Warrant Books: January 1715, 1-10

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'Warrant Books: January 1715, 1-10', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715, (London, 1957) pp. 319-335. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/pp319-335 [accessed 20 April 2024]

January 1715, 1-10

Letters Patent, Privy Seals, Royal Sign Manuals and Warrants, Treasury Warrants, Commissions, Orders, Letters, Memorials, Reports and Other Entries: All Not of the Nature of Treasury Minutes.
1714–15.
Jan. 1.		 William Lowndes to the Taxes Commissioners. My Lords approve of your report wherein you propose to dismiss the three present General Surveyors for the Window Tax and to place in their stead three of the best collectors for the Duties on leather with an additional salary of 50l. per an. each. You are to present them to my Lords for approval. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 329.
Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to repay the taxes [Land Tax assessments] on Customs’ officers’ salaries below 60l. per an. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 165.
Jan. 3. Money warrant for 600l. 18s. 0d. to George Tarvin, deputy searcher attending the coast business in Liverpool port, for the moiety of a seizure of 1,201l. 16s. 0d. of English coin out of the ship John and Mary bound to Dublin: being the reward as by the order in Council of 1714 Oct. 19. (Money order dated Jan. 5 hereon.) Money Book XXIII, pp. 437–8.Order Book IX, p. 35.
Treasury allowance of the incidents bill, detailed, of the Hackney Coaches Office for 1714 Xmas quarter: total 102l. 2s. 11d. Money Book XXIII, p. 438.
The like of the salary bill, not detailed, of same Office for same quarter: total 200l. 10s. 0d. Ibid.
Money order for 195l. 8s. 4d. to Henry Pelham, Clerk of the Pells, for one year to Xmas 1714 on the allowances of 50l. per an. for locking up his Majesty's treasure, 100l. per an. for attending the Treasury Lords for despatch of his Majesty's affairs, and 45l. 8s. 4d. per an. for his attendance in vacation for despatch of service incident to his office "and is in lieu of 20l., 16l. 13s. 4d. and 8l. 15s. 0d. per an. anciently allowed him by tally of assignment from the Customs.” Order Book IX, p. 33.
J. Taylour to the Customs Commissioners to inquire into the enclosed anonymous letter [missing] signed A. B. reflecting upon the loyalty of the Customs officers at Lyme Regis port. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 330.
William Lowndes to Sir Christopher Wren. My Lords direct you immediately to displace Mr. Charles Brown, Clerk of the Works at Windsor, and to put Mr. Ralph Bragg into that place without any delay whatsoever. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 330.
Jan. 3. John Taylour to the Excise Commissioners. Have you any objections to Edward Lerpiniere, whom Sir Basil Dixwell, Auditor of the Excise, proposes as his deputy? Ibid.
Jan. 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13. Treasury fiat for royal letters patent to constitute Charles Northcote as searcher of Exeter port loco Henry Northcote “nunc domini" [sic for Sir] Henry Northcote, whose patent from the late Queen Anne is hereby revoked.
The like to re-grant to William Gratwick his office of Customer of Chester port.
to re-grant to Christopher Dawnay his place as a King's waiter, London port.
to Richard Gibson his place as Customer of Carlisle port.
to William Hall his place as Comptroller of Milford port.
to Charles Bridgman his place as Customer of Exeter and Barnstaple port.
to Roger Clutterbuck his place of searcher of Southampton port.
to Robert Haslen his place of Comptroller of Chichester port.
to Edward Ash his place of Comptroller of Plymouth port.
The like to constitute Peirce Griffyth as Comptroller of Bristol port loco Charles Hodges.
Ferdinando Latus as Customer of the port of Newcastle on
Tyne loco Richard Brathwait, whose patent from Queen Anne is hereby revoked.
The like to re-grant to George Slee his office of searcher of King's Lynn port.
to John Whaley his office of Comptroller of Southampton port.
to William Clutterbuck his office of searcher of Bristol port.
to John Ball and Sir Robert Henley their office of collector of Sandwich port.
to Richard Evans his office of searcher in Milford port.
Mathew Oliver his office of Comptroller of Boston port.
Samuel Oldfield his office of Customer there.
Tho. Lowther his office of searcher of Cardiff port.
William Smyth the office of Controller of Poole port loco Nath. Smyth, whose patent is hereby to be revoked.
Henry Seager his office of Controller of Kingston on Hull port.
Daniel Man and John Man their office of Comptroller of Cardiff port.
Roth. Peterman his office of a King's waiter, London port.
Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 183, 184, 188, 194.
Jan. 3, 11, 19. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to employ John Waddon as Surveyor of Plymouth port loco Richard Usticke.
John Pike to succeed said Waddon as warehousekeeper.
John Carter as waiter and searcher at Seaton Beer and Branscombe in Exeter port loco his father, John Carter, deceased.
Abell Norman as a boatman in Minehead port loco John Forrest, deceased.
Daniel Pigram as Commander of the Customs sloop at Rye loco Thomas Marrow, dismissed for neglect of duty.
Nicholas Nash as Commander of the Gravesend Customs smack loco his father, Henry Nash, who resigns, being in a declining age.
Prefixing: report by the Customs Commissioners.
John Jefferys as waiter and searcher at Grimsby and to keep a horse and ride the coast loco William Draper on consideration [sic for on condition] that he leave his practice as an attorney at law.
Joseph Bulley as tidesurveyor and coastwaiter at Dartmouth at 40l. per an.
William Burt as landwaiter at Exeter port loco Humphrey Holloway, deceased.
John Cox as waiter and searcher at Breton [Briton] Ferry in Swansea port loco William Noy, superannuated.
James Pullman as a tidesman at Minehead loco John Cox, preferred.
Richard Fitz Williams as Comptroller of Customs at Curritack in North Carolina loco Henry Brabant, deceased.
Ibid., pp. 185, 187, 193, 196, 197, 201.
Jan. 3. Fresh reference of the petition of Elizabeth and Sarah Swanton concerning the surplusage on the account of Edward Pyle, Chief Woodward of New Forest, ut supra, p. 114. Reference Book IX, p. 195.
Treasury reference to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of Ann Dashwood and George Dashwood, executors of Sir Samuel Dashwood, and [likewise the petition] of Thomas Gibson, gent., executor of Sir John Foche, shewing that the said Sir Samuel Dashwood and Sir John Foche, together with Sir Henry Ashurst and others, were Commissioners of Excise from 1689 Oct. 14 to 1691 April 16; that there is depending and standing charged 20l. 15s. 3d. each on the said Sir Samuel Dashwood and Sir John Foche for their parts or shares of passing the commission and 50l. each for the taxes on their salaries for the first 12d. Aid [1 Wm. and Mary, c. 20] and 150l. each for the 3s. Aid [the 2s. Aid by 1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 1, and the additional 12d. Aid by 1 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 3] and 50l. each for the Poll anno 1690 [2 Wm. and Mary, c. 2] and 12l. 10s. 0d. each for the first quarter's payment of the Twelve Months’ Assessment anno 1691 [2 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 1]: amounting in all to 283l. 5s. 3d. each: that the other Commissioners [of Excise] had allowances made to them at the Treasury for the like sums: therefore praying that the like allowance may be made to them. Ibid., p. 206.
Same to the Taxes Commissioners of the petition of Edward Thomas, late Surveyor of Houses, Co. Glamorgan, shewing that he was turned out in 1710 without any fault: therefore praying to be restored. Ibid.
Same to the King's Remembrancer of the petition of Sir Roger Mostyn, proposing his securities, detailed, in 7,000l., for his office as one of the four Tellers of the Receipt. Ibid., p. 207.
Same to the Secretary at War of the petition of Alexander Strahan, Agent to the four Independent Companies at New York, shewing that on credit of two warrants of the late Queen for 259l. 18s. 8d. payable to him out of the respits deducted from the pay of those Companies he advanced that sum so that the service might not be delayed: therefore praying a warrant to direct the payment thereof out of the respit money of the said Companies. Reference Book IX, p. 206
Jan 3. Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of John Graves (since 1696 collector of Customs in the Bahama Islands) shewing that in 1703 and 1704 the French and Spaniards plundered the island of New Providence, where he had two houses burned, was plundered of all his own [money] and 100l. of the Queen's money then in his hands: alledges great services in preventing clandestine trade and that he has undergone great hardships from the inhabitants as well as the enemy: therefore praying to be relieved in the said 100l.and to have his services and sufferings considered. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to employ Gilbert Arthur as a stamper in the Stamp Office loco John Day, deceased. Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 383.
Treasury subscription for the execution of a warrant from the Duke of Shrewsbury, Lord Chamberlain, to the Master of the Great Wardrobe, for the delivery to William Payne, a child of the Chapel [Royal, whose voice has broken], of a suit of plain cloth, a hat and band, two Holland shirts, two cravats, two pair of cuffs, two handkerchiefs, two pair of stockings, two pair of shoes, two pair of gloves: to an estimate of 9l. Ibid., p. 384.
Treasury warrant to the Commissioners for Duties on hides &c. to dismiss Anthony Radcliffe, your storekeeper upon the Leather Duties Establishment, and to constitute Robert Manaton in his place. Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, p. 159.
Same to the Customs Commissioners, Scotland, to supersede the present Collector of Inverness port and to restore Alexander Gordon, who was dismissed from that employment: the Treasury Lords having a second time considered the papers in this case. Out Letters (North Britain) III, p. 281.
Jan. 4. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal for 1,000,000l. to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy: as imprest for the Navy and Victualling. (Money order dated Jan. 14 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVI,, p. 355. Order Book IX, p. 31.
Royal sign manual for 40,000l. to Thomas Moor [as late Paymaster of the Forces] as imprest and upon account towards discharging arrears due to the Forces for any time during which he continued Paymaster thereof: to be by him applied and paid over according to proper Establishments and warrants in that behalf. (Money order dated Jan. 8 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVI,, p. 355. Order Book IX, p. 28.
Same for 322l. to Sir Clement Cotterel, Master of the Ceremonies: whereof 300l. is to be by him paid over to Baron Beveren [Hermann, freiherr von Beveren], Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector of Triers; and the remaining 22l. for [Exchequer] fees thereon. (Money warrant dated Jan. 12 hereon.) (Money order dated Jan. 14 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Feb. 2 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 373. Order Book IX, p. 34. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 47.
Jan. 4. Money warrant for 2,000l. for 1714 Xmas quarter's salaries to the Treasury Lords (Charles, Earl of Halifax, Sir Richard Onslow, Sir William St. Quintin, Edward Wortley and Paul Methuen). (Money order dated Jan. 5 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Jan. 7 hereon.) Money Book XXIII, p. 439. Order Book IX, p. 28. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 40.
Jan. 4
and 10.		 Treasury commission to John Breaks to be Surveyor of the Duties on Houses [for Co. Durham] loco George Eastman, dismissed. (Treasury warrant to the Receiver General for Co. Durham to pay him 50l. per an. salary as from Jan. 4 inst.)
Christopher Courteville as same [for Co. Surrey] loco Jonathan Durden. (A like warrant to the Receiver General for Co. Surrey to pay him 50l. per an. salary as from Jan. 4 inst.)
Joseph Hotham as same [for Co. York] loco William Allen, dismissed. (A like warrant to the Receiver General for Co. York to pay him 50l. per an. salary as from 10 Jan. inst.) Out Letters (Affairs of Taxes) II, pp. 146, 147.
Jan. 4. J. Taylour to the Barons of the Exchequer, Scotland, to report on the enclosed memorial [missing] of James Erskine of Grange for a charter of the lands and barony of Preston. The Treasury Lords think it necessary they should be informed of the nature of the grant before they can offer it to be signed by the King. They therefore desire you to certify that it contains nothing but what is usual and fit for his Majesty to grant.
My Lords desire you to lay before them at the same time such rules and methods as you shall judge necessary to be observed in all time coming for the more regular applying for and passing of signatures in Scotland. Out Letters(North Britain) III, p. 281.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to re-constitute John Parsons to the office of Comptroller of Excise and New Imposts in Scotland: during pleasure: with the fee or salary of 350l. per an. for himself and clerks: being the office granted to him by Queen Anne: whose patent is hereby revoked. Ibid., p. 283.
William Blathwayt dated Whitehall to William Lowndes. I have lately received an account of the public revenues of Massachusetts Bay, as also one year's accompts of his Majesty's revenue of quit rents and 2s. per hogshead arising in Virginia to 1714 April 25. I have according to my duty prepared abstracts thereof to be laid before the Treasury Lords. I transmit them hereinclosed [missing] for you to lay the same before their Lordships. Out Letters (Plantation Auditor) III, p. 97.
Jan. 5. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to re-grant to Thomas Hewet his office of Surveyor General of Woods, North Trent (Surveyor General of all his Majesty's Woods, in the north side of England beyond the river Trent &c.), being the office held by him by patent of 1 Anne (which patent is hereby revoked): and likewise to constitute him Surveyor General of Woods, South Trent, loco Edward Wilcox, whose patent of 2 Anne is hereby revoked: with the fee of 50l. per an. for each of the said offices. King's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 356.
Jan. 5. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to re-grant to William Winde his present office of Inspector of Prosecutions in the Exchequer Court concerning uncustomed and prohibited goods: his patent dated 12 Anne being hereby revoked. Ibid., p. 357.
Same to the Treasury Lords to pay Henry Wise the allowance of 20l. an acre per an. for maintaining all the royal gardens and plantations containing 140 acres 1 rood and 10 perches and amounting to 2,800l. per an. for keeping the same in good order and maintaining same in the manner expressed in the agreement made with him by the late Treasurer Godolphin as by the royal sign manual of 3 Aug. 1706, to wit for keeping all the royal Gardens and Plantations at Hampton Court, the Great Plantation on the North Side of Windsor Castle, the Gardens at the Lodge in Windsor Great Park and all the royal Gardens and Plantations at Kensington as follows.
Appending. Copy of the admeasurement, certified by the Principal Officers of the Works, of the Royal Gardens as admeasured by the Officers of the Works: as put under the care of said Henry Wise by a royal warrant dated 3 Aug. 1706 [supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XX, pp. 733–4].
at Hampton Court: A. R. P. A. R. P.
the melon ground 2 3 0
Kitchen Garden 8 2 23
Wilderness and Grove 10 6 36
North and South end of the Great Parterre 6 1 25
Great Fountain Garden 12 3 38
Privy Garden 4 2 37
Glass Case Garden and Hen Yard Court 1 3 31
Quadrangle Princess Court and
Tennis Court		 0 2 26
Terrace and Bowling Green 5 2 9
Lower. Wilderness 16 0 0
70 0 25
at Kensington:
the Old Gardens at Kensington from the New Greenhouse down to the Road		 17 1 20
at Newmarket:
the Gardens		 0 2 0
at Windsor: A. R. P. A. R. P.
the several Gardens at Windsor
Great Park		 9 3 0
the Plantation next the New Wall 2 2 0
12 1 0
at St. James's House:
the Gardens		 1 3 0
at Kensington:
the New Plantation, Kitchen Garden, Coach Court and Piece before the Stoves		 38 1 5
140 1 10
Ibid., pp. 358–9.
Jan. 5. Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to grant [re-grant] to Sir John Vanbrugh, Kt., the office of Comptroller of the Works in England. Ibid., p. 360.
Same to same for a same to re-grant to Robert Stephens his office of Agent and Solicitor to the Customs Commissioners: with the salary of 300l. per an.: his patent dated 11 Anne for the said office being hereby revoked. Ibid., p. 361.
Royal letters patent appointing Alexander Denton to be one of his Majesty's Counsel learned in the law.
Like letters patent for John Conyers, Esq., as a same.Ibid. XXVII, p. 198.
Like letters patent removing Edward Jennings, Esq., from the place of one of the King's Counsel at law, which place he was granted by Queen Anne by patent dated 1702 Oct. 22, in which place he was continued therein for six months after her death according to the form of the statute [6 Anne, c. 41]; and to grant him afresh the said place: during pleasure: with the fee of 40l. per an. Ibid. XXIX, pp. 124–5.
Treasury reference to the Commissioners for building 50 New Churches of the petition of Henry Smith, Treasurer and Receiver of the money for building the said churches: proposing his securities for his said office, to wit himself and Robert Cotton, Esq., in 5,000l. Reference Book IX, p. 206.
Same to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of Richard Marshall praying a drawback of 6l. 0s. 7d. on Super Royal paper used in printing the [Benjamin Marshall's] ‘Chronological Latin Tables’: the said petition having been previously referred to the Customs Commissioners, but they having reported that the Duty having been paid to the Excise officers they were the proper persons to pay the drawback. Ibid., p. 207.
Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to appoint Samuel Low as distributor of stamps for part of Co. Stafford loco Robert Rhodes. Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 356.
J. Taylour to the Customs Commissioners to send an officer to the lodgings of Paul Methuen to seal his goods in order to their export to Spain, whither he is going Ambassador. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 331.
Jan. 5. J. Taylour to Auditor Godolphin enclosing a note [missing] from Lady Auverquere concerning arrears due to her on a pension of 1,200l. per an. charged on the revenues of North Wales. Please certify what is due thereon and from what Receiver, how far his accounts are passed and why the said arrears are unpaid. Ibid.
Treasury warrant to the Stamps Commissioners to appoint Richard Bowdler as distributor of stamped paper for Co. Salop loco Thomas Philips. Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 383.
Same to the King's Remembrancer to take the securities, detailed, of Sir Roger Mostyn, bart., as one of the four Tellers of the Receipt.
Prefixing: report by Jo[h]n Hardinge, Deputy King's Remembrancer, on the sufficiency of said securities. Ibid.
Royal warrant dated St. James's for a patent under the great seal of Scotland to re-constitute John Phelp and Robert Arbuthnot to be Auditors of his Majesty's Revenues, Aids, Taxes and Casualties in Scotland during pleasure: being the office to which they were constituted by commission [which is hereby revoked]. In consideration of their salary settled on them by letters under the privy seal of Scotland they are hereby strictly charged and commanded not to take any fee, reward or gratuity from any accomptants whatsoever for any matter or thing relating to their accompt. This patent or commission is to pass the seal of Scotland (appointed by the Treaty of Union to be kept in place of the great seal of Scotland) per saltum without passing any other seal or Register: “ for doing whereof these shall be to the Director of our Chancellary for writing the same and to the Keeper of our said seal of Scotland for causing the seal to be appended thereunto a sufficient warrant.” Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 284–5.
The like to re-constitute William Bowles to be Solicitor in all matters and cases relating to debtors and accomptants to the Crown in Scotland except those under the conduct of the Solicitor of Customs and Solicitor of Excise there: and to take care that they be duly prosecuted until they have finished and fully discharged the same: with the salary of 80l. per an. Ibid., pp. 285–6.
The like to re-constitute William Montgomerie, Esq., as Marshal of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland: with 80l. per an. salary: during pleasure. Ibid., pp. 286–7.
Jan. 6. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal to re-grant to Thomas Chaplin his office of Keeper or Master of the King's Tennis Court near the Cockpit and all other the King's Tennis Courts with the several fees of 8 pence a day and 120l. per an.: but with a clause to except out of the grant all the ground, buildings, lodgings and edifices adjoining to the Tennis Court near the Cockpit at Whitehall which are at present in the occupation of and enjoyed by John, Duke of Montagu, and Henry, Earl of Rochester: Chaplin's patent of the said office dated 7 Anne being hereby revoked. King's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 362
Jan. 6. Same to same for a same to constitute Thomas Strickland to be Commissioner or Chief Officer of the Transfer Office of the 1,500,000l. Lottery anno 1710, established in accordance with the Act of 8 Anne, c. 10, for continuing the Duties on coals and granting new Duties on houses: together with a grant to the said Strickland of the yearly sum of 1,650l., being 800l. for himself, 400l. for his deputy, 100l. for house rent, 100l. for housekeeper, 100l. for assistant clerk and 150l. for under clerks: being the office and allowance he at present enjoys by grant from Queen Anne dated July 1710, which patent is hereby revoked. Ibid., pp. 362–3.
Same to same for a same to confirm to Charles Godolphin the office of Register General of all trading ships belonging to Great Britain: during pleasure: as by the patent of 24 Dec. 1707. Ibid., p. 364.
Same to same for a same to re-grant to Charles Dartiquenave the office or place of Paymaster of all the Works concerning the repair, new building and well keeping of any the King's houses of access and others in time of progress: being the office granted to him by patent of 5 Anne, which is hereby revoked. (Royal letters patent dated Jan. 15 hereon.) Ibid., pp. 364–5, 388–9.
Same to same for a same to re-grant to Sir William Ashburnham, bart., the office of one of the Chamberlains of the Exchequer or the Receipt thereof: during pleasure: as amply as the said Ashburnham, Sir Nicholas Stewart or any others [his predecessors therein]. Ibid., p. 365.
Same to same for a same to re-grant to Sir Christopher Wren the office of Surveyor of the Works and also the office of Comptroller of the Works at Windsor Castle, with the fee of 2s. a day for himself and 6 pence a day for his clerks, payable half yearly out of the Exchequer, and the usual allowance of 4s. a day for his diet, boat hire and riding charges to be paid by the Paymaster of the Works: and with the fee of 6 pence a day for his office of Comptroller of the Works at Windsor Castle: his patent from Queen Anne for the said offices being hereby revoked. Ibid., p. 366.
Same to same for a same to re-grant to Henry Ferne his office of Receiver General and Cashier of Customs: his patent dated 1 Anne for said office being hereby revoked. Ibid., pp. 367–8.
Royal sign manual for the following issues out of the late Queen Anne's Civil List arrears: viz.
£
to Abraham Stanyan, late Envoy Extraordinary to the Swiss Cantons, 95l. to complete his bill of extraordinaries between 29 Sept. 1711 and 25 March 1712, being for the charge he was at in transporting himself and family from Berne to Milan, whither he went by command of Queen Anne: and 206l. to complete the payment of another bill of his extraordinary disbursements between 25 March 1713 and 24 June following, being for the like charge he was at in his return to Berne: both which bills were allowed by the Earl of Dartmouth, late Secretary of State. 301
to Daniel Pulteney, Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Denmark, in satisfaction (according to the Regulation) of one bill of extraordinaries in that service from 1713 Aug. 18 to Feb. 18 following, as allowed by Secretary Visct. Townshend 200
to Benjamin Lodington, Agent and Consul at Tripoly, in satisfaction of one bill of extraordinaries in that service in the year 1713, allowed as above 250
(Money warrant dated Jan. 8 hereon.) (Money order dated Feb. 8 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 369. Money Book XXIII, pp. 465–6. Order Book IX, pp. 38, 41.
Jan. 6. Royal sign manual for 500l. to Richard Steele, Esq., as royal bounty. (Money order dated Jan. 10 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Jan. 10 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 370. Order Book IX, p. 29. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 41.
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney General for a privy seal to discharge the baronetcy fee of 1,095l. due from Sir John Austen of Durhams [Derhams, in South Minims], Co. Midd. (Treasury warrant dated May 19 to the Receipt for tallies of discharge accordingly. This warrant quotes the privy seal as dated 1715 March 31.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 370. Money Book XXIV, p. 4.
The like for discharge of the baronetcy fee due from Sir John Fryer of the city of London. (Privy seal dated Feb. 28 hereon.) (A like Treasury warrant dated Feb. 28.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, pp. 370, 387. Money Book XXIII, p. 497.
The like for discharge of the baronetcy fee due from Sir Gregory Page of Greenwich, Co. Kent. (Privy seal dated Feb. 10 hereon.) (The like Treasury warrant dated? Feb. 11 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, pp. 371, 387. Money Book XXIII, p. 473.
The like for discharge of the baronetcy fee due from Sir Francis Eyles of the city of London. (Privy seal dated Feb. 10 hereon.) (The like Treasury warrant dated Feb. 11 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, pp. 371, 387. Money Book XXIII, p. 473.
William Lowndes to the [Principal] Officers of the Mint to report on the enclosed account [missing] which my Lords have received from Mr. Anstis shewing what money hath arisen by the sale of tin between Xmas 1713 and Xmas 1714 and what tin hath been made in Devon and Cornwall in the four last quarterly coinages and the charges thereupon. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 331.
Fresh Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of the tobacco merchants, ut supra, p. 162, under date 1714 Nov. 18 Reference Book IXp. 198.
Treasury warrant to the Auditor et al. of the Receipt to go forthwith to the office of George, Lord Hay, commonly called Visct. Duplin, and to deliver over the cash (the King's treasure) resting in the said Office to the three other Tellers, taking care they be duly charged therewith and the said Visct. Duplin be discharged thereof by throwing down bills and striking tallies for the same: as usually done on the death or removal of a Teller. Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 385.
Jan. 6. The Treasury Lords to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Elizabeth Jones, widow of Edward, Bishop of St. Asaph, praying a grant of a custodiam, for life, of the forfeited estate of Sir William Kennedy as was intended for her by warrant of the late Queen, but that her Majesty died before the same could pass the necessary forms. Out Letters (Ireland) IX, p. 606.
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Major Pigot, together with a report from the late Lord Lieutenant and several other papers relating to the allowing him half pay as a Lieut. Colonel in regard to his long services and of his being put by his post in Spain in the year 1710. Ibid.
Same to same to report on the enclosed petition [missing] of Lewis Armand shewing that by mistake he has been allowed on the Irish Establishment a pension of 12d. instead of 2s. a day as formerly a Lieut. in Count de Paulin's Regiment. Ibid., p. 607.
Royal sign manual warrant dated St. James's re-constituting and re-appointing Roger Oswald to be Examiner to the Court of Exchequer in Scotland: with a salary of 50l. per an.: as in place of the royal sign manual warrant of the late Queen dated 1709 Oct. 17, which is hereby revoked. Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 291–2.
Jan. 7. Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Attorney General for a privy seal to discharge the 1,095l. baronetcy fee owing from Sir William Humphreys. (Treasury warrant dated 1714–15 March 4 to the Receipt for tallies of discharge accordingly.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, p. 368. Money Book XXIII, p. 494.
Treasury warrant dormant to the Customs Cashier to pay the fee or salary of 15l. 5s. 0d. per an. to Arthur Price for his office and place of customer at Milford Haven.
the fee of 12l. per an. to Peregrine Bertie as one of the five undersearchers of London port.
the fee of 12l. per an. to Anthony Meeke and William Sloan for the office of one of the said five undersearchers.
the fee of 12l. per an. to Robert Jennings as one of the said five undersearchers.
the fee or salary of 22l. per an. to Edward Nelson, gent., as customer of Berwick.
Money Book XXIII, pp. 439, 440, 441. Out Letters (Customs) XVI, p. 187.
The like dormant warrant for payment of the fee of 40l. per an. to George Montagu, Esq., for the office of Warden, Governor and Chief Forester of Saulcey Forest, Co. Northants: out of the profits of said forest: and is for the salaries of a Lieutenant, four keepers and a page and for hay and other necessaries for the deer there: to be paid out of the late Queen's Civil List arrears, up to 1714 Midsummer, and after that date out of the present King's Civil List money. Ibid., p. 445.
Jan. 7. Money warrant for 100l. to William Weket for 1714 Xmas quarter for attendance in and disbursements for the Treasury Office.
5l. to John Farra for same quarter for extraordinary pains in carrying letters. (Money order dated Jan. 8 hereon.) Money Book XXIII, p. 442.
William Lowndes to Sir Richard Onslow. The Treasury Lords having a business of great importance now before them for their determination would be glad if your affairs would permit you to return to town so that they may have your advice and assistance in making that determination. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 332.
Treasury letters patent constituting James Sadler to be Inspector and Examiner of Outport Books, to examine the Books of the patent officers of all the [out] ports of England, Wales and Berwick loco Richard Holmes, whose constitution dated 1712 June 24 and 1713 Sept. 22 from the late Lord Treasurer Oxford is hereby revoked: all by reason that it was some time since represented that the parchment books annually issued out of the Exchequer Court, commonly called Port Books, had not been duly and regularly kept and returned into the said Court by the patent officers of the said ports so that no regular account of the Customs had been found upon record in the said Court and the Comptroller and other officers of several of the outports or their deputies (whose business it is chiefly to be a cheque upon the collectors) had been remiss in making exact and due entries of goods in the said Books: for which reason the said Holmes was constituted to inspect the several books &c. of the officers of the ports of England and Wales and to compare them together to see that the entries are duly and regularly made therein and to take care that the same be duly returned into the Exchequer Court.
[The Port Books were the source from which were compiled the statistics of Imports and Exports; and the attention of Parliament had been specially drawn to them in July 1713 in connection with the trade treaty part of the Utrecht Treaty negociations. See Lords Journals XIX, p. 606 and supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXVII, p. 332. See also supra, Calendar of Treasury Books, Vol. XXVI, p. 328, under date 1712 June 24.] Out Letters (Customs) XVI, pp. 199–200.
Treasury subscription for the observation [by the Principal Officers of the Mint in the Tower] of an order of the King in Council dated St. James's Jan. 5 inst. as follows:
Upon reading this day at the Board a memorial from the Master and Worker of the Mint with drafts annexed for gold and silver coins, his Majesty in Council was graciously pleased to approve the said drafts, which are hereunto annexed [missing], and to order that the 5l., 40s., 20s. and 10s. pieces of gold be coined after the forms in the two uppermost drafts: the crowns, half crowns, shillings and sixpences after the forms in the two drafts next below: and the groats, threepences, twopences and pence after the form of the larger silver moneys: on the head side with this inscription Georgius Dei Gratia; and on the reverse after the forms in the four figures with the numbers 4, 3, 2, 1, crowned, and this inscription Mag. Brit. Fr. et. Hib.
Rex &c., with the date of the year: and that there be added the letters F. D. for Fidei Defensor.
Warrants not Relating to Money XXII, p. 429.
Jan. 7. Royal warrant dated St. James's for letters to pass the privy seal of Scotland to re-constitute Robert Millar as Clerk and Bookkeeper to the Mint in Scotland ("to keep two Registers or Records in fair written parchment books, in one of which is to be set down the times of ingiving the several quantities of bullion by the merchants and others in presence of the ingiver, which books shall be made patent to any who shall require the same, gratis under the pain of deprivation; as likewise to receive subscribed accounts from the Master, Warden, Counterwarden and Essay Master of all the quantities of silver coined in our said Mint according to the Standard, which accompts so given in to him he is to record in his other book or Register; and the whole officers of our Mint or their deputies are to subscribe the same quarterly to the effect it may be known what quantities of silver are past our irons from time to time":) with the fee of 40l. sterling per an., to which office he was constituted by a like privy seal of Queen Anne dated 1703–4 Jan. 29, which privy seal is hereby determined. Out Letters (North Britain) III, pp. 289–90.
Same for a same to re-constitute William Browne, junr., to be Master Smith of the Mint and Coining House in Scotland with the fee or salary of 30l. sterling per an. Ibid., pp. 290–1.
Jan. 8. Royal sign manual for 100l. to Charlotte, Lady Lovelace, relict of John, Lord Lovelace: as royal bounty. (Money warrant dated Jan. 12 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Feb. 2 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXVI, pp. 369, 373. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 47.
Money warrant for 234l. 15s. 5½d. to Lieut. Gen. John Richmond Webb. Governor of the Isle of Wight and Receiver General of his Majesty's Revenue in said island, for the surplusage on his account of receipts and payments in said island for one year ended at Michaelmas 1713.
Prefixing: state of said account:
£ s. d.
Charge.
yearly revenue. 577 12 2¼
Discharge.
fees and wages to the Governor and officers 404 10 10
fees and pensions 285 11 9
taxes detained by tenants at 4s. per pound 83 2 0
repairs in Carisbrooke Castle 39 3 1
£812 7 8
surplusage, 234l. 15s. 5½d.
(Money order dated Jan. 11 hereon, to be paid out of the late Queen's Civil List arrears.) Money Book XXIII, pp. 441–2. Order Book IX, p. 30.
Same for 33,141l. 19s. 0d. to the Bank of England for 1714 Xmas quarter on the 3 per cent. allowance for circulating Exchequer Bills as by the following certificate. And as it appears by the said certificate that 84,742l. 5s. 7¼d. remains in the Exchequer on the several fonds for the said Bills the said interest is to be satisfied out of the said remains and the residue thereof [being 51,600l. 6s. 7¼d.] is hereby to be applied towards cancelling and sinking part of the 4,625,325l. Exchequer Bills outstanding.
£ s. d.
In the margin:
residue before [available] for sinking		 53,957 4 0¾
and now 51,600 6 7¼
in all for six months £105,557 10 8
Prefixing: certificate by the Auditor of the Receipt dated Jan. 3 inst. of Exchequer Bills outstanding and of the allowance due on the circulation thereof:
£ s. d. £ s. d.
outstanding on 29 Sept. 1714 4,676,812 10 0 allowance thereon to 15 Oct. 6,150 6 6¾
Exchequer Bills cancelled at the Exchequer since 15 Oct., on which day the allowance for circulation thereof ceased 51,487 10 0
leaving outstanding 4,625,325 0 0 allowance thereon from 15 Oct. to 25 Dec.
1714 26,991 12 5¼
total allowance £33,141 19 0
Memorandum: there remains in the Receipt of the Exchequer this 3rd Jan. for the service of the said Bills:
£ s. d.
on the Two Thirds Tonnage [and Poundage as by 3–4 Anne, c. 3, and made perpetual by 7 Anne, c. 30] since 8 March 1711–12 7,453 9 4½
on the Half Subsidies [of Tonnage and Poundage as granted by 6 Anne, c. 48, and made perpetual by 7 Anne, c. 30] since 1 Aug. 1714 15,075 0 9
on the Duties on Coffee [granted by 6–7 Wm. III., c. 7, and made perpetual by 7 Anne, c. 30] since 23 June 1714 5,840 9 0
on the Additional Duties on Coffee [granted by 3–4 Anne, c. 18, and made perpetual by 7 Anne, c. 30] since 23 June 1714. 22,470 15 0½
on the 15 per cent. on Wrought Silks &c. [granted by 11–12 Wm. III., c. 3, and made perpetual by 7 Anne, c. 30] continued 14,063 14 10½
on the Surplus of Half Subsidies [granted by 6 Anne, c. 48, and appropriated by 7 Anne, c. 30, and 12 Anne, c. 11] for the 80,000l. Annuities at the quarter ending Xmas 1714. 19,838 16 6¾
£84,742 5 7¼
(Money order dated Jan. 15 hereon.) Money Book XXIII, pp. 443–4. Order Book IX, p. 31.
Jan. 8. Treasury warrant to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, to pay 124,669l. 10s. 3¾d. to Robert Knight, Cashier to the South Sea Company, for so much due to them on the 29th Dec. 1714 to complete one fourth part of the annual sums of 550,678l. 1s. 3d. and 8,000l. payable to the said Company as by the Act of 9 Anne, c. 15.
Prefixing: certificate by George Montagu, Auditor of the Receipt, of the money so due to said Company. Money Book XXIII, p. 444.
Letter of direction for 416l. 1s. 8d. to the Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber: out of Civil List moneys: and is intended to clear the wages and bills of her late Majesty's Watermen for half a year to 1714 Xmas. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 40.
William Lowndes to said Earl of Radnor to pay said sum as follows:
£ s. d.
for half a year's wages to the 48 Watermen, three pensioners [pensionary watermen] and the Master of the Barges 129 13 9
for their bills since her Majesty's demise 286 7 11
£416 1 8
Ibid., p. 41.
Letter of direction for 201l. 13s. 9d. to Lord Delawarr, late Treasurer of the Chamber: out of the Civil List arrears of the late Queen Anne: and is intended to clear the salaries and bills of her late Majesty's Watermen for half a year ended at 1714 June 24. Ibid., p. 40.
William Lowndes to said Lord Delawarr to pay said sums as follows: viz.
£ s. d.
to the late Queen's 40 watermen for half a year's wages to 1714 June 24 due from the late Queen 75 0 0
to three pensioners [pensionary watermen] for the same time 4 13 9
to the Master [of the late Queen's Barges] for same time on his salary of 100l. per an. 50 0 0
for their [the Watermen's] bills of service due in the late Queen Anne's reign 72 0 0
£201 13 9
Ibid.
Jan. 8. William Lowndes to Mr. Clayton for a certificate of what is due to the several Judges of Wales and Chester computed by the day from the time of their last payment to the death of the late Queen. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 331.
Jan. 10. Money order for 20l. to John Simpson, clerk, as royal bounty towards defraying his passage to Antigua, whither he is going a minister. Order Book IX, p. 29.
Letter of direction for 2,519l. 2s. 5d. to Samuel Smithin, the King's goldsmith, on [in part of] the order in his name [see supra, p. 223, under date 1714 Dec. 22]. Disposition Book XXIII, p. 41.
Same for 750l. each to Charles, Visct. Townshend; James Stanhope, Esq., and the Duke of Montrose, Principal Secretaries of State: for secret service. Ibid.
William Lowndes to the Barons of the Exchequer. By special clauses in some of the Acts of every Session of Parliament for many years past where Lottery tickets have been burnt, lost or otherwise destroyed, the persons to whom they belonged have been intended to be relieved upon making affidavit before you of such loss and on producing to the Paymaster of such tickets a certificate from one of you of such affidavit and upon giving security to indemnify the Paymaster. The Treasury Lords have read a report made to them by Mr. Arnold, late Paymaster of the Malt Lottery tickets, on a petition of Matthew Kirwood, relating to some of those tickets so sworn to be lost. I am to enclose you a copy [missing] thereof for your consideration. My Lords desire that you will please to be very strict in your examinations where any such affidavits shall for the future be made so as you may be well satisfied of the truth of such loss before granting any certificate. Out Letters (General) XXI, p. 333.
Same to the Leather Commissioners. Sir Isaac Shard has by letter represented to my Lords several matters and things relating to the Duties on leather and the deficiencies which happen thereupon. They are inclined to believe that the matters and things so represented by him are true. They desire you to consider same and to report what may be done to prevent the mischiefs complained of. Ibid.
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Robert Paul for the place of assistant to the Comptroller General of the Accounts of the Customs “as a gentleman was in King Charles the II's reign.” Reference Book IX, p. 207.
Same to the Attorney and Solicitor General of the petition of James Close praying renewal of a lease of lead mines in the Forest of Teesdale, Co. Durham, for 31 years at the old rent of 20s. Ibid., p. 208.
Same to Auditor Jett of the petition of the Earl of Holderness praying renewal of the office of Steward of Richmond Fee for three lives with a fee of 50l. 6s. 4d. per an. Ibid.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of Elizabeth Steel shewing that coming with his Majesty's servants from Holland one David Boulton, an officer of the Customs, stripped her of three petticoats, her proper wearing apparel: therefore praying to be relieved therein. Ibid.
Jan. 10. Same to the Excise Commissioners of the petition of Sir Basill Dixwell, Auditor of the Excise, praying an additional salary of 60l. per an. for performing the business in his Office relating to the New Duties of Excise [mainly under the Acts 4–5 Anne, c. 18, and 8 Anne, c. 12, but possibly also including the several Duties on soap, starch, candles as by the respective Acts for same]. Ibid.
Same to the Customs Commissioners of the petition of the East India Company praying that a rate may be settled upon Unrated [East India] goods to prevent disputes between the Customs officers and the said Company. Ibid.
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