AN ACCOVNT OF THE KINGS Late Revenue and Debts. OR A true Copie of some Papers found in the late Archbishop of Canterbu­ries Studie, (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 knowne for the Common Good.

London, Printed for Michaell Sparks 1647.

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Extraordinary Monyes paid into the Receipt of his Maiesties Exchequer, since the beginning of His Raigne, till Aprill 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 Seales 40932. 15. 10. 290365. 10. 7. ½
Of the Lords and Laitie accor­ding to the rate of Five Sub­sidies 188209. 11. 11. ½
Of particular persons upon Interest 61223. 2. 10
[Page 4]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 Clergie 185227. 16. 0.
Portion Q [...]eenes Portion. 16383. 8. 2. ½
Guifts Towards the defence of the Palatinate, and otherwise 25069. 1. 6.
Fines of Leases. Sugars. 63945. 09.   115445. 0. 9.
Petty-farmes. 12000. 0. 0
Seacoles. 11000. 0. 0.
Customes of Ireland. 28500. 0. 0
Sales of Iron Ordinance 17585. 9. 2 58288. 7. 5. ½
Tobacco by Agents in 2. yeares 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 defence 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 extraordinarie vi [...]set modis, amounted yearely to about 487784. l.

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MONIES LENT TO KING CHARLES NOT REPAID.
  L. L.
SIR William Curteene, remaine of 13500. 6750.
lent Anno 1625.
SIR Peter Vanlore, remaine of 10000. 500.
lent Anno 1625.
SIR Roger Palmer Knight 1000. 2000.
lent Anno 1626.
More lent by him, Anno 1627. 1000.
Iohn Bland and Hugh Perry remaine 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 remaine of 3000. 500▪
lent Anno 1628.
Iohn Mouncie, remaine of 2000. 500.
lent Anno 1628.
Alexander Storford Esquier lent Anno 1629. 5500.
Charles Harbard Esquier, lent Anno 1629. 8000.
SIR Iames Bagg Knight, 16500▪
lent Annis 1630. & 1631.
Thomas Isaack lent Anno 1630. 1500.
Lord Cottington lent Anno 1629. 2500.
SIR Iohn Winter Knight, lent Anno 1633. 4000.
Soap-makers lent Annis 1633. & 1634. 10973. 2. 10
Totall
l. s. d.
78223. 2. 10.

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The State of the Lord HOLLANDS Debt from the KING by Privy Seale 9. April: 1630. Ad. 1. April: 1635. Writ with the Archbishops owne hand.
PRincipall Money 40000. 42780.
1. By Privy Seale.  
2. For a Diamond Ring 1000.
3. Lost to the Earle at play 1780.
Paied of this Debt.
1. By the Wardship of the Lady Preston 15000.
l. s. d.
36911. 11. 11.
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
l. s. d.
5869. 11. 11.
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.
Hee challenges 17192. l. 16. s. 11. d.

The Principall Money was guift, and made a Debt by a Privy Seale 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 soone as it was promised?

A Copie of the Paper with the Kings Hand to it, of such monyes as he allowed the Lord Treasurer Portland to receive.

VVHen 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 Meanes to himselfe, by such suits and businesses which passed through his Hands; which without your Majesties knowledge he would not have done, and hath from time to time acquainted your Majesty therewith, but doth now for your Majesties better satisfaction make remembrances of such monyes as he hath had, to be subject to your Majesties veiw.

  • 1. When your Majesty made a grant of your preemption of Tinne, though the present Farmers pay more yearely 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 Maje­sties abundant Grace on your Servant for his present support. 10000.
  • 3. Iames 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 meere guift 1000.
  • 6. The Duches of Buckingham gave him 1000.
  • 7. Sir Sackvile Crow 1000▪
  • 8. Sir Philip Caryes Office 1000.
  • [Page 8] 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 bargaine to him, yet he well knowing how to mannage it, of his owne ac­cord after the bargaine made, without contract or demand proferred 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 Crowne 1000.
  • 11. Sir Allen Apslye at severall times 4000.
  • 12. Of the Earle 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 severall particulars into my Consideration, and doe ac­knowledge your cleare and true dealing with me in the matters and summes a­bove mentioned, and in acquainting me with them, from time to time, and weighing with my selfe 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 monyes by you, to your owne 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 owne hand, with this Endorsement: Rece. April 5. 1635. by which you may discerne; that Lord Treasurers knew how to enrich themselves by suits and bribes.

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