Journal, October 1714: Journal Book Q

Journal, October 1714

October 8. Present:—Lord Guilford, Sir Philip Meadows, Mr. Moore.

Trade.

Letter from Lord Viscount Townshend about duties payable in Spanish Low Countries and 3rd article of Mr. Drummond's project.

His explanation thereof.

A letter from my Lord Viscount Townsend, of the 6th of October, 1714, desiring an account of all duties payable in the Spanish Low Countries, on goods and merchandizes which pass up the river Schelde and canals of Sas &c., as also desiring to know whether the Board have considered and made any observations on them; and likewise desiring to know whether the provision made in the 3rd article of Mr. Drummond's project be sufficient to prevent the frauds mentioned in the 5th article of Mr. Law's project, was read; and Mr. Drummond attending at the same time, and the said letter being communicated to him, he said that all goods and merchandizes imported into the Spanish Low Countries by the Scheld, the Sas and Ostend, are to pay the same duties by the tariff of the 21st of December, 1680, and other ordinances relating thereunto, and also a duty of one per cent. convoy money; but the goods that go by land, either from France or Holland, do not pay the said convoy duty, for which reason there is a provision made by the 9th article of his project for taking off the convoy duty.

That by a new ordinance made at Brussells, the 24th January, 1714, in conformity to the 4th separate article of the Treaty of Utrecht between France and Holland (a copy whereof he then deliverd to the Board), the trade between France and the Spanish countries is put upon the foot of the tariff of 1670, and the subsequent ordinances; but how far the same is in practice at Ostend, in relation to France, he is not inform'd.

Answer.

After Mr. Drumond was withdrawn, their lordships writ a Letter to my Lord Townsend, in answer to his aforemention'd.

October 14. Present:—Lord Guilford, Sir Philip Meadows, Mr. Monckton.

Trade

Letter from Lord Townshend about herring fishery at Hamburgh and tarifs.

Letter from the Lord Viscount Townsend [v. infra.], of the 12th of October, 1714 [R. fo. 107], with an extract of one from Mr. Wich, and a copy of a conventions between there, as also in relation to the tarifs regulating the herring trade there, as also in relation to the tarifs in the Spanish Netherlands, were read. Whereupon ordered that notice be given to Mr. Drumond to attend the Board to-morrow morning.

October 15. Present:—Lord Guilford, Sir Philip Meadows, Mr. Monckton, Mr. Moore.

Trade.

Mr. Drummond's observations on the Flanders tarif.

Letter to Mr. Carkesse for a list of exports and imports to and from Flanders.

Mr. Drummond attending, as he had been desired yesterday, their lordships communicated to him [v. supra] that part of my Lord Townsend's letter of the 12th instant, which relates to the tarifs of Flanders. Whereupon he said that the French were under the tarif of 1670; that this kingdom and Holland were under that of 1680; that by the tarif of 1684, the people of Liege and Vervier are allow'd to import their cloaths into Flanders on easier terms than we are by the tarif of 1680. After some further discourse with him on this subject, their lordships agreed that in order to make proper observations upon the said tarifs, it was necessary to have from the Custom House a list of the several species of goods exported from this kingdom to Flanders and imported from thence hither [fo. 326]; and a letter was imediately writ to Mr. Carkesse accordingly.

October 26. Present:—Sir Philip Meadows, Mr. Monckton, Mr. Moore, Mr. Vernon.

Barbados.

Mrs. Sharp with several papers in behalf of her husband the President.

Letter to the Lord Viscount Townshend inclosing addresses.

Mrs. Sharpe attending [fo. 316], presented to their lordships a memorial in behalf of her husband, William Sharpe, esquire, President of the Council at Barbadoes, as also the copy of a petition to his Majesty in her said husband's favour, together with two addresses from the Council and General Assembly to her late Majesty, returning her Majesty thanks for appointing the said Sharpe their president, and praying that their former complaints against the said Sharpe, Mr. Walker and Beresford, may be dismissd; which were all read, and thereupon ordered that a letter to my Lord Viscount Townshend be drawn up [fo. 326], to inclose the said addresses.

Trade.

Letter from Lord Townshend &c. about Treaty of Commerce with Denmark.

A letter from my Lord Viscount Townshend, of the 25th instant [fo. 327], with an extract of one from Mr. Pulteney, Envoy at Denmark, to Mr. Secretary Bromley, dated at Copenhagen, the 9th of October, 1714, relating to the renewing, adding to and explaining the Treaty of Commerce of 1670 with that Court, was read. Whereupon ordered that all the papers in this office touching the said matter be look'd out and laid before the Board to-morrow.

Ordered that a letter be writ to Mr. Carkesse [fo. 324, 329], to hasten the lists of goods exported and imported to and from the Spanish Netherlands, mentioned in the secretary's letter of the 15th instant.

October 27. Present:—Sir Philip Meadows, Mr. Monckton, Mr. Moore, Mr. Vernon.

Nevis.

Captain Smith.

Debentures delivered.

Captain John Smith attending, and the powers of attorney from several of the sufferers of Nevis to the said Captain Smith being examined at the Board, the five debentures number'd 496, 504, 545, 556 and 572 were delivered to him.

Barbadoes.

Addresses.

Letter to Lord Viscount Townshend.

A letter to the Lord Viscount Townshend [fo. 325], inclosing two addresses from the Council and General Assembly of Barbadoes to her late Majesty, in favour of Colonel Sharp, President of the Council of that island (mention'd in yesterday's minutes), was signed.

Trade.

Letter from Lord Viscount Townshend &c. consider'd together with the Danish Treaty of Commerce &c.

Answer.

A letter from my Lord Viscount Townshend, of the 25th instant [fo. 325], with an extract of one from Mr. Pulteney, his Majesty's Envoy at Denmark, relating to the Treaty of Commerce of 1670 with that Court (mention'd in yesterday's minutes), was again read and consider'd by the Board, as also the several papers in this office relating to the trade with Denmark. Whereupon their lordships agreed upon the draught of an answer to my Lord Townshend's abovemention's letter, which was imediately transcribed and sign'd.