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DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HAWKERS AND PEDLARS. |
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PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1737 [E351/1737]. |
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AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1424, ROLL 16 [A.O.1/1424/16]. |
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SAMUEL ATKINSON, JOHN HENLEY and THOMAS EARSBY, Commissioners for Licensing Hawkers and Petty Chapmen. |
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24 June 1711 to 25 June 1712. |
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Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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Arrears: remaining in the hands of these Accomptants upon the foot of their last Accompt |
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nil
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because in surplusage |
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depending upon several persons as upon the foot of the said Accompt |
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2,388 |
17 |
3 |
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Receipts: money arising within the time of this Accompt for Licences under the Act [9 Wm. III, c. 27, continued by 6 Anne, c. 2]: |
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for 2,075 foot licences granted for a year to Midsummer 1712 at 4l. each |
8,300 |
0 |
0 |
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for licences for travelling with 159 horses at 4l. each horse for the same time |
636 |
0 |
0 |
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for 1,918 single foot-licences at 12d. each |
95 |
18 |
0 |
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for 157 licences for travelling with 159 horses at 2s. each |
15 |
14 |
0 |
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for 33 bonds for securing the latter moiety of the Duty at 12d. each bond |
1 |
13 |
0 |
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9,049 |
5 |
0 |
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total charge and receipts |
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£11,438 |
2 |
3 |
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Discharge. |
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Salaries: |
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Samuel Atkinson, John Henley and Thomas Earsby, Commissioners |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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Culverwell Needler, Solicitor |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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four Clerks, named |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Wells, General Riding Surveyor and five Riding Surveyors, named |
700 |
0 |
0 |
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three London Surveyors, named |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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Richard Harrington, messenger |
30 |
0 |
0 |
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1,430 |
0 |
0 |
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allowances for prompt payments: |
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for prompt payment of 4,080l., being the latter moiety of the Duty arising by 2,040 licences |
408 |
0 |
0 |
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and for prompt payment of 318l. (sic) being the latter moiety of the Duty arising by 155 licences for travelling with 157 horses |
31 |
8 |
0 |
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439 |
8 |
0 |
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necessary and incident charges and disbursements, detailed, including stationery (199l.), office rent (15l.), law charges (10l. 10s.), remittance of money abroad (1l. 0s. 1d.), office necessaries etc. (50l. 19s. 10d.), inquiries as to sureties (10l.), Exchequer fees (6l. 11s. 6d.), stamps on licences, etc. (108l. 5s.), and Auditor's fee to Edward Harley (25l.) |
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426 |
6 |
5 |
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total for salaries, prompt payments and incidents as above 2,295l. 14s. 5d. |
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money paid into the Exchequer, by dates |
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6,926 |
0 |
0 |
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surplusage on the preceding Accompt |
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304 |
8 |
2 |
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total payments and allowances |
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£9,526 |
2 |
7 |
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and so remains |
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1,911 |
19 |
8 |
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against which depending on sundry persons in arrears for their licences or for the value of bonds not yet answered: |
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for the year ending Midsummer 1698 [as in Vol. XXV, p. cdxxxv] |
377 |
10 |
6 |
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ditto 1699 [ditto] |
198 |
15 |
0 |
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ditto 1700 [ditto] |
306 |
18 |
0 |
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ditto 1701 [ditto] |
251 |
10 |
0 |
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ditto 1702 [ditto] |
51 |
15 |
0 |
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ditto 1703 [ditto] |
27 |
7 |
6 |
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ditto 1704 [ditto] |
16 |
10 |
6 |
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ditto 1705 [ditto] |
24 |
10 |
0 |
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ditto 1706 [ditto] |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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ditto 1707 [ditto] |
16 |
10 |
0 |
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ditto 1708 [ditto] |
25 |
0 |
0 |
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ditto 1709 [ditto] |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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ditto 1710 [ditto] |
44 |
0 |
0 |
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ditto 1711 [ditto] |
50 |
15 |
0 |
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William Batchellor, a Riding Surveyor, for money by him received |
260 |
11 |
4 |
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James Mackburny, another Officer, ditto |
33 |
0 |
0 |
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Edward Gregory, a deceased Riding Surveyor, ditto |
35 |
5 |
0 |
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Philip Sanderson, another Officer, for money in his hands |
142 |
18 |
11 |
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and upon these Accomptants for the latter moiety of the Duties on sundry licences granted within the time of this Accompt |
32 |
0 |
0 |
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£1,920 |
17 |
3 |
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and so these Accomptants are in Surplusage |
8 |
17 |
7 |
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Declared 7 December 1714. |
