which sum of 7320l. our pleasure is shall be from time to time paid to the said Jacob de la Motte Blagny or such person or persons as we may hereafter appoint to receive the same for the persons abovenamed in manner following, that is to say so much forthwith as is become due for the year ended at Midsummer now last past & the subsequent payments quarterly during our pleasure yet so as that he or they shall produce a certificate signed by three at the least of the principal refugees residing in London between each payment to be made to him or them of the alterations made in the said establishment by the death of any of the persons therein named & that so much shall be abated from time to time out of the next payments to be made to the said Jacob de la Motte Blagny or the person or persons that may hereafter be appointed to receive the same as ought to be saved upon the said establishment from the day of the decease of any the persons therein named as aforesaid, and as we may further direct to cease or be abated by any warrants from the Commissioners of our Treasury now being or our High Treasurer or Commisioners of our Treasury for the time being signifying our pleasure on that behalf. And that the said Jacob de la Motte Blagny or the person or persons to be appointed as aforesaid shall deliver over the acquittances or other proper vouchers quarterly which he or they shall receive for the payments which he or they shall make to any the persons named in the said establishment or to their assigns, to such person or persons from whose hands he shall receive the moneys for the payment of the said establishment, to the end the same may be delivered over by him or them to the Auditors of our Imprests who are to pass the accounts of the moneys to be from time to time imprested for that purpose as aforesaid. Given at our Court at St James's the 12th day of August, 1715, in the 2nd year of our reign. By His Majesty's command. CARLISLE. XVIII. 1716, April 18. GEORGE R. [King's Warrant Book, xx. p. 363.] A LIST or establishment of pensions or annual sums which we are graciously pleased to grant or allow unto divers persons of quality, widows & children of officers slain in service who are French refugees for religion and some others and that the same shall commence from the 24th of June, 1715, unless in such cases where any the pensions or annual sums are otherwise directed to commence and be paid during our pleasure to the hands of our trusty & well beloved Jacob de la Motte Blagny, gent., or to such other person or persons as we may hereafter think fit to appoint on their behalf: which annual pensions or sums being paid according to this our establishment our pleasure is that all former establishment or warrants authorising the payments of the said annual pensions or yearly sums |