Entry Book: July 1688 | British History Online

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 8, 1685-1689. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1923.

'Entry Book: July 1688', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 8, 1685-1689, (London, 1923) pp. 2173-2174. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol8/pp2173-2174 [accessed 23 April 2024]

July 1688



July 3.	For the order of reference on Char. Peacock's petition, see supra, p. 1380.	Ibid, p. 86.
July 23.	Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to deliver several quantities of molasses to Giles Biggs and Company, except one puncheon, which is to be detained. But effectual care is first to be taken that the said persons submit to such rules and methods as the Attorney General shall propose for settling and determining the point in law for preventing the future importation of molasses from France. All by reason that it appears from the Customs Commissioners' reports of May 18 and June 22 last and July 16 inst. that they had several times heard the refiners of sugar in England and merchants trading in sugar and molasses, as [also] Giles Biggs and Company, concerning the parcel of molasses imported by said Biggs etc., which they ordered in Dec. and Jan. last from their factors in France and were shipped before the date of the Treasury warrant of April 9 last, which limited the importation of that commodity from France to the 20th of that month of April: of which parcel 200 puncheons were put on board the Providence, John Wood master, 180 puncheons on the Prosperous, John Stacy master, 145 puncheons on the Rebecca, Rowland Harrison master, 22 puncheons on the Hopewell, Percivall Thompson master, and 121 puncheons on the Eliza[beth], Anthony Harrison master, being laden in Feb. and March last, and would have arrived before the said April 20 but that the ships were detained by contrary winds: and that since the said Treasury order they have in compliance therewith diverted and actually disposed of to other markets several quantities of melosses previously ordered for London [see supra, p. 1856]. Wherefore the said Commissioners advise that petitioners have a writ of delivery for said molasses save for one puncheon to be detained and proceeded against, the condemnation whereof petitioners will not oppose: but the Commissioners further advise that submission be first made to rules to be made as above.	Out Letters (Customs) XI, pp. 179–80.