_G. HOGGE._
_Endorsed_ November 1793
George Hogg to my L.
Discouerie of certain abuses committed by W{m.} Paynter clerk of the
Ordinance w{t}in his office.
Wronges offered by Willm Painter Clerke of Thordenance entered in his
Jornall booke ffor receiptes broughte into her ma{ties} Store Anno
_1575_ and _1576_.
Right Honorable, first ther was a receipte for one Laste and a half of
Serpentine powder broughte into her Ma{ties} Store and debenter made by
Painter for the same as made of forraigne Peeter the xiiij{th} of Julie
_1576_, the which I will prooue vnto yo{r} Ho that yt was her Ma{ties}
owen powder brought from Windso{r} Castell the verie same Somer./
Wherein he deceaved her Ma{tie}, and made her pay for that w{ch} was her
owen./ Desyringe that my proofes may be taken bye Othe before one of
the Barons of her M{ties} Exchecquer./
Secondlie, their was another Receipte made for xii{e} wh{t} of corne
powder As made of fforraine provision and brought into her ma{ties}
Store and debenter made for the same the xxj{th} of Julie _1576_ at the
Rate of xij{d} the pownde, the w{ch} did amounte to the some in money of
lx{lb} the w{ch} I will prove to be her ma{ties} Owen Powder as
aforsayde./
Third, there was another Receipte made for One Laste of Serpentine
powder by the sayd Painter at xj{d} the pownde/ and debenter made for
the same the xxj{th} of Julie _1576_ as brought into her maties Store
beinge made lykwyse of fforraigne provision the w{ch} I will proove no
such matter receaved into her ma{ties} saide store and therefore her
ma{tie} flatlie Deceaved by him of the Some of one c and x{lb} ∴ /./
ffowerthlie there was lykewyse broughte into her Ma{ties} sayde store by
one Constantine Watchindroppe the seconde of auguste _1576_ certaine
bowstaves to the number of fower Thousande after syxe Score to the
Hundrethe at the Rate of xiij{lb} the Hundrethe the which dothe Amounte
to v{C} and xx{lb} and entred by Painter in his Jornall booke and
debenter made for the same I will proove vnto yo{r} Ho notwithstandinge
his debenter and entrie in his sayde booke that there was xj{c} of them
neuer brought into her ma{ties} Store / and therfore her Ma{tie}
Apparentlie Deceaved by him of the some of one{C} xliij{lb}.
ffiftlie wheras there was a Deliverie made in Thoffice of Thordinance
the xxvi{th} of Aprill _1576_ for Se{r}pentine Powder Delivered out of
her Ma{ties} Store for the shootinge of Thordinance vppon the wharfe he
did enter into his Jornall xx{c} wh{t} delivered whearas, I will proove
vnto yo{r} Ho there was but v{c} Di delivered but heare he Dothe shewe
his conninge in the discharginge of the kee(per) of the Store for the
overcharge layd vppon the sayd kee(per) by him on his Receipte before
specified the xxj{th} of Julie _1576_ whearas he did charge the kee(per)
w{th} a laste of Powder which was never brought into the Store which he
made her Ma{tie} pay for/
Syxtlie he made a Delyuerie of fower hundrethe wh{t} of Serpentine
Powder the Laste of Aprill 1576 for the shootinge of Thordynaunce uppon
May Є vo accordinge to the olde accustomed manners I will Proove there
was but j Two hundredthe wh{t} Delyvered whearin he hath abused her
Ma{tie} as in the Article befor specified/.
[Transcriber’s Note:
The symbol represented here by Cyrillic Є has not been identified.
The following “vo” may be an error for “v{o}” (with superscript “o”),
meaning either “quinto” (5th) or “ultimo” (last).]