Declared Accounts: Wine Licences

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 9, 1689-1692. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1931.

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'Declared Accounts: Wine Licences', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 9, 1689-1692, (London, 1931) pp. cclix-cclxiii. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol9/cclix-cclxiii [accessed 26 April 2024]

Wine Licences

[General Account.]
Audit Bundle 2,399, Roll 18.
Dame Elinor Dering, executrix of Sir Henry Dering ; William Young ; Elizabeth Taylor, administratrix of John Taylor ; Edward Birch, Serjeant at Law ; Mathew Johnson and Peter Rudge, executors of Michael Brighouse ; Richard Reeves, administrator of Robert Reeves, Commissioners and Agents for granting Licences for retailing wines by indenture of Charles II., dated 12th Sept., 1680.
For one year, 25th March, 1688, to 25th March, 1689.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Arrears, nil.
Supers depending 15,448 5 2
Money arising by rents of Wine Licences and by agreements 11,734 0 5
£27,182 5 7
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Surplusage of last account 149 5 9
Salaries and wages 2,200 0 0
Interest of money advanced [by them] and principal repaid [to themselves] to Lady day, 1689 6,657 2 11½
Money paid into the Exchequer 2,992 16 2
£11,999 4 10½
Remains, 15,183l. 0s. 8½d.
Against which—
l. s. d.
Supers, arrears 9,231 3 0
Supers, 1689 6,828 8 3
£16,049 11 3
Surplusage, 876l. 10s. 6½d.
The Cash Account for the same year is as follows :—
Audit Office.
Bundle 2,399, Roll 17.
Wine Licences Commissioners as above.
For year 1688, Mar. 25th, to 1689, Mar. 25th.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Remains, nil.
Supers 15,748 5 2
Rents of Wine Licences and agreements 11,734 0 5
£27,482 5 7
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Surplusage 2,101 5 5½
Salaries 2,150 0 0
l. s. d.
Interest and principal 423 18 6¼
2,286 4 11¼
20 6 6
332 0 2½
2,286 4 11¼
5,348 15 1¼
Payments into the Receipt 2,992 16 2
£12,592 16 8¾
l. s. d.
Remains 14,889 8 10¼
Against which supers 16,409 11 3
Surplus £1,520 2 4¾
Declared 20th June, 1711.
Pipe, 3,179.
Wine Licences.
(Decayed down right hand side.)
Full and correct figures taken from Audit Office Bundle 2,399, Roll 19 (Roll 20 is the General Account for the same year).
Dame Eleanor Dering, executrix of Sir Henry Dering, kt., deceased ; Thomas Goodall, Esq., administrator of William Yonge, Esq. ; Elizabeth Taylor, administratrix of John Taylor, Esq., deceased ; Edward Birch, Serjeant at Law, deceased ; Matthew Johnson and Peter Rudge, executors of Michael Brighouse, Esq., deceased ; Richard Reives, gent., administrator of Robert Reeves.
25th March. 1 Wm. and Mary, 1689—25th March, 2 Wm. and Mary, 1690.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Remains in their own hands, nil.
Supers depending on divers other persons 16,409 11 3
Moneys arising by the rents of Wine Licences and by agreements in England, Wales and Berwick 10,834 7 5
Sundry persons by agreements who had lapsed their time of taking licences for retailing wine in 1685 404 10 0
Total charge £27,648 8 8
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Surplusage of last account 1,520 2 4½
Salaries and wages 2,137 10 0
Interest of money advanced (being 6 per cent. on 9,124l. 13s. 3¾d. due to them for principal money on the 25th March, 1689, to wit from that time to 29th Sept., 1689) 281 19 6
Repayment of their 30,000l. advance money, being a seventh part of the sum of 16,003l. 14s. 7¼d. remaining due to them for principal money on the 29th Sept., 1687, which is to be allowed them by equal half-yearly portions commencing from Michaelmas, 1687, this being the fourth half-yearly allowance ended at Michaelmas, 1689 2,286 4 11¼
Arrears received within the time of this accompt and allowed as in part repayment of their 30,000l. advance 14 5 8
Interest on 6,824l. 2s. 8½d. due to them for principal money on 29th Sept., 1687 [sic? 1689], to wit from that date to 25th March, 1690 198 10 10
In further repayment of their 30,000l. principal, being a further seventh part as above, and is for the half year ended Lady day, 1690 2,286 4 11¼
Money paid into the Exchequer 3,335 14 0½
Total discharge £12,060 12 3¾
Remains, 15,587l. 16s. 4¼d.
Whereof—
Supers depending for separate years, detailed, from Lady day, 1671, to Lady day, 1690 15,783 5 5
Surplusage £195 9 0¾
Declared 21st Jan., 1711.
Roll 21 appears to be the General Account.
Audit Office Bundle 2,400, Roll 22.
Commissioners Of Wine Licences.
25th March, 1690, to 25th March, 1691.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Remains, nil.
Supers 15,383 5 5
Rents of Wine Licences and agreements, 9,002l. 6s. 2d., 659l. 12s. 8d. 9,661 18 10
Total charge £25,045 4 3
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Surplusage 798 17 3½
Salaries 2,150 0 0
Law charges 836 1 8
Interest and principal : 155l. 6s. 1d. for interest on 5,025l. 13s. 9d. due for principal on 25th March, 1690, to wit interest to 1690, Sept. 29th ; 2,873l. 5s. 6¼d. for principal ; 62l. 12s. 2d. for interest of 2,152l. 8s. 3¼d. due for principal on 29th Sept., 1690, to wit interest to 25th March, 1691 ; 2,152l. 8s. 3¼d. for principal 5,243 12 0½
Money paid into the Receipt 3,296 8 5
£12,324 19 5
l. s. d.
Remains 12,720 4 10
Of which—
Depending in arrears and supers on wine retailers scheduled in detail, county by county, year by year, from Lady day, 1671 (47 skins of names) 10,241 0 1
Remains £2,379 4 9
Audit Office Bundle 2,400, Roll 23.
Sir Stephen Evans, William Younge, Nic. Fenn, Peter Percivall, and Thomas Lake, appointed Commissioners for Wine Licences by great seal dated 1690, Sept. 30th, in consideration of 30,000l. to be advanced by them before 10th Oct., 1696.
For 1691, March 25th, to 1692, March 25th.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Remains in the hands of the late contractors 2,379 4 9
Supers depending 10,341 0 1
Moneys arising by Wine Licences and agreements 6,832 6 2
Total charge £19,552 11 0
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Salaries 2,100 0 0
Principal repaid towards their advance money 6,642 14 4
£8,742 14 4
l. s. d.
Remains 10,809 16 8
Against which—
Supers 9,856 10 2
Remains £953 6 6
Audit Office Bundle 2,401, Roll 27.
Same Commissioners as before.
25th March, 1692, to 25th March, 1693.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Remains 953 6 6
Supers 9,856 10 2
Money arising by rents of Wine Licences and by agreements 6,507 4 0
Total charge £17,317 0 8
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Salaries 2,100 0 0
Principal repaid with interest and reward 5,101 15 9
£7,201 15 9
l. s. d.
Remains 10,115 4 11
Whereof supers depending 10,109 3 9
Remains £6 1 2
Audit Office Bundle 1,401, Roll 29.
Same Accountants.
1693, March 25th, to 1694, March 25th.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Remains 6 1 2
Supers depending in the year to 1693, Lady day 1,059 8 9
Supers depending in previous year 9,049 15 0
Money arising by rents of licences and agreements 6,438 8 10
Total charge £16,553 13 9
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Salaries 2,100 0 0
Principal and interest repaid 4,919 19 8
£7,019 19 8
Remains, 9,533l. 14s. 1d.
l. s. d.
Against which supers 964 4 10
8,968 2 9
£9,932 7 7
Surplusage £398 13 6
Audit Bundle 2,401, Roll 31.
Same Accountants.
25th March, 1694, to 25th March, 1695.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Remains, nil.
Supers 9,932 7 7
Money arising by rents of licences and by agreements 6,854 8 3
Money received of the former Commissioners of this revenue, being principal and interest deducted and detained by them but disallowed by the Auditor 1,815 2 8
Total charge £18,601 18 6
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Surplusage 398 8 6
Salaries 2,100 0 0
Principal money repaid [to themselves] with interest and reward 4,679 19 8
Total discharge £7,178 13 2
l. s. d.
Remains 11,423 5 4
Against which supers depending. 10,122 10 4
Remains £1,300 15 0
Audit Office Bundle 3,402, Roll 33.
Same Accountants.
25th March, 1695, to 25th March, 1696.
Charge.
l. s. d.
Arrears 1,094 3 10
Supers 10,122 10 4
Money arising by rents of licences and by agreements 6,593 3 8
Total charge £17,809 17 10
Discharge.
l. s. d.
Salaries 2,150 0 0
Principal repaid and interest 2,943 18 6
Total discharge £5,093 18 6
l. s. d.
Remains 12,715 19 4
Against which supers 10,426 19 11
Remains £2,288 19 5
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