by the old inhabitants to this tax is not thereby lessened but in some
parishes enlarged Nor can they omitt taking notice that Mr Fothergill
Messenger to the Board of Lieutenancy appears to be appointed
Collector of both parts of St. Clements Danes , The parish of St. Paul
Covent Garden and the outward Division of St. Martin in the Fields
parishes which by reason of their Extent and number of
inhabitants are under the present Management most beneficiall
to the Collector Your Committee have not had an opportunity
to examine by whose direction or to serve what purposes this is
done but were informed that this was lookt upon as a right
belonging to the Messenger.

2

As to the instruction to enquire how the money has been
disposed off That appears by the Creditor side of the Treasurer's
account laid before this Court and appears to have been paid in
pursuance of severall orders of the Board of Lieutenancy and all
the Items (besides the payments to Capt. Enbank and the three
Serjts. in Major Watts's Company may be shortly reduced to three
heads.

Rent for their Office
The Officers salarys and charges
Moneys paid to the several Captains.

But upon these severally Your Committee beg leave to make some
observations it appearing to them by the receipts of the several
persons interested that the Money has been actually paid. By
the Statute made in the 15th of Charles the 2d cap: 4 Sect 12 The
Lieutenancy have power to dispose of so much of the Trophy
money as to them shall seem expedient to the Inferiour
Officers for their pains and encouragement Your Committee are
of Opinion that the payments abovementioned to the Captains
can by no means be warranted by the said clause but that the
payment to the three Serjeants is expressly within that Law: As
to the £10 to Capt. Enbank The Committee observe that his demand
came to £46:7s:11d: of which he is allowed £10 only in a gross sum so
that it does not appear upon or of what heads that £10 is made up
and consequently whether the whole or any part of it is or is not
justly and regularly allowed him by the Lieutenancy Your
Committee have had no opportunity of examining into the truth
of an Objection which may possibly be made by the several Capts.
Viz: That this money is by them distributed to the Inferiour
Officers but take it upon the face of the Order that the money is
paid them to their own use And with regret observe that two of
the Deputy Lieutenants who appear to have sign'd the order