45 - William III (King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1650–1702) Royal warrant signed authorising pension payments to 24 individuals from the Rent of the Lotteries, D.s. "William R." at head, manuscript in English, laid down on paper, 1p., a few names in later paper laid down at lower margin, tears and repairs (some affecting text at margins), light staining, approx. 180 x 350mm., 20th November 1695.

William III (King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1650–1702) Royal warrant signed authorising pension payments to 24 individuals from the Rent of the Lotteries, D.s. "William R." at head, manuscript in English, laid down on paper, 1p., a few names in later paper laid down at lower margin, tears and repairs (some affecting text at margins), light staining, approx. 180 x 350mm., 20th November 1695. *** William III ruled jointly with Mary II, eldest daughter of James II, from 1689 until her death in 1694, thereafter reigning alone until 1702. He was also Prince of Orange and a committed Protestant who spent much of his reign campaigning against France and sought to secure the Protestant Hanoverian succession. This royal financial warrant authorises pension payments to 24 individuals from the “Rent of the Lotteries”, totalling £627 10s. 7½d. Individual payments range from £3 to £125, with Solomon Foubert receiving the largest sum. The recipients include Sir Gabriel Silvius, Susanna Leighton, Eleanor Nedham, Jane Berkeley, Katherine and Mary Armstrong, William Fanshaw, Captain John Richards, Sir Charles Slingsby, Mallet Slingsby, Elizabeth Slingsby, Colonel Edmund Ogar, Colonel Henry Hubank, Ann Duke (for herself and her children), Captain Baker, Captain Kettlebys’ grandchildren, Captain Watkinson, Anne Ashbury, Anne Collins, Mrs Ross and her three daughters, the widow Buss, Edward Duke, John Bearcroft and Dame Hunsdon. Several payments make provision for children. The warrant is countersigned by Sidney, first Earl of Godolphin (1645–1712), Sir Stephen Fox (1627–1716), and John Smith (1655/6–1723), all associated with Treasury administration.