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| Sept. 1. |
Treasury reference to Sir John Osborne of the petition
of Catherine Salvin, daughter of Capt. William
Salvin, deceased; petitioner praying the continuance of the King's charity to her of 20l. per an.
out of the profit of the Lotteries; which charity
she has hitherto received. |
Reference Book V, p. 307. |
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The referee is to report for what merits the father
enjoyed the petition and for how long. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners of an unsigned,
undated and undirected petition relating to the
import of molasses: said petition shewing that
on July 23 last the Treasury Lords permitted the
delivery of some French molasses to some persons
who had imported same contrary to law, but one
puncheon was ordered to be proceeded against by
the Attorney General in order to the making it a
record in Westminster Hall that same were imported
contrary to law and so to prevent future importation
of French molasses. The publication [of this
order] is humbly desired because the Attorney
General declares he cannot make a record of it
till next term, and until the record or publication
be made merchants may conclude that the permit
in this case was of right "and from thence some
have been encouraged lately to import French
molasses into several ports, particularly at the
port of Liverpool." |
Ibid. |
| Sept. 3. |
Royal warrant, dated Windsor Castle, to the Contractors for the Coinage and Pre-emption of tin
and for the sole privilege of making pence, halfpence and farthings [of tin] to forthwith proceed
to coin such pence, half pence and farthings of tin
in the form of the farthing pattern which they
have presented to the King: viz. on the one side
the King on horseback with the inscription Jacobus
secundus Dei gra Magn Brit. Fran. et Hibernie
Rex etc. and on the reverse the arms of England,
Scotland, France and Ireland with this inscription
val. 24 parl. Real. Hispan.: the King having
approved the said pattern. A remedy allowance
of the weight of two farthings per lb. weight is to
be made: and they are hereby to utter and vend
the same according to the limitations and directions
prescribed in their articles with the King which
are inserted or intended to be inserted in their
contract passing under the great seal. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, p. 87. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal to erect an office of inspection, examination
and control of the abovesaid tin farm, and to grant
the said office to Charles Godolphin, esq.: to be
executed by himself or deputy, during pleasure:
with the salary of 500l. per an. for himself and his
clerks, payable half-yearly from June 24 last out
of the profits of the premises: he to observe the
directions of the Treasury Lords herein. |
Ibid, pp. 88–9. |
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Same to the Clerk of the Signet for a privy seal to
discharge Dame Elizabeth Monings, her heirs,
lands etc. and the heirs, lands etc. of her late husband,
Sir Thomas Monings, bart., from all arrears up to
Sept. 29 last of the rent of 10l. per an. reserved
to the Crown under the patent of 1674, Oct. 23,
which granted to the said Sir Thomas the office
of water bailiff of the Severn for 31 years; his
widow having represented that he died soon after
the passing said grant and neither he in his lifetime
nor she since have had any benefit thereof. The
growing rent from Sept. 29 last is nevertheless to
be still payable to the Crown for the remainder of
the term: which she hereby covenants to do. |
Ibid, pp. 89–90. |
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Same to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great
seal to contain an indenture between the King of
the one part and Philipp Ford of London, merchant,
of the other part, whereby the King grants to him
all wrecks, jetsam, flotsam and lagan, goods derelict,
riches, bullion and plate, gold, silver coin, guns,
copper, brass, iron and other treasure etc. whatsoever
which hitherto or at any time before 1695, Sept. 29,
have or shall be wrecked on any of the rocks, shelves,
shores, seas or banks upon or near the English
coast from the North Foreland to the westward
of the Lizard, including the Scilly Islands [viz.]
all to which the King is or may be any way entitled,
in right of the Crown, in right of the King's Admiralty,
by prerogative royal or by any right or title whatsoever and which shall at any time within said period be
taken up or recovered by the said Ford or his agents
or assigns: reserving to the King one fifth part
thereof; and reserving to Sidney, Lord Godolphin
(as Proprietor of the Scilly Isles), a like fifth part
(over and above the King's part) of all the premises
gotten near said islands. The grantee to hold
same without liability to account [for his disposal
of the proceeds] "save only [of] the several parts
before mentioned to be reserved": but he to keep
a true and faithful account of all his gettings and
to exhibit same to the King or Treasury Lords.
All Admirals, Vice-Admirals, Governors etc. to
assist him in the premises. |
Ibid, pp. 93–5. |
| Sept. 3. |
Royal warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for a great seal for a grant and confirmation
to Thomas, Lord Colepeper, of the tract and territory
of land in Virginia bounded between the rivers of
Rappahanock and Potomac and the Bay of
Cheasapeke ("Chesapeyock") with all its rights,
members and appurtenances whatsoever, all the
escheats, advowsons and royalties [therein], powers,
authorities, grants, licences and privileges, all as
granted by the patent of 1669, May 8, to Henry,
Earl of St. Alban's, John, Lord Berkeley, Sir William
Morton and John Trethewy, their heirs and assigns
for ever. The present confirmation is to be subject
to the rent of 6l. 13s. 4d. per an. reserved in the
said grant; and is further to contain a full and
absolute release and discharge of the proviso contained in the said grant, which proviso was to the
effect that as to such parts of said land as should
not be possessed, inhabited or planted within 21
years next ensuing thereon, the grant should cease
and be void and the Crown should have the power
to dispose of such parts to any other person. The
said grant is come to said Lord Colepeper by several
mesne conveyances and assignments and the present
confirmation is out of the King's gracious sense
of his father's and his own services to the Crown. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, pp. 95–6. |
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Same to the Navy Commissioners and the Auditors of
Imprests to absolutely discharge all charges, imprests
and supers against the late Lord Willoughby (as
Governor of Barbados), his heirs and executors
and against Richard Batt or any heirs or executors
of Col. William Batt for or on account of a supply
of stores and provisions which in or about 1673
was consigned to said Lord for the King's ships
David and Garland: all by reason that Richard
Batt did lately bring to the said Navy Commissioners
a book containing several accounts of Col. William
Batt, his father, deceased, in which there is an
account entered of the sale and other disposal
(by order of the President, Council and Assembly
at Barbados) of several naval stores and provisions
so sent as above; upon the foot of which account
the accomptant appears debtor to the amount of
251l. 12s. 3d. and the said Richard Batt has now
paid this sum into the Exchequer. |
Ibid, p. 97. |
| Sept. 3. |
Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners to send
an officer to the Spanish Ambassador's [house] to
visit the goods of the Prince de Bergh, Envoy
Extraordinary from Flanders, in order to their
transport to Flanders. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 432. |
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[Same], dated Windsor Castle, to Thomas Duckatoone,
mate of the Revenge, to attend the King at the
Treasury Chambers in Windsor Castle on Monday
morning next. Hereof fail not at your peril. |
Ibid. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners to order the
officers at Beaumaris and Holyhead to permit
Mr. Trinder (whom the King has appointed a
Revenue Commissioner, Ireland) to transport two
horses thither, Customs free. (Same to the Revenue
Commissioners, Ireland, to permit same to pass,
Customs free.) |
Ibid, p. 432. Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 148. |
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Same to Sir Richard Raynes, kt., Judge of the High
Court of Admiralty. A bond was given by Capt.
Bee to answer the King's claim to the silver on
board his ship. He is willing to bring the silver
itself into the said Court. On his doing so you
may deliver up his bond. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 432. |
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Same to the Customs Commissioners. There is
arrived at Portsmouth in the Pearl frigate from
Lisbon some sweet waters, sweetmeats, perfumed
skins and powders consigned to Sir Charles Scarborough, but for the use of the Queen and Princess
[of Denmark]. Have them sent up to the King's
warehouse, London port, and give me notice of
their arrival. |
Ibid, p. 435. |
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Treasury warrant to the King's Remembrancer for a
constat or particular of the derelict lands and other
things in cos. Kent and Essex which by Martin
Ryder, Marmaduke Gibbs, William Burdett, John
Nash, Joseph Ratcliffe and William Jobson (Commissioners thereto appointed June 28 last) have
been found to belong to the King: all with a view
to a lease of the premises to Lady North and [Lady]
Grey. |
Warrants not Relating to Money XII, p. 350. |
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Same to Philip Ryley, serjeant at arms, or to John
Langwith, messenger, to arrest John Strong, chief
mate of the ship James and Mary, William Covell,
second mate thereof, Robert Morgan, cooper thereof,
James Phipps, boatswain thereof, and David White,
carpenter thereof: for having privately and fraudulently run on shore 1,000 [lb.] weight of silver
to the King's damage; being part of that fished
up from the wreck near Hispaniola. You are to
carry them to the Customs Commissioners and the
Mint Commissioners for examination. |
Ibid, p. 351. |
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Royal warrant dormant to the Earl of Tyrconnel,
Chief Governor of Ireland, to issue his warrant
from time to time to the Receiver General of Revenue,
Ireland, to pay 369l. 14s. 0d. per an. to Cary, Earl
of Roscommon, at the same times and in the same
manner that the payments in the Military List of
Ireland are paid: the same to be as an allowance
or pension (in consideration of many good and
faithful services to the late and present King) and
as equal to the pay and allowance of a Lieut.-Col.
of Horse in Ireland (to wit, 11l. 4s. 2d. per calendary
month as a Lieut.-Col. and 19l. 12s. 0d. per calendary
month to a Lieut.-Col. as Captain): the same is
to commence from the time the said Earl was
dismissed from the employment of a Lieut.-Col. of
Horse in Ireland and is hereby to be paid till such
time as the King shall make an equivalent provision
for him or till the King's pleasure to the contrary.
The said sum is hereby to be inserted in the present
and in all future establishments of Ireland. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, pp. 148–9. |
| Sept. 4. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer: viz. . |
Disposition Book VIII, p. 1. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy " on account
of 400,000l. per an. [for the year] from
Lady day, 1686" |
7,000 |
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to ditto for warrant officers [on their
arrears due before 1686, Lady day] |
200 |
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to the Privy Purse |
500 |
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to the Ordnance [for one week on the
Ordnance Office] ordinary |
1,000 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Paymaster of the Forces |
12,000 |
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Out of the Hearthmoney. |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber |
1,000 |
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to the Treasury Lords [for salary for] a
quarter |
2,000 |
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to the Paymaster of the Works for the
new buildings at Whitehall |
200 |
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(Same, dated same, to the Customs Cashier,
enclosing the paper of the disposition of the Customs
cash for the present week, said paper including
only the above four Customs items.) (Same,
dated same, to the Commissioners of Excise and
Hearthmoney, enclosing the like paper of disposition
of the cash of those branches of the revenue; said
paper including for the Hearthmoney only the above
four Hearthmoney items: and for the Excise the
above Excise item [payable out of the Exchequer],
together with the following item [payable direct
out of the Excise Office], viz. 1,000l. on Lord Waldegrave's tallies.) |
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Same to Mr. Duncomb [Cashier of the Hearthmoney]
to pay into the Exchequer 1,086l. 5s. 0d. of Hearthmoney. |
Ibid, p. 2. |
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Same to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue
same as follows, viz.: |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Paymaster of the Works for
the new buildings towards the
water side |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Master of the Hawks |
686 |
5 |
0 |
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Same to same to forthwith pay 1,300l. of Hearthmoney into the Exchequer. (Same to the Auditor
of the Receipt to issue said 1,300l. to me [Guy] for
secret service. The warrants for the regular issue
thereof shall be sent to you as soon as possible.) |
Ibid. |
| Sept. 5. |
Same to the " Commissioners of Enquiry for London Diocese." The Treasury Lords direct you
to forthwith examine and make returns of all such
moneys as have been taken upon excommunications
within the diocese of London as well as what is
otherwise belonging to Dissenters in that diocese. |
Out Letters General) XI, p. 433. |
| Sept. 5. |
Henry Guy to Mr. Cony to attend the Customs Commissioners and the officers of the Mint concerning the
examination of the person who defrauded the King
of some silver which was privately run ashore out
of the James and Mary. |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 433. |
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Same to the officers of the Mint. The Treasury
Lords have ordered the arrest of Strong, Covell,
Morgan, Phipps and White for the fraud relating to
the abovesaid silver [ut supra, p 2062]. You are,
with the Customs Commissioners, to examine
these persons (and also Mr. Hathorn, a tidesurveyor,
who is named in the affidavits against them) and
thereupon to report thereon. (The like letter to
the Customs Commissioners.) |
Ibid, p. 434. |
| Sept. 6. |
Same to the Customs Commissioners. The abovesaid persons [concerned in the silver fraud] are
now in custody at Mr. Stevens his house at the
sign of the Unicorne, the corner house leading out
of Duke Street into Jermyn Street near St. James's
Church. Send for them when you please. |
Ibid, p. 435. |
| Sept. 8. |
Same to Sir Robt. Holmes, Governor of the Isle
of Wight. The Treasury Lords have summoned
Robert Tyrrell, waterman, and examined him
before the King concerning the silver privately
run on shore out of the ship Revenge. He has
only informed that there were two pigs [of silver],
a little round Doweboye about seven or eight pounds
[weight] of silver and two or three plates, but not
whose they were nor of what value. He said
there was only one other person in the smack besides
himself, viz. one named Duckatoone. The Treasury
Lords issued a summons for him, but are informed
that he is gone to New England in the ship Tyger,
but is supposed to have been sent away on purpose.
Send the Treasury Lords word how soon you can
produce to them the other person (whom you
desired to be nameless in the memorial you gave
in) in order to assist in the proof [of this matter]. |
Ibid, pp. 435–6. |
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Same, dated Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, to Mr.
Ellis, "Secretary to his Excellency the Lord
Deputy of Ireland." On receipt of yours of Aug. 9
last I searched for the letters and dates which you
desire and I enclose herewith a copy [missing] of
the Lord Deputy's letter of 1686–7, Mar. 12, to the
Treasury Lords concerning the anticipations of
the revenue. I do not find that the Treasury
Lords' letter of 1687, April 22, was in answer to
any that had been sent to his Excellency, but
related to some particulars in the establishment
of which his Excellency had sent hither a copy
with his own observations thereon in the margin.
His Excellency's answer to their Lordships' queries
relating to some payments on the establishment
is dated May, 1687, " without mentioning any
particular day." His letter in reply to theirs of
1687, April 7, for a list of the warrants or assignments left by the Earl of Clarendon is dated 1687,
April 16; and that concerning Capt. Randall
Macdonnel and his wife concerning the deduction
from the pay of the Army has no date. There was
a letter from the Treasury Lords to his Excellency,
dated 1687, April 27, recommending Mr. Edy Lacy
for employment, but I find no answer to it or that
it required one. "These things took up some
time to search for, the Treasury being now out of
town; otherwise you had received an answer
sooner." |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, pp. 149–50. |
| Sept. 10. |
Royal warrant to the Clerk of the Signet for a dormant
privy seal for 20,000l. to be issued in such proportions, to such persons and for such uses and services
as the King shall from time to time appoint by
warrant under his royal sign manual: to be either
by way of imprest and upon account or without
account as the respective cases shall require. |
King's Warrant Book XIII, p. 98. |
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Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows to me [Guy] for secret service by way of
advance, viz. 83l. 17s. 5d. out of money paid into
the Exchequer by Mr. Batt; 879l. 10s. 0d. out of
Hearthmoney to be paid in; 1,500l. out of Letter
Office money. |
Disposition Book VII, p. 2. |
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Money warrant for 686l. 5s. 0d. to Thomas Felton
and William Chiffinch for half a year to June 24
last on their several fees of 182l. 10s. 0d. per an.,
30l. per lunary month and 800l. per an. as Master
of the Hawks. |
Money Book IX, p. 63. |
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Henry Guy to the Customs Commissioners, enclosing
the affidavit [missing] of William Trenhayle, late
gunner of the James and Mary. You are to summon
him and Henry Dickenson and Richard Sympson
(both late mariners in said ship, who are mentioned
in said affidavit) to appear before you. Mr. Cony
will bring them before you. (Same to said Cony,
enclosing a form of summons, dated Treasury
Chambers, Windsor Castle, Sept. 10, for said persons
to attend the Customs Commissioners and Mint
officers when called upon. You are to serve the
said summons.) |
Out Letters (General) XI, p. 436. |
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Treasury warrant, dated Windsor Castle, to the
Customs Commissioners to employ John Underdowne (collector of Faversham) as a coastwaiter,
London port loco Charles Sherman. |
Out Letters (Customs) XI, p. 178. |
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The said Charles Sherman as collector of Faversham port loco said Underdowne. |
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Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Patrick Mein: shewing that being
lately returned from his survey of his Majesty's
Plantations in America he is ordered (by the Treasury
Lords' warrant of Aug. 20 last based on the Customs
Commissioners' presentment of July 21 last) to
[similarly] visit Jamaica, Barbados and the Leeward
Islands; with the same allowance as in the former
service: that he has been actually employed in
business relating to that service ever since the
date of said presentment, but the Treasury warrant
for his deputation was not issued till a month
after: therefore prays for the date of presentment
to be altered or otherways not to be deprived of
his allowance for that time. |
Reference Book V, p. 308. |
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Henry Guy, dated Windsor Castle, to the Revenue
Commissioners, Ireland. The Treasury Lords
recommend to you Mr. Mathias Duigin for the place of
receiver or collector of the King's revenue in Queens
County, Ireland, if, on examination, you find
him fit. |
Out Letters (Ireland) V, p. 150. |
| Sept. 11 and 10. |
Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as
follows out of the branches of the revenue directed
to be this week paid into the Exchequer, viz.: |
Disposition Book VII, p. 3. |
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Out of the Customs. |
l. |
s. |
d. |
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to the Treasurer of the Navy [on
the Navy's] weekly money" on
account of 400,000l. per an. from
Lady day, 1686" |
7,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to ditto for warrant officers etc.
[on their arrears due before
1686, Lady day] |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
[for two weeks on the Ordnance
Office] ordinary |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Keeper of the Privy Purse |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Ordnance
for Sir Thomas Fitch's debt |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of the Excise. |
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to the Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster
of the Forces |
12,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Out of Hearthmoney. |
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to the Cofferer of the Household |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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to the Treasurer of the Chamber to
clear [the Chamber establishment
for] Midsummer quarter |
1,868 |
0 |
0 |
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to me [Guy] for secret service by
way of advance |
879 |
10 |
0 |
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Out of the Letter Office money. |
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to ditto for ditto by way of advance |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
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(Same, dated Sept. 10 and Sept. 11, to respectively
the Customs Cashier and the Commissioners of
Excise and Hearthmoney, enclosing the papers of
disposition of the cash of those branches of the
revenue; said papers containing only the above
five Customs, one Excise and three Hearthmoney
items.) |
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| Sept. 11. |
Treasury reference to the Customs Commissioners of
the petition of Benjamin England of London,
mariner, shewing that an information was brought
in the King's behalf in the Court of Admiralty at
Dover against a certain fly boat of 240 tons burden,
which was seized as derelict and ordered to be sold
for the King's use and the money to be paid to the
Register of said Court; that she was accordingly
sold to petitioner for 80l.; that said fly boat being
foreign built is not capable of enjoying the benefit
of an English built ship save by the King's favour:
therefore prays that she may be entered as a free
ship. |
Reference Book V, p. 309. |
| Sept. 12. |
Two money orders for respectively 3,583l. 17s. 5d.
and 879l. 10s. 0d. to Henry Guy, for secret service,
without account: to be issued on the 20.000l.
privy seal dormant of July 20 last: as by the
two royal sign manuals of the 9th (10) inst. and
the two money warrants of the 10th inst. [Neither
the said sign manuals nor the said money warrants
are entered in extenso in the Treasury records.] |
Order Book II, p. 179. |
| Sept. 13. |
Treasury reference to the Attorney General of the
petition to the King from Antho. Eyre, esq., shewing
that by indenture dated 1663, Sept., the King and
[his] trustees (Lord Berkeley, Visct. Fitz-Hardinge
and Mr. Brunker) conveyed the manor of Minshull
Vernon, co. Cheshire, to Col. Antho. Eyre, petitioner's father, and his heirs for 2,168l. 10s. 4d.;
that petitioner has almost ever since enjoyed same,
but the original deed was left in the hands of Serjt.
Bigland and was burnt in his chamber in Grays
Inn and the enrolment does not expressly shew
that the King sealed the deed, though in truth so
done: that petitioner is about to let long leases,
but scrupulous persons refuse to deal unless on
the deed or confirmation thereof: therefore prays
for such confirmation. |
Reference Book V, p. 309. |
