The Journal of Sir Roger Wilbraham; Solicitor-General in Ireland and Master of Requests, for the Years 1593-1616, Together With Notes in Another Hand, for the Years 1642-1649

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902. Excerpt: ... 7 Sept: Councell assemble private pur suplie grand defect de treasure. Et in Nov: fuit offer par customers de lend al roy 1200000l sur lour rent devant... pur customs: issint si roy ded que dieu defend; farmers in peril de perdre: uncore par perswacion de Councell fut aprompt al roy: sed le roy pay interest ut opinor: et 80000 aprompt de Londoners sui private perswacion de Councell de repayment. Med. June 1607: beggars et concluded in the forty days of this Session.1 7 Sept.2 Council assembled privately in the matter of the great defect of the Treasury.3 And in November the farmers of the Customs offered to lend the King £1,200,000 4 on their rent, before the negociations for the customs were completed; so that, in the event of the King's death, which God forbid, the farmers were in danger of losing--yet by the persuasion of the Council the loan was advanced to the King; but the King pays interest, as I think. And the citizens of London lend £80,000s on the private persuasion of the Council that it should be repaid. In the middle of June 1 The Session adjourned Dec. 18, 1606. 1607. Daring the year ending with Michaelmas 1607 the expenditure had risen to 500,0002., while the revenue, even with the addition of the grant made in Parliament, only reached 427,0002., leaving a deficit of 73.000Z. (Gard. Hist. ii. 12). The debt at the beginning of 1606 stood at 774,0002. (vide ante, p. 76). Sic: but probably a mistake for 120,0002. See warrant dated Feb. 22 1607, for renewal of lease to farmers of oustoms of tonnage and poundage on their augmenting the rent from 112,4002. to 120,0002. p. a. (S. P. Bom. 1603-10, p. 349), and warrant dated Nov. 5, 1608, to repay to Sir Thomas Hayes, Sir Baptist Hickes, and others of London 120,0002. lent by them to th...