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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.]
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.'
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
[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
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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
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"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.]
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-
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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
Blagny's list of French pensions,"
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1721. Similar list of pensions instituted, names, 412.
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.
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),
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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.
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.
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.
- 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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