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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 27, 1713. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955.

'Declared Accounts: Stamp Duties', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 27, 1713, (London, 1955) pp. ccclxxxvi-cccxcix. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol27/ccclxxxvi-cccxcix [accessed 24 April 2024]

Stamp Duties



DECLARED ACCOUNTS: REVENUE: STAMP DUTIES: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2927 [E351/2927].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 2175, ROLL 155 [A.O.1/2175/155].
William Ashurst, Comptroller and Accomptant General of the Duties on Stampt Vellom, Parchment and Paper.
2 August 1712 to 1 August 1713.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the hands of several persons particularly named on the foot of the last General Accompt				76,191	13	5
Receipts: money due and payable for the several Duties on Stampt Vellom, Parchment and Paper, Cards and Dice etc. in the year ending 1 Aug. 1713:
for Stamps put upon Vellom, Parchment and Paper paid for and delivered out at the Head Office in London:
on the Third Continued Old Duty	28,995	4	11
on the Additional Duty	25,823	13	10
on the New Duty 1711 on Stampt Vellom etc., and on Cards and Dice	3,215	10	2
on the New Duty 1712 on several kinds of Stampt Vellom, Parchment etc., and on Printed Papers, Pamphlets and Advertisements	8,831	3	6½
on the New Duty on policies of Insurance	1,989	19	8
				68,855	12	1½
for Stamps put upon Vellom, Parchment and Paper delivered for the supply of the Warehouse-keeper of Stampt Goods:
on the Third Continued Old Duty	17,708	7	4
on the Additional Duty	14,972	7	4
on the New Duty [1711]	6,427	1	4
on the New Duty [1712]	6,103	5	7
				45,211	1	7
for the Duty on Dice marked this year; on the New Duty 1711, viz. on 662 pair at 5s. a pair 165l. 10s. and 292 pair stock in hand at 6d. a pair 7l. 6s.				172	16	0
for the Duty on Almanacks; on the New Duty 1711:
for the Company of Stationers	1,744	11	8
for George Parker	25	0	0
				1,769	11	8
for the Duty on Pamphlets and Advertisements; on the New Duty 1712:
pamphlets at 2s. a sheet	133	5	0
advertisements at 1s. each	911	16	0
				1,045	1	0
for the Duties arising on Entries made by the Secondaries, Town Clerks and other Law Officers:
on the Third Continued Old Duty	327	14	6
and on the Additional Duty	327	14	6
				655	9	0
for the Duty on Deeds etc. executed before the Stamp was impressed thereon:
on the Third Continued Old Duty	10	0	0
on the Additional Duty	10	0	0
on the New Duty 1712	15	0	0
				35	0	0
for the value of parchment, paper and prints provided for furnishing the country and lodged with the Warehouse-keeper of Unstamped Goods, together with the discount allowed by the Stationers:
for parchment etc. received from the Stationers:
on the Third Continued Old Duty	2,643	14	1¾
on the New Duty 1711	79	7	8½
on the New Duty 1712, etc.	516	2	7¼
				3,239	4	5½
for the profit arising by discount thereon:
on the Third Continued Old Duty	1,041	8	9¼
on the New Duty 1711	49	9	1½
on the New Duty 1712	201	15	11¾
				1,292	13	10½
for ditto by discount allowed by the Stationers:
on 97l. 12s. on the Third Continued Duty	29	5	6¼
and on 32l. 1s. 8d. on the New Duty 1712	9	12	6
				38	18	0¼
(total for furnishing the Country as above 4,570l. 16s. 4¼d.)
and for the profit arising by advancement of the prices of parchment in the hands of the Warehouse-keepers occasioned by the Duty:
on parchment returned from several distributors on the Third Continued Duty to the Warehouse-keeper of the Stampt Goods	0	17	11¾
on parchment in the Warehouse of Stampt Goods:
on the Third Continued Duty	92	1	9
on the New Duty 1711	3	10	8½
on the New Duty 1712	11	11	9
(total 107l. 4s. 2½d.)
on parchment in the Warehouse of Unstampt Goods:
on the Third Continued Duty	76	17	9¾
on the New Duty 1711	5	19	6
on the New Duty 1712	21	18	8¼
(total 104l. 16s. 0d.)
				212	18	2¼
total for the Duties as above 122,528l. 5s. 11d.
a charge omitted in the year 1712 for a label for cards				0	0	6
money surcharged on Major Carpender, Entering Clerk of the New Duties on Cards and Dice, on the New Duty 1711, arising by the Duty of ½d. a pack of cards stock in hand				70	7	6½
an overpayment (by William Loveday, distributor for Worcestershire) on the Second Continued Duty transferred to the Third Continued Duty				54	1	0
overpayments on the Duties on Stampt Vellum etc., detailed by distributors and places				314	0	11¾
money due and payable for the rates upon monies given with Clerks and Apprentices:
on the Duty of 6d. in the 1l. on sums of 50l. or under (Head Office 817l. 13s. 2½d. and Country Collections 560l. 1s. 111½d.)	1,377	14	45½
on the Duty of 1s. in the 1l. on sums exceeding 50l. (Head Office 1,940l. 1s. 1d., Country Collections 474l. 4s. 10½d.)	2,414	5	11½
				3,792	0	311½
overpayments on the Rates upon monies given with Clerks and Apprentices, detailed by Collectors and places				35	2	2¾
total charge and receipts				£202,985	11	1011½
Discharge.
Money accompted for in the Cash Accompt of the Stamp Duties for this year:
money paid into the Exchequer:
on the First Continued Duty	19	17	0
on the Second Continued Duty	90	9	8½
on the Third Continued Duty	36,866	6	7
on the Additional Duty	37,395	8	6½
on the New Duty 1711	7,657	17	0
on the New Duty 1712	9,535	7	5
on the New Duty of Policies of Insurance	1,918	9	0
				93,483	15	3
salaries of the Commissioners and other officers of the Head Office in London				4,679	14	6
rent of the Head Office				160	0	0
necessary and incident charges of the Head Office:
on the First Continued Duty	0	3	0
on the Second Continued Duty	0	9	0¼
on the Third Continued Duty	1,115	3	4
on the Additional Duty	19	1	8
on the New Duty 1711	797	8	10
on the New Duty 1712	545	9	0½
on the New Duty on Policies of Insurance	17	14	6
				2,495	9	4¾
money paid for salaries to the Officers:
of the New Duty 1711	894	8	5
ditto of the New Duty 1712	213	10	2
				1,107	18	7
for parchment, paper and prints bought by the Commissioners to be stampt for furnishing the Country:
on the Third Continued Duty	3,108	9	6¾
on the New Duty 1711	120	5	2½
on the New Duty 1712	542	12	7¼
				3,771	7	4½
discount for prompt payment at the Head Office:
on the Third Continued Duty	736	2	7
on the Additional Duty	646	14	9¾
on the New Duty 1711	80	11	0½
on the New Duty 1712	221	9	0¼
on the New Duty on Policies of Insurance	53	16	2
				1,738	13	7½
poundage allowed to sundry Law Officers:
on the Third Continued Duty	26	3	11½
on the Additional Duty	26	3	11½
				52	7	11
and for the Auditors' fee: for auditing Cash and General Accompts				190	0	0
total accompted for in the Cash Accompt as above 107,679l. 6s. 7¾d.
money overpaid in the preceding General Accompt				199	9	1¾
allowances to Distributors etc.:
money discounted by Robert Isaacson, Distributor for London; on the Third Continued Duty 9s., on the Additional Duty 9s., and on the New Duty 1712 6s.	1	4	0
poundage allowed the several Distributors at 18d. per 1l.; on the First Continued Duty 1l. 12s. 5d., on the Second Continued Duty 7l. 7s. 5d., on the Third Continued Duty 1,413l. 18s. 6¾d., on the Additional Duty 960l. 4s. 8d.	2,383	3	0¾
for the monies paid by the several Distributors for necessary and incident charges for carriage of stampt paper etc.; on the Third Continued Duty 247l. 17s. 1¼d.; on the Additional Duty 31l. 19s., and on the New Duty 1711 10l. 11s. 4½d.	290	7	5¾
on the New Duty 1711 for Almanacks cancelled; allowed the Company of Stationers	489	18	0
to Maj. Carpender, Entering Clerk of the Duties on Cards etc., on the New Duty 1711 for labels at ½d. a pack affixed to cards that were stock in hand; in the Receiver General's Accompt to 1 Aug. 1712 1,001l. 17s. 3½d., ditto to 1 Aug. 1713 70l. 7s. 6½d.	1,072	4	10
				4,236	17	4½
an overpayment on the Second Continued Duty transferred to the Third Continued Duty (vide supra)				54	1	0
money accompted for in the Cash Accompt of the Duties on Clerks and Apprentices:
money paid into the Exchequer	3,547	5	10
necessary and incident charges	178	16	4
				3,726	2	2
poundage to the Collectors of the Duties on Clerks and Apprentices at 12d. per 1l.				50	18	11¼
money overpaid on the preceding General Accompt of the said Duties				22	0	8¼
total payments and allowances				£115,968	15	11½
and so remains				87,016	15	116½
against which depending on the several Warehouse-keepers, Distributors and others for so much in their hands in stamped parchment and paper or in money or bonds:
upon the Warehouse-keepers:
Charles Howland, Warehouse-keeper of Unstamped Goods, for unstampt goods in his hands:
on the Third Continued Duty	1,072	13	8
on the New Duty 1711	150	3	2¼
and on the New Duty 1712	245	4	6½
				1,468	1	4¾
William Curteis, Warehouse-keeper of Stamped Goods, for the value of goods in his hands:
on the Third Continued Duty	7,953	5	3½
on the Additional Duty	5,591	6	6
on the New Duty 1711	2,162	14	3¾
on the New Duty 1712	1,378	8	9½
				17,085	14	10¾
(total on the Warehouse-keepers 18,553l. 16s. 3½d.)
and upon the following Distributors for arrears on the expired Duties:
John Adams, Radnorshire, on the Second Continued Duty				56	7	3¾
Richard Aglionby, late for Carlisle on the First Continued Duty 331l. 6s. 9½d. and on the Second ditto 125l. 4s.				456	10	9½
Simon Babb, Somersetshire, for the Single Duty 90l. 8s. 9½d. and for the First Continued Duty 6l. 12s. 4d.				97	1	1½
Anthony Boise, late for Hertfordshire, on the First Continued Duty 98l. 7s. 7½d. and on the Second Continued Duty 1,340l. 9s. 7½d.				1,438	17	3
Joshua Claver, late for Hull, on the Second Continued Duty				414	15	1
William Collins, late for Worcestershire, on the Single Duty 427l. 11s. 6d. and on the First Continued Duty 42l. 5s. 3d.				469	16	9
Edward Cowley, late for Lincolnshire, on the Single Duty				58	5	11
Peter Clinton, late for Dorsetshire, on the First Continued Duty				513	2	6¾
Benjamin Collet, late for Worcestershire, on the First tinued Duty				241	7	1
Charles Herle, late for Cornwall, on the First Continued Duty				307	8	5¼
Charles Jons, late for Radnorshire, on the Single Duty 127l. 11s. 9d. and on the First Continued Duty 45l. 4s. 3¼d.				172	16	0¼
Francis Isaacson, late for Lincoln, on the First Continued Duty				263	4	10¼
Henry Marriot, late for Norfolk, on the Single Duty				114	9	5
George Maynard, late for Yorkshire, on the Second Continued Duty				610	13	6½
Samuel Wilson, late for Berwick, on the Single Duty				12	6	3½
Robert Warren, late for Suffolk, on the Single Duty				58	5	11
Timothy Westley, late for Redding, for the Second Continued Duty				523	6	3¼
Thomas Wall late for Bristol, on the Second Continued Duty				0	0	2¾
(total in arrear on the Single Duty 888l. 19s. 7d. on the First Continued Duty 1,848l. 19s. 2¾d., and on the Second Continued Duty 3,070l. 16s. 0¾d.; in all 5,808l. 14s. 10½d.) upon the following distributors for the growing Duties:
Henry Axford, Wiltshire, on the Third Continued Duty 153l. 18s. 6½d., on the Additional Duty 104l. 9s. 5¾d., and on the New Duty 1711 12l. 3s. 11d.				270	11	11¼
John Adams, Radnorshire, on the Third Continued Duty 132l. 6s. 3¾d., on the Additional Duty 202l. 16s. 4½d., on the New Duty 1711 5l. 4s.				340	6	8¼
Francis Blithe, Colchester, on the Third Continued Duty 230l. 14s. 10¾d., on the Additional Duty 171l. 9s. 0½d., on the New Duty 1711 18l. 2s. 8½d. and on the New Duty 1712 35l. 18s. 6½d.				456	5	2¼
Thomas Beresford, Taunton, on the Third Continued Duty 296l. 17s. 3d., on the Additional Duty 317l. 12s. 6d., on the New Duty 1711 117l. 10s. 1½d., and on the New Duty 1712 271l. 0s. 8d.				1,003	0	6½
Thomas Bedford, Bedford, on the Third Continued Duty 208l. 13s. 1½d., on the Additional Duty 132l. 13s. 9¼d., on the New Duty 1711 42l. 18s. and on the New Duty 1712 45l. 18s. 7d.				430	3	5¾
Stephen Bishop, Oxford, on the Third Continued Duty 528l. 11s. 11¾d., on the Additional Duty 495l. 1s. 2¼d., and on the New Duty 1711 32l. 10s. 0d.				1,056	3	2
William Barnes, Norwich, on the New Duty 1711				0	0	6½
Edmond Calverley, Southwark, on the Third Continued Duty 386l. 9s. 4½d., on the Additional Duty 288l. 18s. 4½d., on the New Duty 1711 29l. 9s. 3d., and on the New Duty 1712 195l. 5s. 2¾d.				900	2	2¾
Paul Courand, Hampshire, on the Third Continued Duty 955l. 16s. 7½d., on the Additional Duty 700l. 19s. 6¾d., on the New Duty 1711 34l. 11s. 5½d., and on the New Duty 1712 49l. 3s. 6½d.				1,740	11	2¼
William Dowse, Huntingtonshire, on the Third Continued Duty 175l. 11s. 0½d., on the Additional Duty 124l. 11s. 7d., on the New Duty 1711 5l. 4s., and on the New Duty 1712 29l. 2s. 7½d.				334	9	3
Thomas Day, Cambridge, on the Third Continued Duty 258l. 10s. 10½d., on the Additional Duty 216l. 9s. 5d., on the New Duty 1711 35l. 15s. 3d., and on the New Duty 1712 130l. 10s. 7½d.				641	6	2
Edward Eden, Durham, on the Third Continued Duty 391l. 15s. 5¾d., and on the Additional Duty 331l. 9s. 3d., on the New Duty 1711 140l. 1s. 5½d., and on the New Duty 1712 170l. 6s. 9d.				1,033	12	11¼
John Freeman, Suffolk, on the Third Continued Duty 417l. 9s. 0¾d., on the Additional Duty 286l. 8s. 5½d., on the New Duty 1711 74l. 5s. 2¼d., and on the New Duty 1712 231l. 7s. 10½d.				1,009	10	7
John Foulks, Denbigh, on the Third Continued Duty 385l. 10s. 9¼d., on the Additional Duty 374l. 17s. and on the New Duty 1711 5l. 4s.				765	11	9¼
Hugh Foulks, Cheshire, on the Third Continued Duty 847l. 5s. 3d., on the Additional Duty 833l. 11s. 0¼d., on the New Duty 1711 58l. 1s. 9½d., and on the New Duty 1712 27l. 17s. 6d.				1,766	15	6¾
Daniel Garrod, Norwich, on the Third Continued Duty 1,292l. 14s. 11¼d., on the Additional Duty 813l. 16s. 4¼d., on the New Duty 1711 100l. 16s. 2½d., and on the New Duty 1712 251l. 8s. 8½d.				2,458	16	2½
Samuel Gibbs. Wiltshire, on the Third Continued Duty 595l. 17s. 0½d., on the Additional Duty 404l. 2s. 9d., on the New Duty 1711 122l. 18s. 1d., and on the New Duty 1712 45l. 10s. 8d.				1,168	8	6½
Henry Hawkins, St. Austell, on the Third Continued Duty 876l. 7s. 8½d., on the Additional Duty, 731l. 8s. 4¼d., on the New Duty 1711 79l. 7s. 0½d., and on the New Duty 1712 21l. 1s. 3d.				1,708	4	4¼
Elizabeth Hall, Yorkshire, on the Third Continued Duty 382l. 5s. 6¼d., on the Additional Duty 289l. 1s. 11½d., on the New Duty 1711 118l. 6s. 7d., and on the New Duty 1712 89l. 7s. 4d.				879	1	4¾
Thomas Hawson, Lincoln, on the Third Continued Duty 272l. 8s. 11¾d., on the Additional Duty 265l. 7s. 1d., on the New Duty 1711 113l. 12s. 8d., and on the New Duty 1712 62l. 0s. 10½d.				713	9	7¼
John Hodges, Derbyshire, on the Third Continued Duty 246l. 4s., on the Additional Duty 188l. 9s. 7½d., on the New Duty 1711 28l. 12s., and on the New Duty 1712 3l. 15s.				467	0	7½
John Landfield, Kent, on the Third Continued Duty 1,357l. 15s. 8d., on the Additional Duty 870l. 5s. 4¾d., on the New Duty 1711 160l. 10s. 11½d., and on the New Duty 1712 42l. 7s. 7d.				2,430	19	7¼
John Hamilton, Edenburgh, on the New Duty 1711 481l. 4s. 2d., and on the New Duty 1712 999l. 11s. 5d.				1,480	15	7
Robert Isaacson, London, on the Third Continued Duty 145l. 9s. 2¾d., on the Additional Duty 161l. 8s. 1¾d., on the New Duty 1711 34l. 1s. 6d., and on the New Duty 1712 59l. 17s. 0½d.				400	15	11
William John, Exeter, on the Third Continued Duty 923l. 15s. 2¾d., on the Additional Duty 693l. 14s. 0¾d., on the New Duty 1711 267l. 14s. 6d., and on the New Duty 1712 63l. 18s. 2d.				1,949	1	11½
Henry Jeans, Somersetshire, on the Third Continued Duty 651l. 5s. 11d., on the Additional Duty 463l. 6s. 7½d., on the New Duty 1711 48l. 2s., and on the New Duty 1712 54l. 4s. 2d.				1,216	18	8½
Strong Knight, Reading, on the Third Continued Duty 418l. 18s. 11¼d., on the Additional Duty 367l. 17s. 4d., on the New Duty 1711 31l. 14s., and on the New Duty 1712 44l. 3s. 1½d.				862	13	4¾
Thomas Loyd, Brecknockshire, on the Third Continued Duty 97l. 2s. 11d., on the Additional Duty 63l. 4s. 3¼d., on the New Duty 1711 16l. 18s. and on the New Duty 1712 4l. 12s. 6d.				181	17	8¼
Richard Lowry, Westmorland, on the Third Continued Duty 354l. 0s. 6½d., on the Additional Duty 342l. 9s. 1d., on the New Duty 1711 150l. 18s. 6½d., and on the New Duty 1712 61l. 7s. 3d.				908	15	5
William Loveday, Worcestershire, on the Third Continued Duty 406l. 10s. 4¼d., on the Additional Duty 400l. 1s. 4¾d., on the New Duty 1711 51l. 18s. 9d., and on the New Duty 1712 57l. 2s. 2½d.				915	12	8½
Thomas Moore, North Yarmouth, on the Third Continued Duty 97l. 17s. 5¾d., on the Additional Duty 108l. 17s. 0½d., on the New Duty 1711 47l. 14s. 6½d., and on the New Duty 1712 18l. 2s. 7½d.				272	11	8¼
William Mathews, Herefordshire, on the Third Continued Duty 323l. 2s. 0¼d., on the Additional Duty 215l. 17s. 3½d., on the New Duty 1711 31l. 4s., and on the New Duty 1712 41l. 11s. 8d.				611	14	11¾
Nathaniel Morgan, Carmarthenshire, on the Third Continued Duty 366l. 19s. 9½d., on the Additional Duty 332l. 12s. 0¼d., on the New Duty 1711 20l. 17s. 4d., and on the New Duty 1712 4l. 6s. 5½d.				724	15	7¼
John Newton, Lewes, on the Third Continued Duty 462l. 6s. 2¾d., on the Additional Duty 376l. 9s. 0½d., on the New Duty 1711 10l. 6s., and on the New Duty 1712 11l. 9s. 10½d.				860	11	1¾
Henry Nisbet, Derbyshire, on the Third Continued Duty 395l. 15s. 11¾d., on the Additional Duty 398l. 4s. 2d., on the New Duty 1711 13l. 2s. 4d., and on the New Duty 1712 2l. 10s.				809	12	5¾
Thomas Oldfield, Gloucestershire, on the Third Continued Duty 1,652l. 10s. 2d., on the Additional Duty 1,276l. 5s. 10d., on the New Duty 1711 291l. 6s. 4½d., on the New Duty 1712 58l. 15s. 6d.				3,278	17	10½
Thomas Phillips, Shropshire, on the Third Continued Duty 223l. 8s. 9¼d., on the Additional Duty 216l. 5s. 3½d., on the New Duty 1711 28l. 6s. 4d., and on the New Duty 1712 16l. 9s.				484	9	4¾
John Rhett, Brentwood, on the Third Continued Duty 222l. 7s. 9¼d., on the Additional Duty 124l. 17s. 8d., on the New Duty 1711 14l. and on the New Duty 1712 25l. 8s. 10½d.				386	14	3¾
Robert Rhodes, New Castle under Line, on the Third Continued Duty 423l. 5s. 9¾d., on the Additional Duty 408l. 7s. 0½d., on the New Duty 1711 55l. 18s., and on the New Duty 1712 12l. 18s. 4d.				900	9	2¼
Thomas Russell, Suffolk, on the Third Continued Duty 21l. 8s. 5½d., on the Additional Duty 15l. 17s. 11d., and on the New Duty 1711 14l. 14s. 0¾d.				52	0	5¼
Thomas Seward, Dorchester, on the Third Continued Duty 471l. 16s. 8d., on the Additional Duty 307l. 13s. 11¼d., on the New Duty 1711 56l. 9s. 10d., and on the New Duty 1712 44l. 12s. 11d.				880	13	4¼
Joseph Stockwell, Abington, on the Third Continued Duty 182l. 0s. 0¼d., on the Additional Duty 114l. 4s. 5½d., on the New Duty 1711 45l. 10s. and on the New Duty 1712 86l. 17s. 4½d.				428	11	10¼
Charles Sanderson, New Castle, on the Third Continued Duty 507l. 13s. 4½d., on the Additional Duty 449l. 14s. 5½d., on the New Duty 1711 61l. 4s. 4d., and on the New Duty 1712 122l. 5s. 8d.				1,140	17	10
Obed Smith, Daventry, on the Third Continued Duty 591l. 6s. 8¾d., on the Additional Duty 520l. 0s. 7½d., on the New Duty 1711 78l. 19s. 9½d., and on the New Duty 1712 144l. 1s. 8½d.				1,334	8	10¼
John Stone, York, on the Third Continued Duty 1,326l. 5s. 2½d., on the Additional Duty 1,227l. 14s. 6½d., on the New Duty 1711 372l. 6s. and on the New Duty 1712 169l. 11s. 6d.				3,095	17	3
James Taylor, Chatham, on the Third Continued Duty				35	14	3½
Edward Thomas, Glamorganshire, on the Third Continued Duty 410l. 2s. 11¼d., on the Additional Duty 409l. 17s. 7¼d., on the New Duty 1711 63l. 5s. 9½d., and on the New Duty 1712 23l. 14s. 1d.				907	0	5
Nathaniel Thorne, Tiverton, on the Third Continued Duty 1,759l. 0s. 10¾d., on the Additional Duty 1,547l. 5s. 6d., on the New Duty 1711 430l. 9s. 9½d., and on the New Duty 1712 20l. 7s. 1d.				3,757	3	3¼
Edward Vaudrey, Lancashire, on the Third Continued Duty 763l. 9s. 7d., on the Additional Duty 708l. 7s. 11¾d., on the New Duty 1711 96l. 5s. 1d., and on the New Duty 1712 95l. 8s. 3d.				1,663	10	10¾
—Usborne and — Lacy, for Southwark, for the New Duty 1711				1	9	1
Gilbert Walmisley, Litchfield, on the Third Continued Duty 484l. 8s. 10¼d., on the Additional Duty 177l. 10s. 7d., on the New Duty 1711 42l. 18s. and for New Duty 1712 28l. 3s. 10d.				733	1	3¼
John Ward, Nottinghamshire, on the Additional Duty 94l. 15s. 3¼d., on the New Duty 1711 57l. 3s. 7d., and on the New Duty 1712 32l. 19s. 4½d.				184	18	2¾
Jeremiah Withers, Warwickshire, on the Third Continued Duty 139l. 18s. 10¾d., on the Additional Duty 160l. 16s. 4½d., on the New Duty 1711 109l. 4s. and on the New Duty 1712 31l. 16s. 3d.				441	15	6¼
William Webb, Chichester, on the Third Continued Duty 143l. 11s. 5d., on the Additional Duty 105l. 3s. 8¾d., on the New Duty 1711 10l. 15s. 8d., and on the New Duty 1712 34l. 14s. 5½d.				294	5	3¼
William Williams, Dorsetshire, on the Third Continued Duty 207l. 0s. 11½d. and on the Additional Duty 310l. 5s. 10¼d.				517	6	9¾
also upon sundry late distributors:
John Amery, Taunton, on the Additional Duty				97	12	2½
Richard Aglionby, Carlisle, ditto				374	18	5¾
Christopher Baker, Exeter, ditto.				75	8	9½
Anthony Boise, Hertfordshire, ditto				1,166	3	7¼
Joshua Claver, Hull, ditto				417	12	7½
William Collins, Worcestershire, ditto				68	5	5
Peter Clinton, Dorsetshire, ditto.				987	14	6¼
Benjamin Collet, Worcestershire, ditto				136	3	4¾
Robert Foulks, Cheshire, ditto				0	5	5¼
Charles Herle, Cornwall, ditto				290	4	1
Thomas Hewett, Tiverton, ditto				411	0	10¾
Francis Isaacson, Lincoln, ditto				230	1	1
Charles Jones, Radnorshire, ditto				35	19	10
Robert Jackson, Carlisle, ditto				0	10	0
George Maynard, Yorkshire, ditto				639	19	8½
Benjamin Robins, Exeter, on the Third Continued Duty 288l. 12s. 5¼d., and on the Additional Duty 449l. 3s. 10½d.				737	16	3¾
Jonah Taylor, Hertfordshire, on the Third Continued Duty 83l. 11s. 3¾d., and on the Additional Duty 133l. 4s. 6½d.				216	15	10¼
Timothy Westley, Berkshire, on the Additional Duty				462	12	6¼
total depending on distributors for the Current Duties 59,638l. 19s. 0¼d.
on Major Carpender, Entering Clerk of the Duties on Cards, for stamped goods in his custody, on the New Duty 1711				322	10	10
and upon the following cardmakers for arrears on the Duty of 1711:	£	s.	d.
Anthony Weltden	3	12	0
Archibald Vaus	61	4	0
Lidia Birch	16	4	0
Thomas Cope	48	10	0
Richard Tutan	62	15	6
Thomas Hearne	12	12	0
Jonathan Minniken	2	8	0
James Pemberton	2	14	0
Nathaniel Tilson	13	2	0
Gabriel Pink	26	14	0
				249	15	6
upon the following dice-makers for arrears on the New Duty 1711:
Thomas Crauford	9	15	0
Elizabeth Dixon	1	10	0
Edmond Aspinal	7	5	0
				18	10	0
on George Parker, almanack maker, on the new Duty 1711				25	0	0
on Robert Grove, Register of Cambridge, for the Duties on Entries; on arrears of the Second Continued Duty 78l. 11s. 3¾d., and on the Additional Duty 55l. 18s. 3¾d.				134	9	7½
on George Cooper, Register of Oxford, for the same; on the Additional Duty				3	15	1¾
total on the University Registrars 138l. 4s. 9¼d.
on William Lowndes, on bond for the Third Continued Duty 100l. and for the Additional Duty 100l.				200	0	0
on Thomas Cator, on bond for the First Continued Duty 26l. and for the Additional Duty 24l.				50	0	0
on William Bridges, Secretary to the Commissioners of the Stamp Duty, for so much due on a bond in lieu of bills delivered to Joseph Holden, his late clerk; on arrears of the Second Continued Duty 50l. and on the Additional Duty 50l.				100	0	0
on John Harrison, the Chester carrier, for stamped goods miscarried; on the First Continued Duty 40l., and on the Additional Duty 30l.				70	0	0
on John Braddeley, the Staffordshire carrier, for stamped goods miscarried; on the First Continued Duty 22l. 6s., and on the Additional Duty 21l. 12s.				43	18	0
on sundry Collectors of the Rates on monies given with Clerks and Apprentices for money:	£	s.	d.
John Amory, Taunton	0	12	6½
Thomas Bedford, Bedford	5	14	0
Thomas Beresford, Taunton	1	0	9¼
Stephen Bishop, Oxford	5	6	4½
Francis Blithe, Colchester	1	12	1¾
Paul Courand, South Hampton	1	18	6¼
Thomas Day, Cambridge	1	11	2¼
Thomas Dowse, Huntington	8	12	4½
John Freeman, Suffolk	1	1	2¾
Daniel Darrod, Norfolk	7	6	4¾
Samuel Gibbs, Wiltshire	4	8	10¾
John Handfield, Kent	11	1	1¼
Henry Hawkins, Cornwall	6	8	6
Thomas Hewett, Devonshire	0	2	0¾
Henry Jans, Wells	13	3	8¾
William John, Exeter	59	1	2
Stroud Knight, Berkshire	10	2	6½
William Loveday, Worcestershire	1	12	2½
Richard Lowry, Westmorland	2	2	6½
Thomas Loyd, Brecknockshire	4	0	0
William Mathews, Hereford	15	9	2¼
Thomas Moore, Yarmouth	8	9	10½
Nathaniel Morgan, Carmarthen	0	2	3
John Newton, Sussex	11	11	9¾
Henry Nisbett, Derby	2	8	9
Robert Rhodes, Newcastle under Lyne	12	5	10½
Reuben Robins, Exeter	18	14	9
Thomas Russell, Suffolk	10	12	10¼
Charles Sanderson, Newcastle upon Tyne	24	4	4½
Thomas Seward, Dorsetshire	1	10	1¾
Obed Smith, Northampton	6	11	9¼
Joseph Stockwell, Abingdon (fn. 1)	8	16	3
John Stone, York	63	9	5¾
Jonah Taylor, Hertfordshire	1	7	6
Edward Thomas, Cowbridge	1	18	9½
Edward Vaudrey, Lancashire	31	8	0
Gilbert Walmsley, Litchfield	0	4	8
John Ward, Leicester	12	15	7
Adam Watt, Scotland	203	18	1011/12
William Webb, Chichester	28	16	0
Jeremiah Withers, Coventry	19	16	6½
				631	11	711/12
and upon several persons particularly named on the foot of the Cash Accompt				1,165	15	0
				£87,016	15	115½
and so this General Accompt is even and Quit.
Declared 5 March 1714–15.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: STAMP DUTIES: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2913 [E351/2913].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 2135, ROLL 18 [A.O.1./2135/18].
William Frankland, Receiver General of the Duties on Stampt Vellom, Parchment and Paper.
1 August 1712 to 2 August 1713.
Charge.				£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands on the end of the last Accompt, none, he being in surplusage				nil
but depending upon several persons particularly named at the foot of the last Accompt				1,065	15	0
Receipts: money received for the expired and growing Duties on Stampt Vellom etc., for the New Duties on Stampt Vellom etc., and on Cards and Dice, for the Duties on several kinds of Stampt Vellom etc., and on certain Printed Papers etc., and also for the New Duties on Policies of Insurance:
for the Duty on Stampt Vellom continued to 1 Aug. 1706:
money received of several Distributors in arrear				20	0	0
for the said Duty continued to 1 Aug. 1710:
money received of several Distributors in arrear				90	18	8¾
for the said Duty continued from 31 July 1710:
for stamps imprest at the Head Office for ready money	28,995	4	11
for stamps on Deeds after they were written or engrossed	10	0	0
money received of several Distributors	17,320	15	10
money received of the ‘Registers’ of the two Universities	295	16	0
money received of the Officers of the law etc. for entries	327	14	6
money received on bonds	3	3	9
received of Owen Lloyd and Company of Stationers for discount on money paid them for parchment	29	5	6¼
				46,982	0	6¼
for the Additional Duty:
for stamps imprest at the Head Office etc.	25,823	13	10
for stamps on Deeds already written etc.	10	0	0
money received of several Distributors	11,923	0	7¾
money received of the Officers of the Law etc.	327	14	6
money received on bonds	3	0	0
				38,087	8	11¾
for the New Duties and the Duties on Cards and Dice:
for stamps imprest at the Head Office etc.	3,215	10	2
money received of the several distributors	1,447	8	1½
money received of the Company of Stationers and Almanack makers on bond	1,535	18	8
money received for the Duty on Playing Cards	3,118	0	0
money received for the Duty on Dice	156	0	0
money received for the Duty of ½d. a pack on stocks of cards made before 12 June 1711	70	7	6½
and for the Duty of 6d. a pair on Dice, being stock in hand, ditto.	7	6	0
				9,550	10	6
for the Duties on several kinds of Stampt Vellum etc., and on certain Printed Papers etc.:
for stamps imprest at the Head Office etc.	8,831	3	6½
for stamps on Deeds already written etc.	15	0	0
money received of several Distributors	1,157	11	2½
money received for the Duty on large Pamphlets	133	5	0
ditto on Advertisements	911	16	0
and received of Owen Lloyd and the Company of Stationers for discount etc.	9	12	6
				11,058	8	3
for the New Duty on Policies of Insurance:
for stamps imprest at the Head Office etc.				1,989	19	8
total receipts as above 107,779l. 6s. 7¾d.
money received for the rates on money given with Clerks and Apprentices:
for the rate of 6d. in the 1l. paid at the Head Office on 32,705l. 0s. 5½d.	817	13	2½
for the rate of 1s. in the 1l. on sums over 50l. paid at the Head Office on 38,801l. 0s. 6d.	1,940	1	1
money received of several Collectors	968	7	10½
				3,726	2	2
total charge and receipts				£112,571	3	9¾
Discharge.
Surplusage on the last accompt				0	0	0¼
salaries and entertainments of the Commissioners etc.:
Robert Pooley, Richard Martin and Richard Steele, Commissioners, for a year to Midsummer 1713; Edward Lloyd, another, to 28 Oct. 1712, the day of his death; Sir Brocas Gardiner, bt., and Thomas Palmer, two others, from 13 June 1713; at 300l. per an. each	1,019	14	6
William Brydges, their Secretary	200	0	0
William Frankland, Receiver General	300	0	0
William Ashurst, Comptroller General	300	0	0
the Secretary's clerks, named	220	0	0
the Receiver's Clerks, named	150	0	0
the Comptroller's clerks, named	150	0	0
John Montague, Solicitor	50	0	0
Philip Pinkney, Clerk of the Securities	50	0	0
Joseph Barry, Teller of the Stamps	50	0	0
Samuel Ross, Register of Warrants for Stamping	50	0	0
John Rayner, Housekeeper	50	0	0
Robert Isaacson, Distributor for London	50	0	0
Charles Howland, Warehouse-keeper of unstampt goods	50	0	0
Thomas Williams, his assistant	20	0	0
William Curteis, Warehouse-keeper of stampt goods	130	0	0
Major Carpender, his assistant	50	0	0
John White, Packer	40	0	0
three Inspectors of the Courts, named	140	0	0
a billman, a chamberkeeper, a messenger and a porter, named	120	0	0
Henry Sydenham, Supervisor of the Stampers	50	0	0
36 Stampers	1,440	0	0
				4,679	14	6
office rent, to Thomas Atwill & Co. for the Head Office in Lincoln's Inn				160	0	0
incidents, detailed				2,495	9	4¾
money paid for salaries to the Officers, named, employed in the New Duties 1711 and 1712:
in the New Duty 1711	894	8	5
in the New Duty 1712	213	10	2
				1,107	18	7
money paid to the Stationers for parchment etc.:
Edward Darrell, John Baskett & Co. for parchment; on the Third Continued Duty	253	9	10½
Owen Lloyd & Co. for parchment and paper; on the Third Continued Duty 2,042l. 5s. 10¼d., on the New Duty 1711 120l. 5s. 2½d., on ditto 1712 542l. 12s. 7¼d.	2,705	3	8
Samuel Sheafe & Co. for writing paper and blanks; on the Third Continued Duty	812	13	10
				3,771	7	4½
(total for parchment etc. on the Third Continued Duty 3,108l. 9s. 6¾d., on the New Duty 1711 120l. 5s. 2½d., and on ditto 1712 542l. 12s. 7¼d.)
discount allowed on prompt payment of monies:
(on the Third Continued Duty 736l. 2s. 7d., on the Additional Duty 646l. 14s. 9¾d., on the New Duty 1711 80l. 11s. 0½d., on the New Duty 1712 221l. 9s. 0¼d., and on Policies of Insurance 53l. 16s. 2d.)				1,738	13	7½
poundage allowed to the Registers, Town Clerks etc.:
George Cooke, late Secondary of the Common Pleas	36	3	4
George Wheeler, Secondary of the same	12	10	2
Joshua Douglas, Town Clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne	3	14	5
				52	7	11
total allowed as above 14,005l. 11s. 4¾d.
Thomas Foley, for the Auditor's fee				190	0	0
money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates:
out of the Duty continued to 1 Aug. 1706	19	17	0
out of ditto to 1 Aug. 1710	90	9	8½
out of ditto from 31 July 1710	36,866	6	7
out of the Additional Duty	37,395	8	6½
out of the New Duties 1711 and on Cards and Dice	7,657	17	0
out of the New Duties 1712	9,535	7	5
out of the New Duties on Policies of Insurance	1,918	9	0
				93,483	15	3
money paid for incident charges out of the rates upon monies given with Clerks and Apprentices, detailed	178	16	4
money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates, out of the said rates	3,547	5	10
				3,726	2	2
total payments and allowances				£111,405	8	10
and so remains				1,165	14	11¾
against which depending on John Montagu, Solicitor, for money imprested to him, by several orders, detailed.	1,045	15	0
and on William Bridges, ditto, by two orders	100	0	0
and on John Edwards, Inspector of the Courts in the Country, towards his travelling charges	20	0	0
				1,165	15	0
and so the Accomptant is in Surplusage				0	0	0¼
Declared 5 March 1714–15.