills [of exchange] mentioned in his memorial of the 2nd inst. to the value of 20,000l. drawn by Mr. Cadogan on the account of the pay and embarcation of the 6,000 foreign Forces expected from Holland; which bills are drawn and will become due as follows: viz.
£
bills dated Oct. 28 last, new style, will be due Dec. 20 next, old style, for 5,000
bills of the same date, due at the same time, for 10,000
bills dated 1 Nov. inst., new style, will be due 23 Dec. next, old style, for 5,000
£20,000
[Write to] Mr. Pulteney, Secretary at War, and Mr. Sloper to be here to-morrow morning [altered to] on Saturday.
[Write] to the Attorney and Solicitor General to hasten their report concerning the Auditors’ officers.
Issue to the Earl of Lincoln [as Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces] out of loans to be made by himself on Malt anno 1715 so much as (together with the loans already made) shall complete the credit thereupon for the service of the Forces under his care of pay. Ibid.) p. 174.
Nov. 4. Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Lord Finch, Mr. Newport.
Mr. Beranger, Mr. Pulteney, Secretary at War, and Mr. Sloper, who were to have been here to-morrow, the 5th November, are to be here on Monday morning.
[My Lords order] Mr. Lowther to pay to Lady Mordington 5l., being one quarter of her pension of 20l. per an. due at Michaelmas last: to be repaid to him [Lowther] when money shall be directed to Mr. Clayton for the payment of the [King's private bounties and] pensions. Ibid., p. 175.
Nov. 7. Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Lord Finch, Mr. Newport.
[Write] to Mr. Elliot to be here to-morrow: or in his absence Mr. Vincent, his deputy, to come.
[My Lords direct the] Paymaster General of the Forces to accept bills to the value of 5,000l. (mentioned in Lord Townshend's letter of the 4th Nov. 1715) drawn by Mr. Cadogan on Robert Walpole the 7th Nov. inst., new style, to the order of Benjamin Furly at two [months’] usance, viz. four at 500l. each; five at 400l. each; and four at 250l. each. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 176.
Nov. 8. Present: ut supra.
Make copies of all the lists of pensions upon the several [Establishments of or payable in the several] Offices in England and Ireland.
[Write] Sir Theodore Janssen to be here on Thursday morning.Ibid., p. 177.
Nov. 9. Present: ut supra.
[Write] Mr. Cracherode to be here to-morrow morning.
Prepare a s[ign] m[anual] for 1,278l. to be paid to the Commissioners for Inspecting the Demolition of Dunkirk, being so much as is become due to them for that service since his Majesty's accession, viz. 114l. to Col. John Armstrong at 3s. a day from 1 Aug. 1714 to 8 Sept. following; 66l. to Sir James Abercrombie at 3s. a day from 1 Aug. to 23 July, and 1,098l. more [to said Abercrombie] for 366 days from 17 Sept. 1714 to 18 Sept. 1715.
Memorandum: these allowances were afterwards ordered to be paid by the hands of the Paymaster of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces and a warrant was prepared for that purpose.
Mr. Aisleby to be here to-morrow morning. Ibid., p. 178.
Nov. 10. Present: ut supra.
[Write] to the Master of the Ordnance to cause Mr. Eversfeild's bonds to be delivered to the [King's] Remembrancer of the Exchequer or his deputy.
Direct Mr. Cracherode to pay to John Robinson 379l. for his services and expenses in discovering and apprehending Sullivan, alias Sylver, and others afterwards convicted of high treason and for other contingent charges relating to the prosecution of the said traitors.
Desire Mr. Ayslaby [Navy Treasurer] to pay over the 22,000l. by him formerly raised on Land Tax tallies to my Lord Lincoln [Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces], taking from him in lieu thereof a like sum in tallies and orders on the Malt Act of 1715: and to take care that he, Ayslaby, do charge himself with the interest on the said Malt orders from the date [thereof] till his disposition thereof.
[My Lords direct] my Lord Lincoln, the said Paymaster General, pursuant to his memorial of the 9th inst., to remit 8,000l. to Newcastle on Tyne by bills, to be paid there in specie; to attend such services of his Majesty's Forces in those parts as my Lords shall afterwards direct.
[Write] to Madocks to send an account how much hath been advanced to [towards] the second [instalment or] payment on the Annuity Acts [1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 12, and 1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 19] and how much the complements thereof to be paid on or before 29 Nov. inst. will amount to.
[Write] to the Commissary General to send an account what musters have been returned for the Forces in Scotland since 24 Aug. last.
[My Lords direct] Mr. Sloper to give letters of credit in the quarters where the Half Pay Officers are posted for completing their Half Pay and subsistence to the 24th November inst.
[Write] Mr. Hawes to attend to-morrow morning.
Mr. Sloper to be here to-morrow morning.
Mr. Vincent, deputy to Mr. Elliot, to be here to-morrow morning.
Direct the South Sea Company to permit the Treasurer of the Navy to transfer 38,693l. 4s. 0d. of the South Sea Stock in his name for the public use, to such persons as shall be named in a list to be signed by him. Ibid., pp. 179–80.
Nov. 11.
Forenoon.
Present: ut supra.
[My Lords direct] 7,495l. 15s. 10½d. to be issued out of moneys as follows to my Lord Lincoln [Paymaster of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces] upon account of a month's subsistence from Nov. 24 inst. to Dec. 25 next for the Forces in North Britain: viz. out of
£ s. d.
Malt Duty anno 1712 [as by the Act 10 Anne, c. 7] come in before 12 June 1714 536 4 0
[arrears of the] fourteenth 4s. Aid [as by 9 Anne, c. 1] 1,057 5 1
Imprest money repaid per Thomas Micklethwaite, Esq. 875 6 10
money levied on Mr. Mason, late Treasurer of Transports 1,319 15 3
Contributions for Annuities anno 1710 [as by 8 Anne, c. 12] 25 0 0
Lottery contributions anno 1712 [as by 10 Anne, c. 18] 1,051 12 3
Class Lottery Contributions anno 1712 [as by 10 Anne, c. 19] 1,763 6 6
Contributions for Annuities anno 1715 [as by 1 Geo. I, St. 2, c. 12 and c. 19] 867 5 11½
£7,495 15 10½
Ibid., p. 180. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 113.
Nov. 12. Present: ut supra.
My Lords resolve that 400 tons of tin shall be sent to Holland and consigned to the order of Sir Theodore Janssen to be a security for [a loan of] 24,000l. and interest.
Mr. Midleton [is] called in. He assures my Lords that in two months’ time at the farthest he will pay into the Exchequer 4,000l., part of Mr. Eversfeild's debt, and my Lords think fit that the process shall stay in the meantime. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 181.
Nov. 14. Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Newport.
[My Lords order] Mr. Jett to search and enquire by what right or grant the late Duke of Ormonde was in possession of his lodgings in Whitehall.
[My Lords] direct Robert Walpole, Esq., late Paymaster General of the Forces, to apply 1,500l. (residue or part of 51,000l. borrowed of the Bank on Malt tallies on the 29th July last) to the services following: viz.
£ s. d.
in part of 425,914l. 6s. 0d. granted for Guards and Garrisons anno 1715 1,003 15 0
in part of 20,000l. granted for Invalids (Chelsea Hospital and outpensioners) anno 1715 496 5 0
£1,500 0 0
the same being intended to be applied towards satisfying warrants signed by his Majesty for payment of clothing furnished [to] the Companies of Invalids.
The draft of the following Instructions presented by Mr. Sloper, Deputy to my Lord Lincoln [Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces], was read this day and approved by my Lords.
Instructions for Mr. Joseph Andrews, appointed to pay the subsistence and other charges of his Majesty's Forces in that part of Great Britain called Scotland:
(1) With all possible speed repair to Edinburgh and there attend the service aforesaid, acquainting the Duke of Argylle with your arrival for that purpose.
(2) The payment for subsistence is to commence the 25th inst. Nov. and to be computed and paid according to effective numbers by lists of effectives signed by the Commander in Chief upon the proper acquittances of the Colonels or such persons as they shall appoint in writing to receive the same: and you are to take duplicates of all your vouchers, one to be transmitted to my [the Earl of Lincoln's] Office and the other to remain in your custody.
(3) You are to keep regular accounts of all your receipts and payments and to transmit the same from time to time to the [Army Paymaster General's] Office, taking care that in the said accounts you charge yourself with all deductions that shall be made by you for provisions or any other matter.
(4) And whereas it will be necessary that you should have power to take up moneys upon your bills [drawn] for this service you are hereby empowered and directed to use your utmost endeavours to raise moneys and give your bills upon me [the Paymaster General of the Forces] for such sums as shall be advanced you by any person or persons, [such bills being drawn] payable at a month or 15 days at least: all which bills I [the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of the Forces] shall take care to see punctually satisfied and paid.
(5) And it being his Majesty's pleasure that the payment of the Contingent charges of the said Forces should be under the direction of the Duke of Argyll as Commander in Chief, you are to make such payments as the Commander in Chief shall from time to time by warrant direct and appoint, taking care that no part of the subsistence money of the Forces be applied thereto.
(6) You are to follow such further directions relating to this service as you shall receive from me [the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of the Forces] or my Deputy, Mr. Sloper: and return from time to time an account of your proceedings herein.
Treasury Minute Book XXII, pp. 181–3. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 114.
Nov. 15. Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Newport.
Mr. Blackston to be here on Thursday morning. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 184.
Eodem die,
Afternoon.
Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Lord Finch, Mr. Newport.
The Attorney General comes in and the Solicitor General about Carlton's estate at Carshalton.
The Customs Commissioners [come in].
Mr. Reves, counsel for the creditors of Mr. Carlton, [comes in].
Mr. Ward et al., counsel for the executors of Dr. Radcliff, and Mr. Fellows [come in].
A presentment [dated] 26 May 1714 by the Customs Commissioners is read. Their report of 14 May 1715 is also read.
The Attorney and Solicitor General's report of Sept. 10 last is likewise read.
Sir William Tompson for the executors desires that the order of 12 Sept. 1714 for sale of the estate may be suspended and in consequence thereof that the executors may have the benefit of the Drs.[Doctor Radcliffe's] bargain.
Lord Finch comes in.
Sir William [Tompson] owns that the case is fairly stated in the last report of the Attorney and Solicitor General, but denies the conclusion, to wit that the bargain is not obligatory in a Court of law or equity, in strictness, but in honour to the Crown and justice to the Dor. he [Tompson] is entitled to something, if hee'l give 500l. more, though the Crown in strictness is not bound. [He said] methinks in honour and justice the Crown should be bound, the Dor. was bound in all events: here was no fraud; no deceipt; shall 500l. violate all rules of justice and honour? A Court of Equity may decree the possession and enjoyment. If the Crown were to have 500l. the creditors for their equity of redemption must be so much in a worse case. If this were a case between man and man there could be no dispute.
Mr. Ward, of the same side, says the bargain took all the regular steps: it was made by the Customs Commissioners and approved by the Treasury: the Dor. had possession and was at charges: Sir William Scawen (who refused to be a bidder at first) and Sir Joseph Hodges made subsequent proposals and varied the same till at last it came to 500l. more. If there should be a new bidding and agreement any person might afterwards come and offer 100l. more; then there would be no end. There may not be a decree to compel the Crown to make a conveyance, but there may be a decree for the enjoyment. If there is no precedent in law it is because there is no instance where such a contract was not performed. If your Lordships will not perfect this contract we hope you will leave the case open that we may try a Court of Judicature.
The other counsel of the executors say No.
Tompson says the 500l. in the report is ex abundante [cautela] and not referred to the Attorney and Solicitor General.
Which they deny.
Mr. Reeves, for Mr. Carlton, says where an officer is to make a contract for the Crown and it shall appear to be disadvantageous before it is executed it is not obligatory: that it was not a fair bidding, for the Dor. had declared, ‘let others bid what they would, he would have it’; what was laid out by the Dor. was no advantage, but in some cases worse for the estate: reckoning that Sir Joseph bids 1,500l. more than the Dor. was to give, the executors are to sell this estate and the Crown is to enable them to take the advantage: why should they have his mo[ney] and not the Crown [have it] to which a great debt is due? Compassion is due to the creditors and sureties of Carlton [and by] so much [as] the estate is undersold the sureties will be damnified: and after the Crown is satisfied the creditors will have the benefit of the overplus of his estates. He says the estate was sold a year before the commission of bankruptcy.
Mr. Watkinson owns he has notice the estate was to be sold and of the advertisements in the Gazette and he did not bid for it.
Tompson appeals whether after a bargain made, possession given, money paid down and charges laid out whether any Court of Equity ever set aside such a bargain.
The Attorney General and Solicitor General say the Customs Commissioners had the approbation of the Treasury to this bargain; but they think the King is not bound to make the grant. However if the estate be put to sale again, the accounting for interest of the money deposited and charges will leave the Crown no gainer.
My Lords on considering this case are of opinion that as to the sureties and creditors of Mr. Carlton they having had due notice when the estate was offered to sale and none appearing to bid more [they] have no reason to complain: and therefore my Lords can have no consideration for them: but their Lordships think with the Attorney General and Solicitor General that this bargain was not obligatory upon the Crown in strictness of law. Nevertheless for the honour of the Crown and in justice to the proceedings my Lords instead of setting the estate to sale again will move the King to accept the 500l. offered and to grant the privy seal immediately:
to which Mr. Fellows (being called in again) agreed, desiring that in regard to this 500l. more bonds may be assigned to protect the estate. Treasury Minute Book XXII, pp. 184–6.
Nov. 17. Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Lord Finch, Mr. Newport.
[No entry of any minute.] Ibid., p. 187.
Nov. 18. Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr, Newport.
[Write] Mr. Aislabie and Mr. Hawes to be here on Tuesday morning next.
[Write] Mr. Sloper to be here on Tuesday morning next. Ibid., p. 188.
Nov. 22. Present: ut supra.
Desire Mr. Townsend to come to Mr. Lowndes this afternoon at the Treasury at five a'clock. Ibid.
Nov. 23. Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Lord Finch, Mr. Newport.
[My Lords direct] 89,788l. 13s. 4d. to be issued to Lord Lincoln, the Paymaster General of the Forces, pursuant to [his] three memorials read to my Lords this day: to wit in the manner following: viz.
£ s. d.
out of the second payment of the Contributions of annuities at 5 per cent. per an. [as by 1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 19] 55,500 0 0
out of cash in Mr. Maddock's hands 2,700 0 0
out of money arising from sale of South Sea Stock in Mr. John Aisleby's hands as Treasurer of the Navy 31,588 13 4
£89,788 13 4
(The letter of direction itself orders the issue of 52,445l. 4s. 4d. out of Annuity Contributions, making with 31,588l. 13s. 4d. ordered to be paid over by the Navy Treasurer out of sale of South Sea Stock the sum of 84,033l. 17s. 8d.)
First memorial dated Nov. 22 inst.: £ s. d.
in part of 425,900l. 14s. 6d. granted for Guards and Garrisons anno 1715.
to complete (with 7,495l. 15s. 10d., or 7,495l. 15s. 10½d., issued Nov. 14 inst. to said Paymaster General) 33,741l. 11s. 9d. for one month's subsistence from the 25th inst. to Dec. 24 next for the Regiments, Troops and Companies on the Establishment of Guards and Garrisons 26,245 15 10
to answer fees payable at the Exchequer on 173,927l. 1s. 3½d. directed to be issued to said Paymaster General between 22 Oct. last and 12 Nov. inst. 1,082 0 10
for satisfying bills drawn upon said Paymaster General on account of Contingent charges of the Troops in their march, viz. 220l. for one bill drawn by Lieut. Gen.[George] Carpenter dated Oct. 22 last; 108l. 17s. 0d. for a bill drawn by Lieut. Gen. Wills dated 7 Nov. inst. and 200l. for a bill drawn by Major Gen. Wade Oct. 25 last 528 17 0
in further part of 265,754l. 7s. 6d. granted for Additional Forces anno 1715.
for one month's subsistence to 24 Dec. next to Col. [Thomas] Pitt's Regiment of Horse, Major Gen. [William] Evans’ Regiment of Dragoons and ten Regiments of Foot from Ireland 10,157 0 0
for subsistence for same month to 13 Regiments of Dragoons, 8 Regiments of Foot and 16 Companies of Invalids lately raised 18,508 10 0
for levy money of additional men to the Regiments of [James] Wightman [17th Foot], [Jasper] Clayton [14th Foot], [Henry] Morryson [8th Foot] and [William] Egerton [36th Foot], lately arrived from Ireland 1,440 0 0
advanced to William Burroughs, Commissary of Provisions, towards enabling him to provide for the Forces from Holland 1,000 0 0
to ditto, more drawn by him since, pursuant to a letter of credit 500 0 0
in further part of 35,912l. 19s. 2d. voted for Forces in Flanders anno 1715.
for one month's subsistence to the 24th Dec. next to the Regiments of Grove [19th Foot] and Harrison [15th Foot] now in Britain 1,707 0 0
in further part of 123,698l. 10s. 0d. voted for Half Pay Officers anno 1715.
for subsistence from Sept. 30 last to Nov. 24 inst., being 56 days for the several Half Pay Officers in Garrison 13,464 14 0
total [with the above 7,495l. 15s. 10d.] £82,129 13 7
of which remains to be [and is hereby] directed £74,633 17
(The above sums making a total of 74,633l. 17s. 8d., to which is to be added the 7,495l. 15s. 10½d. already directed.)
£ s. d.
Second memorial dated 22 Nov. 1715:
for the service in general, being meant to be applied for subsistence upon account to 11 Battalions of Dutch Forces lately arrived from Holland; for enabling them to march to Edinburgh 8,800 0 0
upon account to the General and Staff Officers 600 0 0
£ s. d.
Third memorial dated 22 Nov. 1715:
in part of 123,698l. 10s. 0d. voted for Half Pay Officers anno 1715.
for Half Pay to the several Officers in quarters from 25 June 1715 to 25 July following 4,885 1 4
for subsistence to the said Officers upon the same foot with the Officers of the Standing Forces from the 26th July 1715 to the 29th Sept. following 15,859 14 0
(These two items making 20,754l. 13s. 8d. in all, towards which was formerly directed 15,000l., thus leaving 5,784l. 15s. 8d. to be directed hereby.)
£ s. d.
First memorial 74,633 17
Second memorial 9,400 0 0
Third memorial 5,754 15 8
£89,788 13
Treasury Minute Book XXII, pp. 189–91. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 115.
Nov. 24. Present: Mr. Walpole, Sir William St. Quintin, Mr. Newport.
[The draft of] a letter to Mr. Burchet, Secretary [to the Admiralty], is read and approved concerning the gold and silver brought from Jamaica for his Majesty's use on board the Folkstone and Deal Castle.
[Likewise of] a letter to the Excise Commissioners to make John, Lord Delawarr, and Edward Pauncefoot, Esq., jointly and severally Receivers General [of Excise] and to take their securities [for their good accounting in the said office].
[Likewise of a direction] letter to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue to the Ordnance for Land Services 47,760l. out of Contributions at 5 per cent. Annuities.
[Likewise of] another to him for issuing out of the same to the Earl of Lincoln [as Paymaster of the Forces] on his order for the Forces, 200,500l., and upon his order for [Army] debts 249,500l.: but signify to the Auditor of the Receipt that no more issues are to be made to Lord Carnarvon [as late Paymaster General of the Forces Abroad] on his order for the said debts.
My Lords, upon receiving a letter from Lord Townshend transmitting an account of bills drawn by Monsieur Clingraeff at the Hague upon the Right Honble. Robert Walpole, Esq., for 10,000 muskets and bayonets, amounting to the sum of 10,000l., will give directions to the Board of Ordnance to accept the said bills.
My Lords, upon receiving the King's pleasure signified in a letter from Lord Townshend, that Mr. Luke Schaub, Secretary to Lord Cobham at Vienna (and who since his Lordship's departure from thence hath continued to take care of his Majesty's affairs there), should have an allowance of 40s. per diem in lieu of all expenses (to commence from the day Lord Cobham's allowance ceased, being the 30th of May last past, and to continue to the time that the allowance of another Minister commences), to be paid to George Tilson, Esq., for the use of the said Mr. Schaub, my Lords order a warrant accordingly. Treasury Minute Book XXII, p. 192.
Nov. 25. Present: ut supra.
My Lords will issue 500l. to Lady Katharine Jones to enable her to pass and finish her father [the late Earl of Ranelagh's] accounts [as formerly Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons and Forces Abroad: the same to be issued] out of the first public moneys coming into the Exchequer applicable to such a payment.
Josiah Lewis to be a tidesman in fee loco Edwards, deceased.
[My Lords direct] 1,000l. to be paid to Mr. Petit and put to his account: out of the 250,000l. for debts and arrears. Ibid., p. 193.