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| DECLARED ACCOUNTS: POST OFFICE (GENERAL LETTER OFFICE AND PENNY POST OFFICE). |
| PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2780. |
| Stephen Lilly, Receiver General of the Post Office. |
|
25 March 1707 to 25 March 1708. |
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|
Charge.
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Arrears: remaining upon his last Accompt nil.
|
|
|
depending upon several persons for the balances of their Accompts ended at Ladyday 1685. |
2,125 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
depending upon divers Postmasters and others belonging to the General Letter Office for balance of their Accompts ended at Ladyday 1707 |
59,551 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
depending upon several persons belonging to the Penny Post Office at the same time |
1,551 |
17 |
1½ |
|
|
and upon several other persons in arrear at the same time |
671 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
63,900 |
5 |
3½ |
|
Charge.
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Revenue and profits of the General Post Office from 25 March 1707 to 25 March 1708: |
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|
in the Foreign Office [of the Post Office]: for letters brought in by mails, detailed by dates |
19,942 |
2 |
11 |
|
|
for letters to and from Lisbon for a year to Ladyday 1708 |
6,355 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
received of Mr. Edisbury for the freight of passengers in the packet boats between Brill in Holland and Harwich from Ladyday 1707 to Michaelmas following |
590 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
received of Mr. Macky for the freight of passengers in the packet boats between Dover and Ostend from Christmas 1706 to Christmas 1707 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
received of Mr. Zachary Rogers of Falmouth for the freight of goods and passengers between Lisbon and Falmouth and for letters to and from Lisbon and for old sails sold (subject to abatements for sick men's victuals) |
675 |
11 |
8 |
|
|
received of Mr. Wigbolt Muilman of Amsterdam by his Contract with the Lords Burgomasters there of 14 June 1677 for freight of goods and passengers between England and Amsterdam at 1,200l. per annum for a year to Ladyday 1708 |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
total in the Foreign Office |
|
28,829 |
1 |
3 |
|
in the Inland Office: |
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|
money received from letters taken in at the windows |
2,497 |
13 |
2 |
|
|
money received of the Letter Receivers |
837 |
18 |
11 |
|
|
the Letter Carriers' charge, being unpaid letters sent up from the Country |
50,973 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
the Postmasters' charge, being letters sent into the Country |
54,903 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
money due upon contracts with several farmers: |
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|
Edward Hall of Rye, co. Sussex [as in previous year p. cccxcvi] |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
John Smith and Matthew Stoughton of Wellingborough [as in previous year ib.] |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
William Rawson and Sarah Wainwright, [as in previous year ib.] |
1,400 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Thomas Atwood of St. Neot's [as in previous year ib.] |
240 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Anne Howlett of Thetford [as for John Howlett in previous year ib.] |
350 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
John Brett of Tonbridge [as in previous year ib.] |
330 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
John Barnes of Chichester [as in previous year ib.] |
1,550 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Richard Bigg of Buckingham [as in previous year, ib.] |
1,100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Anne Warren of Whitechapel [as for Henry Warren in the previous year ib.] |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Joseph Quash of Exeter, farmer of letters and packets between London and the several towns in cos. Somerset, Gloucester, Worcester, Oxford, Hereford, Devon, Shropshire and South Wales |
600 |
0 |
0 |
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(total upon contracts with the farmers of letters 7,620l.). |
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way letters, taken in at one stage and delivered out at another, farmed to divers Postmasters [as for previous year page cccxcvii except for the following: James Roberts of Berwick (for Robert Rodham) Robert Pattison of Beverley (for Jane Hardwick) John Holmes of Bedale half year to Mich. 1707 (new 3l.) and John Ward of Boston (10l. for 20l.)] |
767 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
money received for the Scotch Secretary's letters and packets between London and Berwick, Ladyday 1707 to 11 Nov. following |
317 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
money due from Isaac Manley, Manager of the Letter Office in Dublin, for letters sent him from Chester within the time of this Accompt |
461 |
18 |
5 |
|
|
more due from him for letters sent him from Holyhead in the same time |
17 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
money received of Godbolt Muilman of Amsterdam for the port of letters directed to Holland |
25 |
17 |
8 |
|
|
money received of several persons for the port of expresses |
80 |
19 |
3 |
|
|
and of several Letter Carriers for letters short taxed this year |
1 |
5 |
4 |
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|
money received for letters and packets to and from North Britain, 11 Nov. 1707 to 25 March 1708 as by the Account of George Main of Edinburgh |
994 |
13 |
6 |
|
|
and [received] of Edmund Dummer for passengers to and from the West Indies |
757 |
2 |
6 |
|
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total in the Inland Office |
|
120,255 |
16 |
2 |
|
in the Irish Office: |
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money arising by the profits of the Irish Office in the half year ended 29 Sept. 1707 |
5,961 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
ditto in the half year ended 25 March 1708 |
5,591 |
0 |
10 |
|
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total in the Irish Office |
|
11,552 |
5 |
6 |
|
the full produce of the General Letter Office 160,637l. 2s. 11d.
|
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Revenue and profits of the Penny Post Office from 25 March 1707 to 25 March 1708: |
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for 995,363 letters at 1d. a letter taken in by the Officers of the Penny Post |
4,147 |
6 |
11 |
|
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and for the profits of the second 1d. for 134,827 letters taken in by the Letter Receivers in London, directed to and delivered in the Country |
561 |
15 |
7 |
|
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total for the Penny Post Office |
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4,709 |
2 |
6 |
|
Charge.
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Overpayments: money due and payable to several Postmasters and others being the balances of their respective accompts: |
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Charles Blight of Launceston |
9 |
8 |
5 |
|
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Joseph Goodman of Oakhampton |
29 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
Joseph Warkman of Ashburton |
11 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
Jamey Pridieux of Camelford |
11 |
1 |
0 |
|
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John Smith of Bodmin |
18 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
Blythe Haycroft of |
2 |
12 |
6 |
|
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Edward Downes of Hartford Bridge |
44 |
6 |
4 |
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John Beauchamp of 'Stanes' |
32 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
Grace Carr of Belford |
7 |
9 |
5 |
|
|
John Turner of Thirsk |
4 |
13 |
3 |
|
|
Samuel Smith of Bawtry |
1 |
15 |
2 |
|
|
William Wimberley of Post Witham |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
Richard Dixon of Bournem |
19 |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Richard Harrison of Caxton |
9 |
10 |
7 |
|
|
John Smith of Royston |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Edward Lock of Hounslow |
6 |
19 |
1 |
|
|
Richard Wellington of the Hay |
3 |
2 |
10 |
|
|
Margaret Griffith of 'Llanimdiffrey' |
1 |
18 |
1 |
|
|
Samuel Johnson of 'Pickadilly' |
46 |
7 |
0 |
|
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Maurice Owen of Holyhead |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Margaret Bulkley of Beaumaris |
7 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
John Draper of Conway |
3 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Francis Roberts of Barnet |
6 |
16 |
3 |
|
|
John Messer of Old Street |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Thomas Giles of Ingatestone |
11 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
Sarah Joakim of Sittingbourne |
10 |
13 |
9 |
|
|
Edward Hall of Rye |
10 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
Mary Gardiner of Southwark |
23 |
8 |
0 |
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|
Anne Warren of Whitchapel |
18 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
Edmund Dummer on accompt of the West India Packet boats |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Monsieur Richards of Paris |
2,633 |
18 |
9 |
|
|
5,011 |
6 |
5 |
|
total charge and receipts |
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£234,257 |
17 |
1½ |
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Discharge.
|
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Abatements out of the General Charge: |
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the country letters brought from foreign parts and from the Deputy Postmasters in England, being first charged at the General Post Office in London and sent as directed to several persons in the Country, whereby the growing Duty in those parts is increased and likewise charged on the Deputy Postmasters |
10,886 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
letters herein charged on several Postmasters and Letter Carriers which were brought back to the Post as the addressees could not be found |
1,660 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
letters and packetts of her Majesty and Members of Parliament delivered free |
11,776 |
11 |
9 |
|
|
foreign letters and packetts wherein were enclosed bills of exchange, merchants' accompts, bills of lading, etc., exempted by Act of Parliament and for errors and abatements allowed Postmasters |
544 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Discharge.
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
letters sent up to the General Post Office by the several persons who farmed the same at the yearly rents charged in this Accompt, they being doubly charged |
5,329 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
30,196 |
16 |
1 |
|
money due to Postmasters and others, not detailed, for the balances of their Accompts to Ladyday 1707 |
5,135 |
16 |
3 |
|
|
salaries, detailed, including Sir Robert Cotton and Sir Thomas Frankland, kts., Postmasters General, 1,500l.; Arthur Maynwaring, Auditor 260l.; George Searle, Accomptant, 300l.; Stephen Lilly, Receiver General, 300l.; the Inland Office [2,210l.]; the Foreign Office[3,277l. 2s. 8d.]; several Postmasters in England and Wales detailed, for their salaries, 8,218l. 18s. 1d.
|
|
16,006 |
0 |
9 |
|
payments for salaries, pensions, charges of expresses, packet boats, etc.. |
|
|
H.R.H. Prince George of Denmark for his pension |
25,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
the Duke of Marlborough, ditto |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
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|
the Duke of Leeds, ditto |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
the Duke of Schomberg, ditto |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
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the Duchess of Cleveland, ditto |
5,475 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
the Earl of Rochester, ditto |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
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the Duke of Queensberry, ditto |
2,250 |
0 |
0 |
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|
the Earl of Rochford, ditto |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor, ditto |
4,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Guy Palmes, esq., ditto |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Charles Osbourne, ditto |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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|
William Brockett |
400 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Maud Johnson |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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Rebecca Chadwicke, late widow of Dr. Titus Oates |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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|
57,425 |
0 |
0 |
|
Court Post: Henry Andrews for carrying royal letters between the Court and the first post stage |
|
365 |
0 |
0 |
|
several Postmasters, for charges of expresses by them sent for her Majesty's service |
|
1,605 |
16 |
0 |
|
charges of the packett boats: |
|
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Kendrick Edisbury and Richard Gray for sundry charges, detailed |
4,941 |
13 |
5 |
|
|
Edmund Dummer for the hire of the West India packett-boats, etc. |
15,430 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
paid for the ransom of several Irish packett-boats |
674 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
Zachariah Rogers for the Lisbon packett-boats |
8,142 |
13 |
5 |
|
|
for rebuilding the Alliance packett-boat |
2,262 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
for the ransom of the Prince packett boat taken by a privateer |
430 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
John Macky, agent at Dover, for the Flanders packett-boats |
3,346 |
3 |
10 |
|
|
for rebuilding the Swallow packett-boat |
727 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
for powder, shot and other expenses |
35 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
to Mr. Shoemall for losses in his boat when taken |
18 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Discharge.
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Capt. Haslewood on accompt of the Ostend boats |
92 |
10 |
4 |
|
|
expenses for the Sunderland packettboat |
31 |
18 |
0 |
|
|
36,133 |
1 |
0 |
|
incident charges, detailed |
|
2,399 |
1 |
1 |
|
allowances of various natures, detailed |
|
4,587 |
17 |
6 |
|
charges of the Irish Office, detailed, including 3,174l. 11s. 10d. for salaries, and 3,983l. 16s. 3d. for letters of State and of Members of Parliament |
|
10,989 |
5 |
11 |
|
charges of the Inland Office of North Britain from 11 Nov. 1707 to 25 March 1708 as by an accompt of George Main of Edinburgh |
|
597 |
6 |
8 |
|
money paid into the Exchequer (one tally) (total for salaries, pensions and other charges as above 130,178l. 18s. 2d.) |
|
70 |
9 |
3 |
|
Expenses of the Penny Post Office: |
|
|
salaries and wages |
2,174 |
15 |
10 |
|
|
rent of the Penny Post Office |
117 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
sundry disbursements (including 414l. 14s. 8d. for the tenths allowed several Letter Receivers on 995,363 letters: 5l. 16s. 8d. for 1,400 returned letters at 1d. each: 110l. for taxes) |
876 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3,168 |
7 |
0 |
|
total payments and allowances |
|
£168,679 |
17 |
6 |
|
and so remains |
|
65,577 |
19 |
7½ |
|
whereof depending in super, detailed: |
|
|
arrears due at Ladyday 1685 |
|
2,125 |
6 |
0 |
|
arrears due from Ladyday 1685 to Ladyday 1708 |
|
60,988 |
6 |
11 |
|
arrears due on accompt of the 1d. post at Ladyday 1708 |
|
1,792 |
12 |
7½ |
|
arrears due from several other persons |
|
671 |
14 |
1 |
|
£65,577 |
19 |
7½ |
|
and so this Accompt is Even and Quit. |
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Declared 29 June 1710. |
