Martis, 14 die Decembris;
Nono Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Army Extras in Flanders.
THE Earl of Ranelagh, according to Order, presented to the House an Estimate of the Arrear of
the extraordinary Charge of the War in Flanders, &c.
And the same was received, and read; and is as followeth; viz.
Subsidies to the First of November 1697.
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Rixdollars. |
£. |
s. |
£. |
s. |
| To the Elector of Brandenburg
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180,000 |
45,000 |
— |
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Hesse-Cassell
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254,000 |
63,500 |
— |
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Wollfembuttle
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121,221½ |
30,305 |
10 |
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Munster
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149,997½ |
37,500 |
— |
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Hanover and Cell
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50,000 |
12,500 |
— |
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Holsteine
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25,000 |
6,250 |
— |
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Brought over |
195,055 |
10 |
| Subsidies to Denmark
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50,000 |
— |
| To Machado and Periera, their Arrears for Bread furnished to the Auxiliaries |
£ |
| 40,000 |
| To Vander Kaa, for Bread and Forage |
30,000 |
| To Heycoop
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For Forage |
40,000 |
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Craynest
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12,000 |
| General Officers, &c. in several Years |
15,000 |
| To Fariscau, and Partners, the present Contractors for Forage |
40,000 |
177,000 |
— |
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(fn. *) [To the King's Aids de Camp |
1,500 |
| Physick for the Army, about |
4,500] |
[6,000 |
—] |
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£. |
428,055 |
10 |
Woollen Manufacture.
A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Deputy-Lieutenants, Common-Council, Merchants, Clothiers, Fullers, and other Traders in the Woollen Manufacture, in the City of Exon, and Parts adjacent, was
presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That
the Trade of the Woollen Manufacture is greatly decayed and discouraged in those Parts, by reason that
Irish Wool is not directly brought into the Port of
Exon; and that the said Trade is greatly increased in
Ireland, to the great Diminution thereof in England:
And praying the Consideration of the House, and Relief
in the Premises.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, upon
the Matter of the said Petition: And that Sir Edward
Seymour, and Sir John Elwell, do prepare, and bring in,
the Bill: And that they do provide for the preventing
the Exportation of Wool to France, either from England or Ireland.
Trade with Ireland.
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to consider
of the Trade of England and Ireland; and how to make
the Trade of this Kingdom more beneficial.
And it is referred to Mr. Chancellor of Exchequer,
Mr. Blofeild, Sir Rowland Gwyn, Mr. Palmes, Mr.
Bridges, Sir John Bolles, Sir Tho. Davall, Sir Phil. Butler, Lord Pawlett, Mr. Bromley, Lord Coningsby, Mr.
Cowper, Mr. Stonehouse, Mr. Norris, Mr. Brotherton,
Mr. Onslow, Mr. Henly, Mr. Colt, Mr. Gwyn, Mr.
Clark, Mr. Culliford, Lord Digby, Mr. Fuller, Sir John
Elwell, Mr. Boscawen, Sir Sam. Barnardiston, Mr. Burrington, Mr. Tayler, Mr. Harrison, Sir Richard Onslow,
Mr. Bohun, Mr. Heveningham, Sir Wm. Coriton, Sir John
Kay, Sir Cha. Turner, Mr. York, Mr. Chenie, Sir Fran.
Masham, Mr. Moore, Sir Edward Seymour, Mr. Burrard, Mr. Harley: And all that come are to have Voices:
And they are to meet this Afternoon at Four of the
Clock, in the Speaker's Chambers.
Abolishing Payments of Smoak-Silver, &c.
Mr. Boscawen, according to Order, presented to the
House a Bill to take away the Payments of Smoak-silver,
Peter-pence, or Common Fine, payable at the Sheriff's
Turn: And the same was received.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Ordnance Debt.
Mr. Lowther presented to the House an Account of
the Debt of the Office of Ordnance, for Stores delivered,
and Services performed, to the last Day of September
1697; and also what hath occurred since, exclusive of
the Debt before November 1688.
And the same was received, and read; and is as followeth; viz.
Office of Ordnance.
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| Due to the last of September 1697, for Stores delivered, and Services performed to that Time |
£. |
s. |
d. |
| 137,086 |
— |
— |
| Due since that Time |
17,090 |
16 |
8 |
| Due to the Train of Artillery in Flanders
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43,980 |
9 |
8 |
| Due upon the Expedition to Newfoundland, Bomb-Vessels, &c. |
6,000 |
— |
— |
| £. |
204,157 |
6 |
4 |
Remaining in the Treasurer's Hands,
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Sea-Service, |
In Tallies on the Poll |
9,000 |
— |
— |
| Ditto, on the Fourth 4 s. Aid |
3,500 |
— |
— |
| Ditto, on the 3 s. Aid |
10,000 |
— |
— |
| Ditto, on Salt, &c. |
51,912 |
11 |
7 |
| In Malt Tickets |
5,180 |
19 |
11 |
| Land-Service, |
In Tallies, on Three-fourths of the Customs |
11,900 |
— |
— |
| Ditto, on the First 4 s. Aid |
2,300 |
— |
— |
| Ditto, on the Poll |
8,320 |
1 |
2½ |
| Ditto, on Salt |
58,690 |
— |
— |
| Ditto, on Marriages, &c. |
1,301 |
2 |
2 |
| Ditto, on the 3 s. Aid |
11,000 |
— |
— |
| Ditto, on Malt-Tickets |
5,000 |
— |
— |
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£. |
178,104 |
14 |
10½ |
C. Musgrave,
Ja. Lowther,
Wm. Boulter.
Memorandum: These Tallies cannot be
discounted; and therefore must wait
many Years their Payment in Course;
so at present are of no Use towards
discharging any Part of the Debts, or
carrying on the Business of the Office.
Jo. Charleton.
Navy Debt.
Sir Robert Rich, according to Order, presented to the
House an Estimate of the general Debt of his Majesty's
Navy; calculated to the 30th of September 1697.
And the same was received, and read; and is as followeth; viz.
Admiralty-Office, 14th December 1697.
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£. |
| Due on Bills in the Second Book; namely, Pursers Balance Bills, and for extra necessary Money, Pensions, Half-pays, Surgeons, Free-Gift, Pilotage, &c. occurred before the 26th of March 1686. |
40,000 |
Wear and Tear.
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| Due on Bills in the present Register, for Stores of all Sorts, Workmanship, Freight of hired Men of War and Tenders, Disbursements, Salaries, Pensions, Bounty to Widows and Orphans, Pilotage, Transportation of Stores, Imprests, Bills of Exchange; and for Masts, Plank, Pitch, Tar, Timber, and other Stores now delivering; Disbursements, Freight of Men of War and Tenders; and other Services, for which no Bills are yet made out; and the Debts of the Out-Ports; the Sum of |
£. |
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| 222,258 |
376,051 |
| For Wages to his Majesties Yards, Guard-Ships, and Ordinaries |
153,793 |
Navy Debt.
Seamens Wages.
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£. |
£. |
| For Wages to his Majesty's Ships, in Pay, to Michaelmas 1696, which are not yet paid up to that time |
983,752 |
1,862,849 |
| For Wages for all his Majesty's Ships in Pay, from the 1st October 1696, to the 30th of September 1697 |
719,044 |
| For the Recalls of those paid off whose Books are not yet cleared; calculated from the said Books, by casting each Man's Wages remaining unpaid thereon, as also what remains in Arrears on the Books made up |
160,053 |
Victualling.
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£. |
| For the Service of victualling his Majesty's Navy, according to an Account received of the same from the Commissioners thereof, over and above the Money in their Hands, |
182,114 |
Sick and Wounded.
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For the Service of the Sick and Wounded, as per an Account received from those Commissioners, over and above the Money in their Hands |
45,120 |
Register-Office.
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£. |
| Due to the Seamen that have registered themselves for his Majesty's Service, according to the late Act of Parliament, on Account of their annual Allowance of 40 s. a Man, the Sum of |
16,389 |
| Total is Two Millions Five hundred Twenty-two thousand Five hundred Twenty-three Pounds |
2,522,523 |
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Memorand. There is remaining in Tallies, in the Hands of the Treasurer of the Navy, about |
1,000,000 |
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H. Preistman,
R. Rich
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G. Rooke,
J. Houblon, |
Kendall,
G. Wharton. |
Cruisers.
Sir Robert Rich also, from the Commissioners of the
Admiralty, presented to the House an Account of Cruisers according to Act of Parliament.
And the Title thereof was read.
Money due to Regiments.
The Lord Conningsby presented to the House an Account of what remains due to several Regiments under
the Care of his Lordship, and Charles Fox Esquire, to
the time they were placed on the English Establishment.
And the same was received, and read; and is as followeth; viz.
Regiments whose Accounts were stated soon after the War of Ireland, to the 1st April 1692.
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£. |
s. |
d. |
£. |
s. |
d. |
| Royal Regiment of Horse |
2,344 |
18 |
21/8 |
26,758 |
10 |
4½ |
| Lord Gallwaye's |
2,261 |
15 |
8 |
| Brigadier Leveson's, late Villier's |
2,234 |
15 |
7¾ |
| Brigadier Lumley
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1,841 |
4 |
6¾ |
| Colonel Langston, broke in Flanders
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1,292 |
12 |
7¾ |
| Colonel Coy
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1,941 |
8 |
9¾ |
| Colonel Windham
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1,478 |
16 |
6¾ |
| Royal Regiment of Dragoons |
1,415 |
1 |
17/8 |
| Colonel Lloyd's, late Leveson's, Dragoons |
1,838 |
— |
1¾ |
| Colonel Selwyn's Regiment of Foot |
1,196 |
1 |
55/8 |
| Colonel Trelawnye's |
582 |
— |
5¾ |
| Colonel Brewer's |
2,023 |
11 |
10¾ |
| Colonel Tiffin
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2,104 |
17 |
97/8 |
| Colonel Webb, late Beaumont's |
1,912 |
17 |
3½ |
| Sir John Jacob, late Hastings
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1,998 |
9 |
27/8 |
| Company of Miners |
291 |
18 |
10¼ |
| Regiments whose Accounts are stated to the 31st of December 1691. |
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Colonel Ross Dragoons, late Wynn's |
8,264 |
18 |
5½ |
54,677 |
7 |
10¼ |
| Sir Hen. Belasys Regiment of Foot |
4,706 |
19 |
9½ |
| Brigadier Stewart's |
6,905 |
3 |
33/8 |
| Colonel Coot, late Lisburne's |
7,333 |
11 |
10¾ |
| Colonel Brudenell, late Row
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6,476 |
12 |
6½ |
| Colonel La Melonier
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7,361 |
16 |
41/8 |
| Count Marton, late Du Cambon's |
7,211 |
13 |
5¾ |
| Colonel Belcastle
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6,416 |
12 |
—5/8 |
| From the 1st April 1692, to the 1st of May 1693. |
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Colonel Frederick Hamilton's |
3,349 |
18 |
2¾ |
6,954 |
12 |
6¾ |
| Colonel Foulk's, now Colonel Lillingston's |
3,604 |
14 |
4 |
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88,390 |
10 |
95/8 |
| More due to the Three French Regiments of Foot from the 1st of May 1692, when they came the Second time out of Ireland, to the 1st of May 1694, at which time they were placed on the English Establishment |
11,561 |
7 |
6½ |
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Coningsby. Cha. Fox. |
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£. |
99,951 |
18 |
41/8 |
Transport Debt.
Ordered, That the Commissioners of Transports do lay
before this House an Account of the Debt owing upon
Account of Transport-Service.
Accounts referred.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the several States,
Estimates, and Accounts, which have been presented to
the House, be referred to the Committee of the whole
House, who are to consider further of the Supply to be
granted to his Majesty.
Resolved, That it be an Instruction to the said Committee, That they do consider of a Gratuity to be given to
such Officers and Soldiers of the English Army, who are,
or shall be, disbanded.
Soldiers to exercise Trades.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
enable Soldiers, who shall be disbanded, to exercise their
Trades: And that Mr. Hammond, and Mr. Moyle do
prepare, and bring in, the Bill.
Supply.
The House according to Order, resolved itself into a
Committee of the whole House, to consider further of
the Supply to be granted to his Majesty.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Thomas Littleton took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Thomas Littleton reported from the said Committee, That they had taken Consideration of the States,
Estimates, and Accounts, to them referred; and had directed him to move, That the same may be referred to a
select Committee, to examine.
Resolved, That it be referred to a select Committee, to
examine the said States, Estimates, and Accounts; and
to report the Matter of Fact to the House.
And it is referred to Mr. Chancellor of Exchequer,
Sir Chr. Musgrave, Sir Richard Onslow, Lord Spencer,
Lord Coningsby, Sir El. Harvey, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sayers,
Mr. Wharton, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Gwynn, Mr. Pelham,
Mr. Newport, Sir Robert Clayton, Mr. Mason, Sir John
Bolles, Sir Walt. Yonge, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Wm. Williams, Sir Wm. Scawen, Mr. Bromley, Mr. Onslow, Mr.
Arnold, Sir Wm. St. Quintin, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Lowndes,
Mr. Neale, Mr. Bethell, Sir Edward Seymour, Sir Hen.
Colt, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Harley, Mr. Bromley, Lord Ranelagh, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Bridges, Lord
Digby, Mr. Norris, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Kendall, Sir Tho.
Dyke, Sir John Elwell, Sir Rowland Gwynn, Sir Hen.
Hobart, Lord Pawlet, Mr. Clark, Sir Wm. Lowther,
Mr. Colt, Sir Tho. Hussey, Sir Robert Rich, Colonel
Granville: And they are to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon at Four a Clock, in the Speaker's Chambers.
Sir Thomas Littleton also acquainted the House, That
he was directed by the said Committee to move the
House, That they may have Leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole
House, to consider further of the Supply to be granted
to his Majesty.
Receipts and and Issues of Revenue.
Ordered, That the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury do lay before this House an Account of the Receipts
and Issues of the Revenue, for the Year ending at Michaelmas last.
Ordered, That an Account be also laid before this
House how the Revenue stands charged.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.