Volume II 1603-1660 - The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

352 APPENDIX NO. VII.
APPENDIX No. VII.
LETTER FROM THE COUNCIL OF STATE TO THE
BENCHERS OF THE INNER TEMPLE AS TO A
FORCED LOAN DATED 26TH NOVEMBER, 1626.
State Papers, Domestic, Charles I., xi., No. 27.
After our very hartie Commendations, . . •' Wee have receaved
his Majesties pleasure, . . . . regard of the daillie pressure
of his weigh[ty] . . . . important affaires, both at home and abroad
. . . should hasten and cause to be brought Majesties
Receipt of the Exchequer all suc[h] . . . . as are expected uppon the
Loane demand[ed] . . . . his Majestic as well from the societies and
. . . of Court, as from the severall Counties and . . . . adiacent ;
Forasmuch as wee have alreadie . . . . our Letters on that behalfe,
to the Counties of Kent, Essex, Middlesex, and Hertford . . . .
which Counties the said Loane hath proceeded . . . . that effect, as
that the moneyes are read[ie] to 1)2 paide into his Majesties receipte.
W[ee] likewise thought good (uppon signification of [his] Majesties
pleasure as aforesaid) to direct our Letters to the severall Innes of
Courte. [Wee] therefore hereby pray and require your . . . . societie
of the Inner Temple (who as [Wee] understand have begunne well)
to proceed effectuallie in the expediting of this service. And that
you cause the moneyes to be brought into Mr. Pitts his office of
receipt in the Exchequer to be there paid to Thomas Parramor
Esquire, appointed Collector for the said Loane, who upon Receipt
thereof, shall cause a Tallie to be stroken for your discharge on that
behalfe. Hereof his Majestie and this Board expects, a tymelie and
reall Accounte from you. And soe wee bid you very hartelie farewell.
From Whitehall, ye 26th of Nouember, 1626.
Your very loving finds,
H. MANCHESTER. T HO. COVENTRYE. THEO. SUFFOLKE.
GEORGE HAY. K ELLIE. D. CARLETON.
[T. E I]MONDES. ROBT. NAUNTON. J . COKE.
DICK WESTON. JUL. CESAR. HUM. MAY.
[Addressed.] To our very loving frindes the Benchers of the
Inner Temple and to everie of them.
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