Account of the Kings Late Revenues and Debts
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AN ACCOVNT OF THE KINGS Late Revenue and Debts. OR A true Copy of some Papers found in the late Archbishop of Canterburies Study, (one of the Commissioners for the Exchequer, An. 1634. and 1635.) Relating to the Kings Revenue, Debts, and the late Lord Treasurer Portlands Gaines by Suits, and Sales of Offices: Necessary to be known for the Common Good.
London, Printed for Michael Sparks 1647.
[illustration] [national emblems of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland]
Extraordinary Monyes paid into the Receipt of his Majesty's
Exchequer,
since the beginning of His Rain, till
April
1635.
| L. | S. | D. | |||||
| Sales. | BY Contract with the City of London and others | 339599. | 4. | 2. | 642742. | 18. | 0. ½ |
| Of Lands to particular persons and Assessements | 241058. | 9. | 5 | ||||
| Of Wood to particular persons | 62085. | 4. | 5. | ||||
| Fines. | For not taking the Order of Knighthood and Assessements. | 173537. | 9. | 6. | |||
| Loanes. | By Privy Seals | 40932. | 15. | 10. | 290365. | 10. | 7. ½ |
| Of the Lord's and Laity according to the rate of Five Subsidies | 188209. | 11. | 11. ½ | ||||
| Of particular persons upon Interest | 61223. | 2. | 10 | ||||
| Reprisall goods and Tenths. | L. | S: | D | 238109. | 19. | 5 | |
| Reprisall goods and wrecks | 217978. | 17. | 7 | ||||
| Tenths of the Admiralty. | 20131. | 1 | 10. | ||||
| Subsidies. | Of the Nobillity and Laity | 427159. | 5. | 2. ½ | 612387. | 1. | 2. ½ |
| Of the Clergy | 185227. | 16. | 0. | ||||
| Portion | Q • eenes Portion. | 16383. | 8. | 2. ½ | |||
| Gifts | Towards the defense of the Palatinate, and otherwise | 25069. | 1. | 6. | |||
| Fines of Leases. | Sugars. | 63945. | 09. | 115445. | 0. | 9. | |
| Petty-farms. | 12000. | 0. | 0 | ||||
| Seacoles. | 11000. | 0. | 0. | ||||
| Customs of Ireland. | 28500. | 0. | 0 | ||||
| Sales of | Iron Ordinance | 17585. | 9. | 2 | 58288. | 7. | 5. ½ |
| Tobacco by Agents in 2. years | 16084. | 10. | 0 | ||||
| Gold and Silver Plate | 10017. | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Jewels | 6556. | 16. | 4. | ||||
| Provisions in the Kings house | 4473. | 18. | 7. ½ | ||||
| Of Amber, and one ship | 3569. | 19. | 1. | ||||
| Privy Purse. | 33400. | ||||||
| Fines, | for Retayling Tobacco | 14262. | 16. | 3. | 22810. | • . | 11. |
| Buildings | 8547. | 6. | 8. | ||||
| Ireland | Monyes transported out of Irel. for defense of the Coasts | 11812. | 11. | 10 | |||
| Defective Titles | 8415. | 11. | 6. | 14381 | 10. | 11. 2. | |
| Other small extraord. | 5965. | 19. | 5. ½ | ||||
| l. | s. | d. | |||||
| Summ. Total. | 2402153. | 2. | 5. | ||||
| The Ordinary Annual Revenue (besides these extraordinary vi • set modis, amounted yearly to about | 487784. l. |
| L. | L. | ||||||
| SIR William Curteene, remain of | 13500. | 6750. | |||||
| lent Anno 1625. | |||||||
| SIR Peter Vanlore, remain of | 10000. | 500. | |||||
| lent Anno 1625. | |||||||
| SIR Roger Palmer Knight | 1000. | 2000. | |||||
| lent Anno 1626. | |||||||
| More lent by him, Anno 1627. | 1000. | ||||||
| John Bland and Hugh Perry remain of | 5000. | 500. | |||||
| lent Anno 1628. | |||||||
| SIR Cornelius Vermuden lent Anno 1628. | 10000. | ||||||
| Phillip Burlamachi, lent Annis 1628. & 1629. | 6000. | ||||||
| Viscount Camden lent, Anno 1628. | 2500. | ||||||
| SIR William Courteene Knight remain of | 3000. | 500▪ | |||||
| lent Anno 1628. | |||||||
| John Mouncie, remain of | 2000. | 500. | |||||
| lent Anno 1628. | |||||||
| Alexander Storford Esquire lent Anno 1629. | 5500. | ||||||
| Charles Harbard Esquire, lent Anno 1629. | 8000. | ||||||
| SIR James Bagg Knight, | 16500▪ | ||||||
| lent Annis 1630. & 1631. | |||||||
| Thomas Isaac lent Anno 1630. | 1500. | ||||||
| Lord Cottington lent Anno 1629. | 2500. | ||||||
| SIR John Winter Knight, lent Anno 1633. | 4000. | ||||||
| Soap-makers lent Annis 1633. & 1634. | 10973. 2. 10 | ||||||
| Total |
|
| PRincipall Money | 40000. | 42780. | ||||||
| 1. By Privy Seal. | ||||||||
| 2. For a Diamond Ring | 1000. | |||||||
| 3. Lost to the Earl at play | 1780. | |||||||
| Paied of this Debt. | ||||||||
| 1. By the Wardship of the Lady Preston | 15000. |
|
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| 2. By the sa • e of Drayton, &c | 2263. l. 11. s. 11. d. | |||||||
| 3. By the Purchase of Wakefield | 1648. l | |||||||
| 4. By an assignment upon Burlemachie | 18000. | |||||||
| Restat |
|
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| 1. Interest Money demanded | 9206. 15. 2. | |||||||
| 2. Loss by Exchange of the Monyes out of France by Burlemachie | 2117. 12. 6 | |||||||
| Summ. | 11324. l. 7. s. 8. d. | |||||||
| He challenges | 17192. l. 16. s. 11. d. |
The Principal Money was gift, and made a Debt by a Privy Seal acknowledging it; no warrant that any forbearance money should be paid before the Principal. Shall the King pay so much Interest, because he did not give the money sooner, or pay it so soon as it was promised?
A Copy of the Paper with the Kings Hand to it, of such monies as he allowed the Lord Treasurer Portland to receive.
WHen your most Excellent Majesty was pleased to Conferr upon your most humble Servant, the place of Treasurer of England, he made your Majesty acquainted, how unable he was to support that Estate, and how unwilling to draw any of your profits or revennew pertaining to your Majesty; you were pleased to give him leave to acquire some Means to himself, by such suits and businesses which passed through his Hands; which without your Majesty's knowledge he would not have done, and hath from time to time acquainted your Majesty therewith, but doth now for your Majesty's better satisfaction make remembrances of such monies as he hath had, to be subject to your Majesty's view.
- 1. When your Majesty made a grant of your preemption of Tinne, though the present Farmers pay more yearly then the former would give, yet they freely gave your humble Servant. 1000. L.
- 2. Within a while after you were pleased to bestow of your Majesty's abundant Grace on your Servant for his present support. 10000.
- 3. James Maxwell gave him for the Office of the Clark of the Court of Wards 1000.
- 4. Sir W. Withypoole for pardoning his burning in the Hand 500.
- 5. The E. of Cork at his departure, presented your Servant as a mere gift 1000.
- 6. The Duches of Buckingham gave him 1000.
- 7. Sir Sackvile Crow 1000▪
- 8. Sir Philip Caryes Office 1000.
- 9. A great debt was owing to Burlemachie for which he was willing to accept of a Lease of the Sugars, for satisfaction of above 50000. l. which though it was thought a hard bargain to him, yet he well knowing how to manage it, of his own accord after the bargain made, without contract or demand proffered your Servant 10000. l. wherewith he acquainted your Majesty, and by your approbation accepted it, and there was paid unto him 9000. L.
- 10. Mr. Fanshew for the Office of Clerk of the Crown 1000.
- 11. Sir Allen Apslye at several times 4000.
- 12. Of the Earl of Barkeshire for the Green-wax. 1000.
- 13. Of Sir Arthur Ingram for the changing of his lives▪ for his Pattent of the Secretaryship of York. 2000.
- 14. Of Sir Corn: Vermuden for my part of adventure in the Leadmynes, which he allowed, and afterwards redeemed of me 6000.
- 15. Of Mrs. Bagnall for her Ward. 500.
- 16. The third part of the Imposition upon Coles 4000.
I have taken all these several particulars into my Consideration, and do acknowledge your clear and true dealing with me in the matters and sums above mentioned, and in acquainting me with them, from time to time, and weighing with myself the good service you have done me in the Treasurership, and the great charge you have and must be at in the sustaining of that place, I do approve and allow of all these monies by you, to your own use, in all amounting to 44500. l. sterling.
At Hampton Court the 21. of October, 1634.
CHARLES R.
This Paper was Copied out by the Arch-Bishops own hand, with this Endorsement: Rece. April 5. 1635. by which you may discern; that Lord Treasurers knew how to enrich themselves by suits and bribes.