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 626 EMOLUMENTS OF SECRETARIES OF October when called for. He is to enter all the secretary's letters, to make up all his packets and to accompany them with what papers, prints, copies and extracts &c. as are directed to be sent to any within land or abroad; he corresponds with several of the King's ministers abroad ; is able to translate out of Latin, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch : he was allowed by Sir L. Jenkins £140 per annum (besides diet and lodging) and of [? by] the Rt. Honble. the Lord Godolphin at the rate of £200 per annum without diet. 3, 4, 5. Mr. De Paz, Mr. Carne, Mr. Chute who have no particular business allotted them : they and Wyime are equally concerned to see that all memorials from public ministers, all letters from foreign princes and their respective answers be entered : to copy all papers sent abroad. They correspond with several of the King's ministers and others. Mr. De Paz translates out of all modern languages, Mr. Chute and Mr. Carne out of Latin and French. Each have received at the rate of £40 or £50 per annum and Mr. Chute ^ at £60. 6. Mr. Widdows (who may be styled the writing clerk) transcribes all papers for the King's hand, and enters them when signed : is reckoned Mr. Cooke's clerk and to be paid by him at £50 a year, besides 2/6 out of each signature that passeth and pays, as the office keeper receives 2/6 more. And as he comes and goes at Mr. Cooke's hours, so in his absence what business happens is to be done by some of the other clerks. II British Museum, Stowe MS. 163, ff. 168-9. Table of Fees in the Secretary of State's Office.^ For every thing the King signs (except Instructions) and for every time he signs except as is hereafter excepted To the Secretary of State £5 To the under secretary £10 To the first clerk 5 To the office keepers 2 6 A Baron for his warrant and bill pays four fees £25 10 Viscount five 31 7 6 An Earl six 38 5 A Marquess eight 51 A Duke ten 63 15 If a person has several titles of honour granted him he pays whole fees for the principal title and clerks' fees for the rest. Ex[ample]. A Duke and Marquess pays as Duke £63 15 As Marquess to the under secretary 8 to the clerk 2 to the office keepers 10 £74 15 • In the handwriting of Dr. Andrew Coltee Ducarel, who died in 1785.
 * [Note in original] : He is related to my Lord Keeper [Guildford].