Declared Accounts: Excise

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1949.

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Excise

EXCISE COMMISSIONERS: CASH ACCOUNT.
24 June 1708 to 24 June 1709.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 911, ROLL 90.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Remains: money in the hands of these accomptants 12,270 19 5½
arrears depending upon divers Sub-Commissioners, Farmers and others before 25 Dec. 1660 32,605 6 5½
on divers late Sub-Commissioners for 1661–2; and Farmers for 1665, 1668 and 1674, and several late Commissioners 27,224 12 4
67,100 18 3
receipt out of the Excise:
on the Hereditary and Temporary Excise 462,453 2 2¼
on the 9d. for 99 years 148,215 6 6½
on the Lottery 9d. 152,382 1 6½
on the Bank 9d. 148,215 6 1
on Low Wines 16,955 7 11
on the 30d. ended 17 Nov. 1692 36 10 2½
on the Double 9d. ended 17 May 1697 13 0 5½
on London fines and penalties 97 3 3½
928,354 17 9¼
voluntary charge by the accomptants (for rent of the old Excise Office in Broad Street) 156 10 0
total charge and receipts £995,611 6 0¼
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
salaries and entertainments, rent &c. 24,168 16 1
tradesmen &c. for work and goods, detailed 3,230 18 9½
paid to Spencer Compton for Prince George of Denmark 10,500 0 0
Charles, Duke of Southampton 3,000 0 0
Richard Miller and Joseph Fashion, for George, Duke of Northumberland 3,000 0 0
Abraham Magny, for Charles, Duke of Grafton 4,000 0 0
ditto, for the Dowager Duchess of Grafton 2,000 0 0
payments by special warrant from the Lord Treasurer, detailed 1,641 19 1¼
payments for cyder, malt or spirits exported and for overcharges &c. 51 9 3¾
ready money paid into the Exchequer, viz.:
on the Hereditary and Temporary Excise 424,524 8 11½
on the 9d. for 99 years 143,205 14 4
on the Lottery 9d. 147,239 4 8
on the Bank 9d. 143,205 13 11½
on Low Wines 16,395 13 7½
on fines and penalties 133 13 6
874,704 9 0½
total payments and allowances £926,297 12 4
Remains 69,313l. 13s. 8¼d.
whereof
Depending £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
on Sub-Commissioners before 25 Dec. 1660 14,095 18 1
on Excise Farmers before 25 March 1658 17,196 16 0
on fines and forfeitures before 25 Dec. 1660 1,312 12 4½
32,605 6 5½
on Sub-Commissioners annis 1661 and 1662 4,053 6 5
on Excise Farmers 1665 and 1674 16,884 1 11½
on late Commissioners for overpayments 1,287 3 11½
22,224 12 4
54,829 18 9½
on the present Accomptants, Commissioners of Excise:
cash for incidents 500 0 0
salary due 20 0 0
520 0 0
money of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise 7,041 19 5¼
9d. for 99 years 2,249 14 0¼
Lottery 9d. 2,253 6 1¼
Bank 9d. 2,249 13 11
Low Wines 169 0 6¼
Double 9d. 0 0 9½
2s. per gallon on brandy 0 0 1¼
13,963 14 10¾
£14,483 14 10¾
Declared 13 June 1711.
EXCISE COMMISSIONERS: CASH ACCOUNT FOR SCOTLAND.
1 May 1708 to 1 May 1709.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 910, ROLL 89.
Charge. £ s. d.
Remains: Scotch Excise money in the hands of the Commissioners 3,000 0 0½
receipts: by the Commissioners in England from the Excise Commissioners in Scotland (remittances detailed) 33,847 0 0
total charge and receipts £36,847 0 0½
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Cashier's charges 2 1 10
ready money paid into the Exchequer:
out of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise 17,207 16 11½
out of the 9d. for 99 years 5,162 7 2½
out of the Lottery 9d. 5,162 7 0½
out of the Bank 9d. 5,162 6 11½
32,694 18 2
£32,697 0 0
Remains 4,150l. 0s. 0½d.
whereof £ s. d.
Depending on the Excise Commissioners, England:
on the Hereditary and Temporary Excise 1,478 0 11¼
on the 9d. for 99 years 890 13 0½
on the Lottery 9d. 890 13 0½
on the Bank 9d. 890 13 0¼
£4,150 0 0½
Declared 6 Oct. 1711.
EXCISE COMMISSIONERS: GENERAL ACCOUNT (London vinegar excepted).
From 24 June 1708 to 24 June 1709.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 1078, ROLL 724.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Remains:
(Commissioners) 101,656 8 8¾
(brewers and distillers) 45,104 4 10½
Collectors 33,382 6 2
taken up in the Revolution in 1688 19,223 12 0¼
Collector of Hertford 230 0 0
199,596 11 9½
Receipts:
whole revenue of Excise: Country collections 680,041 3 1
ditto: London 306,157 16 8
imported liquors 10,752 14 7
Queen's part of Fines: London District 97 3 3½
997,048 17 7½
viz. for the Hereditary and Temporary Excise 496,323 19 9½
for the. 9d. Excise for 99 years from 25 Jan. 1692–3 157,564 14 9¾
for the Lottery 9d. from 17 May 1697 161,718 17 9¼
for the Bank 9d. from 17 May 1697 157,564 14 9¾
for Low Wines 23,359 4 11
for Fines 517 5 6¼
£997,048 17 7½
sundry additions and overbalances due to country Collectors, detailed: and gross produce on Sweets being mixed with Excisable liquors 469 18 3
total charge and receipts £1,197,115 7 8
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
repayments of overbalances to Collectors, detailed 623 7 10¾
salaries, riding charges and incidents of officers 82,453 7 2¼
allowances for exports as merchandise and by warrants from Justices and from the Treasury and allowance to the Yarmouth Fishery 1,238 8 11
exports and overcharges in London 667 16 7¾
allowances in London port 725 13 9¼
85,213 3 6¾
ready money accounted for in a distinct [Cash] Account 926,297 12 4
total payments and allowance £1,012,134 3 9
Remains 184,981l. 3s. 11d.
whereof £ s. d. £ s. d.
nett money remaining unaccompted for 89,153 12 7¼
money remaining in arrear on brewers, victuallers, retailers and others in England: viz.
in the several Counties of England and Wales 32,464 14 7¼
in London upon account of
beer and ale 4,430 5 9¼
strong waters 1,156 8 0¼
low wines 2,477 0 8
coffee 2,832 5 10
cyder 1,304 17 5¾
mead 476 4 11
sweets 277 12 3¾
12,954 15 0
134,573 2 2½
balances in the hands of Country Collectors, detailed, and bills of exchange unpaid and bonds standing out for imported liquors 31,184 9 8¼
depending upon several noblemen and others, detailed, for money taken up in the time of the late Rebellion of 1688 18,723 12 0¼
money imprested to the Excise Commissioners for incidents 500 0 0
total of Taxes £184,981 3 11
Declared 25 Feb. 1714–15.
EXCISE COMMISSIONERS: MALT DUTY. CASH ACCOUNT.
24 June 1708 to 24 June 1709.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 911, ROLL 91.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Remains: money in the hands of the Excise Commissioners:
for Malt Duty commencing 24 June 1708, nil: being the first accompt.
for ditto ending 23 June 1708 4,446 15 10¼
for ditto ending 23 June 1707 118 6 10¾
for ditto ending 23 June 1706 432 8 0
for ditto ending 23 June 1705 0 0 0¼
for ditto ending 23 June 1704 12 18 3½
for ditto ending 23 June 1703 0 0 0¼
for the Duty on Sweets commencing 25 March 1707 7 1 2
for the old Duty on Malt and Leather: viz.
the Malt Duty Act which determined 20 July 1699 0 0 3½
the Leather Duty Act which determined 20 April 1700 0 0 1¼
507 10 7¾
Receipts:
on the Malt Duty commencing 24 June 1708 294,771 0 11¾
on the Malt Duty which determined 23 June 1708 198,118 16 9¾
on the Malt Duty which determined 23 June 1707 1,062 9 3½
on the Malt Duty which determined 23 June 1706 7 8 10¼
on the Malt Duty which determined 23 June 1705 236 8 6½
on the Malt Duty which determined 23 June 1704 74 12 0
on the Malt Duty which determined 23 June 1703 34 13 1½
on the Duty on Sweets for 99 years commencing 25 March 1707 456 3 4¾
on the old Duty on Malt which determined 20 July 1699 37 14 3½
on the old Duty on Leather which determined 20 April 1700 10 0 0
494,809 7 3½
total charges and receipts £499,826 17 11¼
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
salaries &c. (Malt) 1,440 17 9
tradesmen and artificers, for work and goods 2,094 18 0
payments by special warrants from the Lord Treasurer, detailed 304 0 6
payments for exported malt, and for cyder and sweets overcharged &c. 3,169 1 6½
ready money paid into the Exchequer:
on the Malt Act commencing 24 June 1708 283,687 4 10
on ditto which determined 23 June 1708 198,564 4 11½
on ditto which determined 23 June 1707 1,021 18 1½
on ditto which determined 23 June 1706 3 10 6
on ditto which determined 23 June 1705 231 6 3
on ditto which determined 23 June 1703 31 18 9½
on the Duty on Sweets which commenced 25 March 1707 443 16 2
on the Malt Duty which determined 20 July 1699 37 14 3½
on the Leather Duty which determined 20 April 1700 9 16 8
484,031 10 7
total payments and allowances £491,040 8 4½
Remains 8,786l. 9s. 6¾d.
whereof
Depending: £ s. d.
debentures for exported malt 682 9 0
these accomptants for moneys of
Malt commencing 23 June 1708 7,573 4 6½
Malt determined 23 June 1708 413 16 2
Malt determined 23 June 1707 12 9 5¾
Malt determined 23 June 1706 4 0 9
Malt determined 23 June 1705 5 2 3¾
Malt determined 23 June 1704 87 10 3½
Discharge. £ s. d.
Malt determined 23 June 1703 2 14 4¾
on Sweets commencing 25 March 1707 5 2 3½
on Malt determined 20 July 1699 0 0 3½
on Leather determined 20 April 1700 0 0 1¼
£8,104 0 6¾
Declared 13 Sept. 1710.
This account ends, quite unusually, with a tabular statement of the Receipts and Payments of the Malt Duties for the year Mich. 1708-Mich. 1709, and for the arrears of the preceding years as above for the Malt Duties, Duties on Sweets and Duties on Leather.
EXCISE COMMISSIONERS: MALT DUTY. GENERAL ACCOUNT.
24 June 1708 to 24 June 1709.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 1078, ROLL 725.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: none, this being the first account of this Duty as by 6 Anne, c. 5.
Receipts: gross produce of the country inland collections:
malt at 6l. per bushel 521,842 8 7¼
cyder at 4s. per hogshead 11,809 5 6
compounders 4,497 16 0
the Queen's part of Fines 323 1 7¼
surcharges from the Examiner's Office in London 9 13 11
538,110 15 4¼
gross produce in London:
malt at 6d. per bushel 876 0 7¼
cyder at 4s. per hogshead 763 8 9¾
mum at 10s. per barrel 27 10 0
1,667 0 3¼
gross produce in the outports:
cyder at 4s. per hogshead 54 12 8
mumm at 10s. per barrel. 125 3 5¼
179 16 1¼
gross produce in London port:
malt at 6d. per bushel 139 13 6
cyder at 4s. per hogshead 0 10 8
mumm at 10s. per barrel 170 4 0¾
310 8 2¾
540,668 0 3½
overbalances paid by Collectors, detailed 537 0 1
total charge and receipts £541,205 0 4½
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
salaries, riding charges and incidents of officers 44,105 4 4¾
allowances to collectors, gaugers, overcharges and exports of malt 25,132 7 ¾
£69,237 17 0½
ready money received and particularly accompted for in the Cash Account 287,197 16 5½
total payments and allowances £356,435 13 6
Remains 184,769l. 6s. 10½d.
whereof £ s. d.
remaining unpaid and in arrear upon sundry maltsters in the country 25,432 8 6¾
ditto in London 6 5 1
ditto from Collectors in the country 11 1 0½
cash in the Excise Cashier's hands 7,573 4 6¼
in London port 153 19 1¾
on account of sundry maltsters, cyder and mumm makers in London 490 7 9¼
on account of sundry country Collectors 146,101 11 3
£184,769 6 10½
Declared 24 March 1712–13.
Salt Duty: Cash Account.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 2070, ROLL 15.
John Danvers, Thomas Aram, Humphrey Griffith, Edward Brereton and James Cardonnel, Commissioners and Governors.
25 March 1708 to 25 March 1709.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Remains 309 8 11
receipts from the Collectors, detailed, of collections as follows:
for the old Duty on Salt commencing 25 March 1694.
Bideford 5 8 2¼
Caerlyon 1 11 2½
Caerlyon 1 10 0
Cockerham 67 5 4½
Droitwich 14,287 12 4¾
Flimby 248 2 1½
Flint 8 3 4
Isle of Grain 0 17 0¼
Isle of Grain 9 17 6
Isle of Grain 39 0 0
Lemington, Co. Hants 4,347 11 9¼
Middlewich 2,151 7 0½
Namptwich 4,176 1 0½
North Shields 8,970 19 2½
Northwich 7,892 6 8¼
Portsea 1,246 17 0
Sherborne 34 11 7¾
Shirleywich 1,857 15 2
Shirleywich 226 4 0
South Shields 15,091 19 7¾
Topsham 21 8 0¼
Topsham 132 12 10
Yarmouth 206 14 10¾
Bridlington 5 6 10½
Dartmouth 67 18 11¾
Dover 75 7 6
Falmouth 10 0 11¼
Fowey 185 4 0
Gweek 56 7 0¾
Ipswich 6 18 9¾
Liverpool 17 16 8
London 3 11 2
London 89 14 8
Looe 117 0 0
Lyme Regis 0 7 0¾
Milford 20 18 10¼
Penryn 76 13 5¼
Penzance 16 8 0½
Penzance 190 17 5¼
Plymouth 204 12 0
Plymouth 488 8 0
St. Ives 60 0 0
Sandwich 6 3 11½
Southampton 7 10 3¼
Yarmouth 53 8 3¼
Yarmouth 44 10 9¾
London (fines) 16 15 3½
63,247 16 2½
out of the East India Fond commencing the 25th of December 1699.
Bideford 12 12 5
Caerlyon 3 12 9½
Caerlyon 3 10 0
Cockerham 156 19 3½
Droitwich 33,337 15 9
Flimby 528 18 3¼
Flint 19 1 1¼
Isle of Graine 1 19 8¼
Isle of Graine 33 0 9¾
Isle of Graine 91 0 0
Lemington, Co. Hants 10,144 7 8½
Middlewich 5,019 16 5
Namptwich 9,744 2 5¼
North Shields 20,932 5 0
Northwich 18,415 8 11
Portsea Isle 2,909 6 5
Sherborn 80 13 9¾
Shirley, Co. Stafford 4,334 15 2¼
Shirley, Co. Stafford 527 16 0
South Shields 35,214 12 5¼
Topsham 49 18 8¾
Topsham 309 9 0¼
Yarmouth 482 8 1½
Bridlington port 12 9 4½
Dartmouth 158 11 0
Dover 175 17 6
Falmouth 23 8 10
Fowey 1,265 9 4
Gweek 131 9 10¼
Ipswich 16 3 10¼
Liverpool 41 12 3
London 8 6 0½
London 209 7 7
Looe 273 0 0
Lyme Regis 0 16 5¾
Milford and Tenby 48 17 4
Penryn 178 18 0
Penzance 38 5 5
Penzance 445 7 4¼
Plymouth 477 8 0
Plymouth 1,139 12 0
St. Ives 140 0 0
Sandwich 14 9 2½
Southampton 17 10 7½
Yarmouth 124 12 8
Yarmouth 103 18 7
London (fines) 39 2 3½
147,578 4 9¾
total charge £211,135 9 11½
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
salaries of Commissioners, officers and others employed about the Salt Duties 4,491 17 1¼
incident charges and disbursements 4,600 9 5¼
money repaid upon debentures for fish and salt exported 37,109 16 9½
46,202 3 4
payments into the Exchequer as by tallies, detailed:
out of the old Duty on Salt commencing 25 March 1694 49,429 18 2
out of the East India Fond commencing 25 Dec. 1699 115,017 18 9
164,447 16 11
the Auditor's fee 280 0 0
total payments and allowances £210,930 0 3
Remains, 205l. 9s. 8½d.
Declared 30 June, 1714.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: SALT DUTY: GENERAL ACCOUNT
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 2091, ROLL 114.
26 March 1708 to 25 March 1709.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Remains:
in the hands of salt proprietors 27,557 19 5
in the hands of collectors 50,131 12 0¾
in the hands of collectors due for foreign salt warehoused 3,835 13 4
in the hands of the Salt Commissioners 11,449 0 6¼
92,974 5 4
receipts:
money payable for Salt Duties from collectors, named, at
Bideford, Co. Devon 2,591 10 4¼
Bishop's Lidiard, Co. Somerset 427 15 0
Bristol 3,048 10 10
Caerlyon, Co. Monmouth 712 12 1
Caerlyon, Co. Monmouth 1,017 6 3
Chepstow, Co. Monmouth 34 19 2
Cockerham, Co. Lanes 815 19 6½
Droitwich, Co. Worcester 55,152 4 2
Flimby, Co. Cumberland 1,623 13 4
Flint, Co. Flint 1,519 5 5
Isle of Grain, Co. Kent 210 2 1
Hayle, Co. Cornwall 402 13 4
Lemington, Co. Hants 17,045 11 3
Middlewich, Co. Chester 22,184 16 8
Namptwich, Co. Chester 16,181 11 8
North Shields, Co. Northumberland 42,246 13 4
Northwich, Co. Chester 94,222 17 11
Pensford, Co. Somerset 359 10 0
Plymouth, Co. Devon 1,038 16 8
Portissick, Co. Cornwall 258 10 0
Portsea, Co. Hants 4,761 10 0
Sherborne, Co. Dorset 1,187 11 4¼
Shirleywich, Co. Stafford 6,812 0 0
Shirleywich, Co. Stafford 1,347 3 4
Shoreham, Co. Sussex 236 0 5
Sodbury, Co. Gloucester 150 17 4½
South Shields, Co. Durham 78,330 0 0
Topsham, Co. Devon 1,115 6 3
Yarmouth, Co. Norfolk 6,739 16 3
Barnstaple port, Co. Devon 421 6 8
Bideford port, Co. Devon 1,641 13 4
Bridgwater port, Co. Somerset 62 0 0
Cardigan port, Co. Cardigan 162 17 9¼
Dartmouth port, Co. Devon 353 6 8
Dover port, Co. Kent 341 2 2¾
Exeter port, Co. Devon 0 13 4
Falmouth port, Co. Cornwall 3,194 13 4
Fowey port, Co. Cornwall 1,760 6 8
Gweek port, Co. Cornwall 750 13 4
Lancaster port, Co. Lanes 0 6 8
Liverpool port, Co. Lanes 278 3 4
London port 56 18 4
London port 52 0 0
Looe port, Co. Cornwall 896 6 8
Penzance port, Co. Cornwall 2,661 6 8
Plymouth port, Co. Cornwall 1,896 13 4
Plymouth port, Co. Cornwall 2,645 3 4
Poole port, Co. Dorset 4 0 5
Portsmouth port, Co. Southants 33 6 8
Sandwich port, Co. Kent 31 18 7
Whitehaven port, Co. Cumberland 0 3 4
Southampton port, Co. Hants 26 13 4
Yarmouth port, Co. Norfolk 143 10 0
Yarmouth port, Co. Norfolk 170 16 8
379,361 4 8½
money payable for fines, seizures and surcharges at places, detailed 714 3 7¾
money gained by interest on bonds and bills of exchange 53 10 8
380,128 19 0¼
overpayments by collectors, detailed, which are to be allowed them in the next General Account 425 3 3
total charge and receipts £473,528 7 7¼
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
money accompted for already in the Cash accompt for this year 210,930 0 3
overpayments by Collectors, detailed, as in the last General Accompt of this Duty 894 9 10
salaries 9,336 3 0¾
poundage allowed for collecting the Duties on foreign salt 453 10 9¾
incidents 2,073 4 1
officers, taxes repaid 1,010 12 7
moneys repaid upon debentures for exports of salt, salted fish and beef 83,191 19 7½
premiums for returns of moneys 637 16 9
discount for prompt payment of Duties 18,838 17 7¼
allowances for salt lost at sea 2,723 2 6
allowances for rock salt refined 37,291 6 2
allowances for waste on salt carried coastwise 9,705 5 7
riding charges 40 0 0
165,301 18 9¼
total payments and allowances £377,126 8 10¼
Remains, 96,401l. 18s. 9d.
Whereof
Depending:
upon sundry proprietors, makers and refiners of salt and rock salt, and others, detailed, for Duties on Salt to Ladyday 1709:
for foreign salt imported and remaining locked up in cellars in ports, detailed 6,573 0 0
upon sundry refiners, etc., named, at the following places:
Carlyon 8 13 4
Chepstow 0 3 4
Chesterford 1 6 8
Cockerham 107 16 6
Droitwich 80 0 0
Isle of Grain 1,172 16 8
Lemington 911 19 7½
London City 11 15 10
Middlewich 191 4 2
Namptwich 1,056 5 4¾
North Shields 3,749 6 9
Northwich 4,843 12 4
Shoram 91 16 3
Sodbury 181 7 0
South Shields 4,444 13 3¼
Topsham 279 13 9½
Yarmouth 871 13 0¾
total 18,004 3 11¾
upon sundry others by bonds at the following ports: Berwick 13l. 6s. 8d.; Bideford 79l. 13s. 4d.; Dartmouth 513l. 15s. 6½d.; Dover 440l. 13s. 4d.; Gweek 90l. 2s. 0d.; Liverpool 2,035l. 6s. 3d.; London 5,974l. 0s. 10d.; Milford and Tenby 838l. 15s. 3½d.; Padstow 64l. 13s. 4d.; Rochester 1,591l. 13s. 4d. 11,641 19 11
total depending as above 36,219 3 10¾
remaining due from several collectors and officers, detailed 43,678 15 5
remaining upon these accomptants 16,503 19 5¼
£96,401 18 9
Quit.
Declared 30 June 1714.
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