Item 27: 1709 Parliamentary Notice [from Queen Anne] and Exchequer Tallies (Removed to Black Box #1) , 1709-1715

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1709 Parliamentary Notice [from Queen Anne] and Exchequer Tallies (Removed to Black Box #1) , 1709-1715

Dates

Created: 1709-1715

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Notification about act of parliament

Condition Note:

Fair: Little vinegar smell; slight tearing at edges; ink faded.

Measurements:

14 in. x 9 ½ in.

Transcription:

[Front; page 1] [Annotations above printed text] Q- - (?) - - - y(?) Bemr(?) 1655 RN

[Annotations to the right of the printed text] Q. D. Godhlphim(?) J. Smith [autograph]

[printed text, margin] Hon. James Brydges Esq; in Repayment of Loan on several Subsidies, &c. Continued Anno 1709. without Interest.

[printed text, body] ORder is taken this 22[n]d Day of October, 1709. By Vertue [sic] [Virtue] and in Pusuance of an Act passed in Parliament, (Entituled [sic] [Entitled], An Act for Continuing several Impositions and Duties to raise Money by Way of Loan, and for exporting British Copper and Brass Wire Duty free, and for Circulating a further Sum in Exchequer Bills in case a new Contract be made in that Behalf, and concerning the Oaths to be administred [sic] [administered] in Relation to Italian Thrown Silks, and touching Oyls [sic] [Oils] and Plantation Goods of Foreigners taken or to be taken as Prize, and concerning Drugs of America to be imported from Her Majesty’s Plantations, and for appropriating the Moneys given in this Session of Parliament, and for making out Debentures for Two Transport Ships in this Act named, and to allow a further Time for Registring [sic] [Registering] certain Debentures, and for Relief of Persons who have lost such Tickets, Exchequer Bills, Debentures, Talleys [sic] [Tallies] or Orders, as in this Act are mentioned;) That you deliver and pay of such Her Majesty’s Treasure as remains in your Charge, arising as well by the several Subsidies, Impo-sitions and Duties, by the said Act granted or continued, as by the Moneys which by an Act of the Fifth Year of Her Majesty’s Reign, (Entituled[sic] [Entitled], An Act for Continuing several Subsidies, Impositions and Duties, and for making other Provisions therein mentioned, to raise Money by Way of Loan for the Service of War, and other Her Majesty’s necessary and important Occasions;) as also by one other Act of the Sixth Year of Her Majesty’s Reign, (Entitled, An Act for Continuing the Half Subsidies therein mentioned with several Impositions and other Duties, to raise Money by Way of Loan for the Service of War, and other Her Majesty’s necessary and important Occasions, and for Charging of Prize Goods and Seizures, and for taking off the Drawbacks of Foreign Cordage, and to obviate the Clandestine Importation of Wrought Silks;) shall arise from and immediately after the Time that all the Principal and Interest charged on the respective Acts last mentioned shall be fully paid off and satisfied, or that sufficient Money shall be reserved in the Exchequer for that Purpose, unto the Hon. James Brydges Esq; or his Assigns, the Sum of One hundred Pounds, in Repayment of the like Sum by him lent upon Credit of the several Impositions and Duties by the said Act granted or continued, as also upon Credit of the Moneys which shall arise by the same Impositions and Duties, which have Continuance (jointly with other Duties) by the said former Acts, until the 1st Day of August, 1714. and paid into the Receipt of Her Majesty’s Exchequer the said 22[n]d Day of October, 1709. As by a Talley [sic] [Tally] bearing Date the same Day appears. And these, together with his or his Assigns Acquittance or Acquittances, shall be your Discharge herein—————

[Annotations below the printed text] -L Denbigh Ipray pay CCr C for 4y:34mo Jul[y] due 23[r]d May 1714 out of lobarto(?) 7 Aug[us]t 1714 Ec(?) Record 10 Aug 1714 CCr?. C Denbigh - L[or]d Denbigh Ipray pay CCC for 3/mo Jul[y] due 23 Aug[us]t 1714 Out of Each adia Goody 2 Oct 1714 Ec(?) Record 6 Oct[ober] 1714 CCC Denbigh My L[or]d Denbigh Ipray pay by(?) for(?) mo/6 Jul[y] due 23d Febr[uar]y 1715 out of Whats(?) Ec(?) Record 23 Feb.[ruary] 1714 in(?) Denbigh 23 Feb[ruary] 1715 My L[or]d Denbigh Ipray pay + in full of the prin(?) &y. CCC -- for the Jne(?) thereof to the 10th Aug[us]t 1715 and in full 3rd/mo 79 out of Each(?) Jnd(?) Goods 23[r]d Augt. 1715 Ec(?) Record 25 Aug 1715 th Denbigh Et ylo. C ozth. C T Jnd Exam[ine]d by Halifax [Signature]

[Back: page 2] I Do hereby assigne[sic] [assign] and Transferr[sic.] [transfer] unto Mr. Henry Metcalfe and his Assigne all my Right, Title and Interest to the Principal sume[sic] [sum] mentioned in this Order and Tally thereunto belonging. With all Interest due and to grow due thereupon from the Twenty third day of February 1709. Pay office Decem[be]r. the 27th 1710. Brydges [signature] Reg[is]t[er]ed z Moe(?) [signature*] Let Interest after the rate of Six pounds & Cent & Annd(?) [amount(?)] be Paid on this Order every three months from the twenty third day of Feb[r]uary 1709, untill[sic] [until] the Principall[sic] [Principal] Sume[sic] [Sum] be paid for Which this Shall be your Lordships Warrant. Whitehall Treasury Chambers of. 26th Decem[be]r 1710 To our very good Lord Charles Lord Halifax Aud[ito]r. of the rec[eip]t. of her Majtey [sic] [Majesty’s] Excheq[ue]r. H Paget [signature] T. Mansel [signature] R Benson [signature]

I Do hereby Assign and Transfer all my Right, Title and Interest in this Order and Tally thereunto belonging unto Brig[adier] W[illia]m Watkins this Assigns Jan[ua]ry the 16th 1711 Reg[is]t[er]ed z Moe(?)[signature*; same as above] Hene [sic] [Henry] Metcalfe

I do hereby Assign and Transferr[sic] [Transfer] all my Right, Title and Interest in this Order and the Tally thereunto belonging unto Mr. John Leaves, and his Assigns June 26th: 1712 ~~~ Regled(?) z Moe(?) [signature*; same as above] x W[illia]m Watkins [signature] I do hereby Assign and Transferr[sic] [transfer] all my Right Title and Interest in this order & Tally unto John Hiccocks Esq[uire] — and his Assigns. July up(?) 21. 1714 Reg[is]t[er]ed z Moe(?) [signature*] John Leaves [signature] JL

Description:

The following item is a record of monetary exchanges written upon the front and back of a notice of a session of Parliament from 1709. The notice outlines three acts passed by Parliament and possibly insists that Hon. James Brydges Esq., 1st Duke of Chandos, pay his loan of 100 pounds which was granted to him through the three acts mentioned. The three acts relate to raising money for “the war”, possibly Queen Anne’s war (1702-1713) or the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). James Brydges’ signature can be found on a letter from 1697. He served as the Paymaster [General] of the Forces Abroad during the War of the Spanish Succession. During this war, England was financially struggling and British Exchequer Bills were being introduced to “accommodate war-related pressures on the nation's monetary system by manufacturing a substitute for scarce specie,” according to historian Richard Kleer. The date of the printed text is October 22nd, 1709, which was during the time period when Brydges held his position. The handwritten portions on the front and back consist of various transfers of money from December 27th, 1710, to August 25, 1715. The earliest note on the back, dated December 26, 1710, seems to be a message from the Whitehall Treasury Chamber to Charles Montagu, Lord of Halifax, outlining the interest rate regarding the sum mentioned in the order. Montagu was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1694 to 1699 and First Lord of the Treasury from 1714 to May 1715, but the date of the note is between Charles holding his positions. Charles Montagu was removed from office by Queen Anne in 1699, and upon her death, he was reinstated in 1714. Charles remained in the House of Lords, but the House of Commons protested against this. He maintained correspondence with the members of Parliament, so this may explain why the message was addressed to him. This message is signed by Henry Paget, Thomas Mansel, and Robert Benson, who served in various capacities in the office of the Exchequer. Paget and Mansel served as Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and Benson served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The next message from December 27, 1710, is a signed message from James Brydges to Henry Metcalfe, transferring to him all “right, title, and interest” of the sum mentioned in the order upon which the message was written. The third message, dated January 16, 1711, seems to be a signed message from Henry Metcalfe to William Watkins, transferring to him the “right, title, and interest” in the sum of the aforementioned order. The fourth message, dated June 26, 1712, is a signed message from William Watkins to John Leaves, transferring the sum to him. John Leaves is mentioned as being the “trusted client of Brydges’ friend… Charles Davenont” and “a former Pay Office Official” in The English Historical Review, Vol. 128, No. 533, Pg. 15. The fifth message, dated July 21, 1714, is a signed message from John Leaves to John Hiccocks, transferring the sum to him. The messages continue from the back of the document to the front, where the sum is no longer being transferred. Instead, these messages consist of presumably monetary records from August 7, 1714, to August 25, 1715. In these brief lines, “Lord Denbigh,” Basil Feilding, is mentioned several times. At the bottom of this page is a signature of Charles Montagu, noting that he had examined the document; however, this signature was made before the monetary records were written, as Montagu died on May 19, 1715, and the last record is dated August 25, 1715. To the right of the printed text is a signature of John Smith from when he served as Teller of the Exchequer. A document from 1710 confirms that he held this position. John Leaves and Henry Metcalfe appear to have been employees of the Pay Office during this time period, and William Watkins was a Brigadier General in the British Army in charge of the Regiment of Foot and received his promotion from Queen Anne in 1710. Brigadier-General William Watkins is mentioned in Army debenture documents from 1710-1718.