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FRENCH PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND,
their relief under briefs, royal war-
rants, &c., (continued).

as those mentioned in Section 2,
were known to the recipients as the
Royal Bounty (see warrant of 1718
in Section 2) notwithstanding that
the payments under the warrants of
Section 1 were apparently all made
under the authority of an Act (or
Acts) of Parliament.]

Warrant

WILLIAM III. 1696.
under the authority of an Act
relating to duties on wines, &c., for
a sum not exceedingly 15,000l. to be
paid to Edward Nicholas, who is to
pay 3000l. to "La Salle de Mongi-
not "

and other persons named,
clerks, to be distributed by them in
the relief of French Protestant
ministers, and 12,000l. in the relief
of other French Protestants accord-
ing to directions to be received by
him from the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and others, named, or from
persons nominated by them for the
distribution thereof, 380, 381.

1697. Warrant under the auth-
ority of an Act relating to duties on
malt, mum, &c., for a sum not
exceeding 15,000l. to be paid to
Edward Nicholas, the whole to be
paid by him in the same proportions
for the same purposes according to
directions to be received by him from
the Archbishop of Canterbury and
others, named, or from persons
nominated by them for the distri-
bution thereof, 382, 383. [The
expenditure under this warrant is
accounted for by Edward Nicholas
Treasurer and Receiver-General to
Queen Mary, in the Privy Purse
Accounts where there is a reference
to another warrant of like purport
dated 1698, 353 note. Queen Mary
died 28 Dec., 1694.]

1698, 1699, 1702. Similar war-
rants for 15,000l. each, 383.

ANNE. 1702. Similar warrant
for 15,000l., 383.

(2) Warrants relating to money
granted voluntarily by the Crown,
usually termed the "Royal Bounty.'

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QUEEN MARY. [As the Queen
acted as Regent during her consort's
absences from England it may be
found on examination of the war-
rants mentioned below that some of

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[Summary of the receipts and
expenditure of the "comité françois
qui a administré les charités roy.
ales," showing the money paid to
them by Sir John Morden from 1689
to 1693 as well as the receipts from
other sources, 352 note, 353 note.]

[1695. Mention in a warrant of
18 December in this year of a
payment, then stopped, to "John
Braguier, Treasurer to the French
refugees, of 1007. weekly to begin
the 18th day of September last,
351."]

ANNE. [1705. "Etat de la dis-
tribution de la somme de 15,000.
etc. pour l'an 1705," showing ap-
parently that there was a warrant
of this year, 358 note.]

1707. Warrant to pay to Spencer

FRENCH PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND,
their relief under briefs, royal war-
rants, &c., (continued).

Compton 15,000l. for French Pro-
testants, 392. ["Remarques sur la
conte rendu de l'an 1707," 358 note.]

1708, 1709, 1710. Like warrants
for 15,000l. each, 392.

1714. Warrant to pay to Edward
Nicholas 5,000l. (sic) for French
ministers, 394.

[Statement by the Committee
administering the Royal Bounty
fund regarding the payments made
under the warrant of 1710, and
referring to a gift of 1,500l. (sic) to
French ministers by Queen Anne in
1714 and to a warrant of the same
year, 1714, issued by George I. under
which 13,500l. had been received
and devoted to the extinction of part
of the arrears of the reign of Anne,
354 note; date of payment under
this latter warrant, 355 note.]

GEORGE I. 1714. Warrant un-
der which 13,500l. was received,
vide supra.

1715. Warrant for the payment
of 15,000l., 355. [Payments under
this warrant, 355, 355 note.]

1717. Warrant to pay to Wm.
Clayton or his assigns the sum of
15,000l. as the King's "free gift and
royal bounty,"-3,000l. for the relief
of French Protestant ministers and
converts from the Church of Rome
in holy orders, and 12,000l. for
the relief of other French Protest-
ants and lay proselytes, the whole
to be paid by him according to
directions to be received by him
from the Archbishop of Canterbury
and other persons, named, or from
persons nominated by them for the
distribution thereof, 355, 408, 409.

1718. Warraut referring to the
payment by William III. and Anne
of the yearly sum of 15,000l. "of
their free gift and royal bounty" for
the relief of French Protestants,
stating that in the two years ending
Michaelmas 1716, 30,000l. had been
paid by the King for the same
purpose,-3,000l. a year in the relief
of ministers and clerical proselytes
and 12,000l. a year in the relief of
lay persons and lay proselytes in
general, and directing Walter Chet-
wynd, Paymaster of the King's

FRENCH PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND,
their relief under briefs, royal war-
rants, &c., (continued).

"Annual Bounties and Pensions" to
continue the payment of 15,000!.
yearly in the same proportions from
Michaelmas, 1716, according to
directions to be received by him
from the Archbishop of Canterbury,
&c. (as in the warrant of 1717), 409-
411. [Payment made under this
warrant to Lady Day, 1717, thence
to Midsummer, 1719, in arrear,
355.]

[For the years 1723 and 1724, see
355 note.]

1726.

Warrant to Walter Chet-
wynd, Paymaster of the King's
Annual Bounties and Pensions an-
nulling the payment of 15,0007. a
year instituted by the above warrant
of 1718, and, having regard to the
number of pensions to French per-
sons borne on the "establishment'
of the King's" Annual Bounties and
Pensions," which were in addition
to those paid under this warrant
of 1718, cancelling part of the large
arrears due under this warrant, and
directing the future payment 8,5917.
yearly to French Protestants, of
which sum 1,7187. 48. is to be for
the relief of ministers and clerical
proselytes, the money to be dis-
tributed quarterly according to
directions to be received by him
from the Archbishop of Canterbury,
&c. (as in the warrant of 1717), 355,
412-414.

GEORGE II. 1727. Warrant
continuing the allowance of 8,591,
but omitting the clause relating to
clerical proselytes, 414.

[Remarks upon the Committees
administering the Royal Bounty and
upon the proselytes, 358 note.]

(3) Lists or establishments under
the royal Sign Manual of annual
pensions granted voluntarily by the
Crown in addition to those known as
the Royal Bounty.

ANNE. (In the lists of this reign
French names are "mixed inextri
cably"
with English and other
names).

1703. Establishment, names not
given in text, 385.

1703 (?). Additional Establish-
ment of "yearly pensions or boun-

FRENCH PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND,
their relief under briefs, royal war-
rants, &c., (continued).

ties" payable by Edward Nicholas,
or such other person or persons as
may be directed to pay the same, pay-
ments to commence from Midsum-
mer, 1702, names given, 385-388.

1704. Additional establishment,
pensions payable by Edward
Nicholas to the staffs of the French
and Dutch Chapels of St. James's,
and to others, names, 388, 389.

1705. Pensions instituted pay-
able by Edward Nicholas, naines,
389, 390.

Same year. The like, 390.
1706.

The like, 391, 392.

1707. The like, 392.

1708. Pensions instituted pay-
able by Spencer Compton, names,
393.

1710. The like, 394.

GEORGE I. 1714. Warrant for
the payment by Edward Nicholas
of arrears to several of the late
Queen's pensioners, names not given
in text, 394, 395.

1715. Establishment of pensions
to be paid to " persons of quality,

widows and children of officers slain
in service who are refugees for
religion, and some others," by Jacob
de la Motte Blagny or such other
person or persons as may be
appointed therefor, vacancies in list
caused by death to be notified by
"a certificate" signed by three at
least of the principal refugees
residing in London, names, 395-
401.

1716. Similar establishment of
pensions to be paid by Jacob de la
Motte Blagny or others appointed
therefor, cancelling all previous
establishments, names, 401-407.

Same year.
Pensions instituted
payable by Jacob de la Motte
Blagny, names, 407, 408.

[Payments made under these
establishments in 1714, 1715, 1716,
and 1717, prior to the issue of the
next warrant of 1717, 355 note.]

1717. Pensions payable by Mr.
Clayton instituted, to take the place
of pensions formerly paid to persons
now dead on Mr. de la Motte

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Blagny's list of French pensions,"

names, 411.

FRENCH PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND,
their relief under briefs, royal war-
rants, &c., (continued).

1721. Similar list of pensions
instituted, names, 412.

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1723, 1726. Establishments of
each of these years of pensions to
"French refugees' payable by
Jacob de la Motte Blagny, each
cancelling previous establishments,
names, 415-419.
GEORGE II. 1727, 1731. Estab-
lishments of each of these years of
"French pensioners," each cancel-
ling previous establishments, 419-
423

[Remarks upon the warrants in
this Section and in Section 4, 358-
360.]

(4) Warrants for payments to
French Protestants in the military
service of England.

WILLIAM III. 1689. "Estab-
lishment" continuing the payment
of daily "pensions of allowances"
charged upon the military establish-
ment of England to "officers and
gentlemen named, apparently all
French, 372, 373.

Same year.
"Additional estab-
lishment incorporating into the
three regiments of French foot
certain "French reformed officers,'
named, who had come to England
with the King, and were then
serving in Ireland, and fixing their
rank, regiments, and daily pay,
373-377.

Same year.

Warrant to Richard,

Earl of Ranelagh, Paymaster
General of the Forces, raising the
daily pension or allowance" in
the establishment of pensions" of
eight "gentlemen" named, appa-
rently all French, who have served
in the cavalry, from the rate paid
to those who had served in the foot
to that paid to those who had
served in the cavalry, 377, 378.

1692. "Additional establish-
ment" augmenting the pay of the
"reformed officers of Lord Gal-
way's regiment of Horse, names not
given, 379.

[1697-1699. Reference in the
Privy Purse Accounts for these
years, kept by Edward Nicholas,
(who had been Treasurer and
Receiver General to Queen Mary),

FRENCH PROTESTANTS IN ENGLAND,
their relief under briefs, royal war-
rants, &c., (continued).

of the payment to M. Rovigny of
1,0971. per annum to be distributed
by him amongst "51 families of
French refugee officers, etc.," 351
note.]

[References to pensions to French
refugee officers instituted by
William III., 359 bis; reference
to three regiments of French
refugees in his service, 348.]

1701. Warrant to the Earl of
Ranelagh, stating that direction has
been given that the daily "pensions"
to certain "persons" named, appa-
rently all French, have been
"removed from the Earl of Rane-
lagh's office" and placed upon the
Irish "establishment," and authori-
sing the allowance to these persons,
as the King's "free gift and royal
bounty," of sums equal to half a
year's total of their respective
pensions "for the charge of trans-
porting themselves" to Ireland,
383-385.

[1715, 1716. For Establishments
of these years including pensions
paid amongst others to widows and
children of French officers, see
Section 3.]

[Remarks upon the warrants in
this Section and in Section 3, 358-
360.]

See also Bounty, Royal.
French

Protestants in England,
about to embark for the British
colonies in North America, with
lists of their names, ages, and
occupations, 179-187.

French Protestants, in England,
the Channel Islands, and Ireland,
see Aliens and the cross-references
given under that word.

Fresille, Judith, 186.

Marie, 186.

Susanne, 186.

- see also Frisell and Friselle.

Freylinghen, Flanders, 127.
Friar, Lieut., 377.
Friedberg, 457 note, bis.
Friedrichsdorf, La Colonie Hugue-

notte de, Paper entitled, by C. F.
Rousselet, 445; shelter accorded by
the Landgrave of Hesse-Hombourg,
to French and Vaudois refugees at
Hombourg in 1686, 455; edict issued

by him in 1687 offering an asylum
in his territories to Protestants, 455,
455 note; the Vaudois to form a
settlement at Friederichsdorf but
French refugees arrive before them,
and the Vaudois settle in the Comté
de Schaumberg, 455, 455 note;
erection of the village, privileges
granted to the refugees, and in-
dustries founded by them, 456;
orders issued by generals of the
armies of the French Republic
exempting them from requisitions,
&c., 456 note; the French language
still used by them, 457; their present
numbers, 457; names of the heads of
families by whom the colony was
founded, 458; they are joined by
other French and Vaudois refugees
in 1702, 458; the published lists of
inhabitants imperfect, 458; origin-
ally no minister there, but a church
existed in 1702, 458; Friedrichsdorf
and the Vaudois colony of Dornholz-
hausen annexes' of the French
church of Hombourg, and the
register of the latter embraces all
three places, 458, 459; volume
containing copies from this register
of all entries relating to Friedrichs-
dorf, 459; description of the list
(mentioned below) compiled from
this register of the names of refugees
arriving from France at Friedrichs-
dorf between 1687 and 1736 and of
a few coming at later dates, 459;
reference to the map accompanying
the paper, 459. The list of French
refugees (mentioned above) including
a few Vaudois, 460-466.
Friedrichsdorf, Chronique de la Colonie
réformée française de, 455 note.
Friedrichsdorf, Notices généalogiques
des Familles et Histoire de la Colonie
réformée française de, 455 note.
Friesland, 8.

Friquet, Jean, 463, 465; his wife, see
Perron, Isabeau.

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Furet, Jean, 229.
Furton, Frederick, 388 bis.

Fysker, William, and Loynkey, his
wife, 291.

GABEAU, Antoine, 185.
Gabrell, Samuell, 296.

Gacherie, Mary (or Marie), 397, 404,
417.

Gachon, Etienne, 463.

- John, 421.

Gadon, Jean, 71.

G'alet, Wuilamme, 339.
Galinau, Pre., 186.

Galleys, the, in France, 249; Hugue-
nots confined in, 180 bis.

Gally de Gaujac, Peter, 195-197.
Galtier, Thomas, 142.

Galway, Lord, see Ruvigny.
Galy, Capt., 375.

Gambier, Honoré, 79.
Gamel, 59,

Gameuse, Jehanne, 50, 53.
Ganeray, 164.

Ganory, Capt. Louis, 374.
Ganry, 164.

Gardé, Jean, 229 bis, 245.
Susanne, 235.

see also La Garde and Les Garde.
Gardeners, aliens, 183, 185, 189.
Gardieu, Pierre, 462, 463; his wife,
Susanne Chonin, 462, 463.

Gardiol, Jean, 229.

-

Marguerite, 230, 246, 247.
Susanne, 230, 235, 246.

see also De La Gardiole and La
Gardiole.

Gardner, Mrs., xxxix.

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Gauterin, Pierre, 461, 463; his wife,
see Bonnemain, Marie; his son,
Samuel, 463.

Gautier, Gilles, dit La Benserie, 165.
Jean Baptiste, 182, 185.
- N., 186.

Theodore, 185.

see also Gaulier.
Gautron, Charlotte, 421.
Gavett, Jean, 163.

Gemel, David, see Gemelle.

Gemelle, or Gemel, David, 463; his
wife, see Burquet, Elizabeth; David,
their son, 463.

Samuel, 463.
Gendron, M., 198.

Geneva, 25, 29, 30, 30 note, 57 bis, 86,
96, 113, 144, 248-250, 304, 362 bis ;
five thousand refugees from France
seek shelter at, upon the death of
Francis I., 24 liturgy of, 28, 32;
the discipline of, introduced into the
Channel Islands, 141; Société d'His-
toire de Genève, 1.
Gentiller, Ensign, 377.
Geoffry, Ensign, 377.

George, Maître, an apothecary, 335.
George I., King of England, 343, 354,
355, 358 note, 359, 371, 395, 400,
401, 407-415.

George II., 156, 199, 355, 359, 404,
419.

Gerard, Francis, 186.

Peter, 369.

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- Gille, 129.

(?) Nicolas, 129.
Phillippe, 164.

German Princes, proposed combina-
tion of Francis I. and Charles I.
with, to suppress the reformers, 83.
German Protestant Princes, 24.
German Protestants, 64, 84.
Germans, Lutheran, incursions of,
into Lorraine, 22.

Germans, see also Dutch and Easter-
lings.

Germany, 8, 304; the reformation in,
10 bis, 11, 13, 84; Deutscher Huge-
notten Verein, x, xxx, xlv, 1.
Germond, Seigneur de, 430.
Gervys, Robert, 189.

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