House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 1 December 1696

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 11, 1693-1697. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1803.

'House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 1 December 1696', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 11, 1693-1697, (London, 1803) pp. 603-605. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol11/pp603-605 [accessed 19 April 2024]

Martis, 1 die Decembris;

8° Gulielmi Tertii.

Prayers.

Coinage.

ORDERED, That the Committee appointed to prepare Reasons, to be offered at a Conference with the Lords, for disagreeing to the Amendments, made by their Lordships, to the Bill for further remedying the ill State of the Coin of the Kingdom, be revived; and do withdraw, and sit during the Sitting of the House.

Inrolling Deeds.

Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for the more easy Acknowleging of Deeds in the Country, in order to be inrolled: And that Mr. Pocklington and Mr. Farrer do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.

Irish Arrears.

A Petition of John Kakewell and Alexander Gambell, on the behalf of themselves, and others, Troopers, who served in the Wars of Ireland under Colonel Villers, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That, by Order of this House, the last Session of Parliament, the Lord Coningsby and Mr. Fox reported, That there was due to the Petitioners, for their Irish Arrears, the Sum of 2,222 l. 3s. 7¾ d. to clear them to the 1st April 1692: And praying, That the House would order the Payment of their said Arrears; for which they have solicited these three Years last past; some Troopers having perished for want of Bread.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to a Committee: And that they do examine the Matter thereof; and report the same to the House:

And it is referred to Sir Henry Colt, Sir Math. Andrews, Mr. Sloane, Mr. Pagit, Mr. St. John, Mr. Gery, Mr. Pocklington, Mr. Buller, Mr. Brownlow, Mr. Colt, Sir Robert Cotton, Sir Tho. Day, Sir Wm. Ashurst, Sir John Turner, Mr. Manley, Lord Pawlet, Sir Marm. Wyvell, Sir John Bolles, Sir Cha. Raleigh, Mr. Blofeild, Sir John Manwaring, Sir John Bucknall, Mr. Stonehouse, Mr. Blaake, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Moyle, Mr. England, Mr. Farrer, Sir John Cotton, Mr. Fuller, Lord Cornbury, Mr. Maudit, Mr. Freke, Mr. Nicholas, Mr. Papillon, Mr. Brotherton: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Five a Clock, in the Speaker's Chambers.

Warner's Estate.

An ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act explaining a former Act of Parliament, intituled, An Act for enabling Trustees to sell Part of the Estate of Edmund Warner, deceased, for Payment of his Debts, and preserving the rest for the Benefit of his Heir, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time, upon this Day Fortnight.

Newfound land Trade.

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and CommonCouncil, of the City of Bristoll; and also of the Merchants, and other Inhabitants, within the said City, trading for Newfoundland; was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That the said Trade is very advantageous to this Nation; not only as it hath been a Nursery for Seamen, but also as it enricheth the Kingdom by the Fish taken out of those Seas, and sold in foreign Markets: That the said Trade hath, of late, been very much neglected; and the Traders thither become a Prey to the French the last Year: And praying the House to take care for the Security of the Trade to Newfoundland.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee, to whom the Petition of the Mayor, Magistrates, and Common-Council, and other Traders, of and from the Town of Dartmouth, and Parts adjacent, is referred.

Discount on Bank Bills.

A Petition of the Mayor, Deputy-Recorder, Aldermen, and Burgesses, together with divers Tradesmen, residing in and near the Town of Taunton, in the County of Somerset, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That, by reason of the Non-currency of old ham mered Money, but by Weight only, the Petitioners are put to great Streights for Money for their necessary Subsistence, much less, to carry on their Trades; whereby their Calamities are such, that the Poors Rate is more than Onethird higher than of late, and daily rises: That the great Discount of Bank-Bills, for ready Money, is of very ill Consequence to Trade: And praying an effectual Provision for better Payment of Bank-Bills; and that the Country Mints may be obliged to dispatch their Coinage, which will give a new Life to Trade.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee of the whole House, who are to consider of the State of the Nation.

Tallies on Funds.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, from the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, according to Order, presented to the House, in several Papers, an Account of the Tallies struck upon Parliamentary Funds; and what of those Tallies are yet unpaid, and like to prove deficient; and what hath been, and is like to be, the annual Produce of the Funds agreed to be continued:

And the same was read; and is as followeth;

An ACCOUNT of Tallies struck upon Parliamentary Funds; the Payments made thereupon; and the Principal remaining due this 27th November 1696.



	Borrowed.			Paid.			Remains.
	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.
On 300,000 l. per Ann. Customs	1,250,000	—	—	351,602	10	—	898,397	10	—
Additional Impositions	510,000	—	—	61,460	—	—	448,540	—	—
Joint Stocks	500,000	—	—	387,175	1	6	112,824	18	6
Continued Impositions	1,500,000	—	—	—	—	—	1,500,000	—	—
²/3 Double 9d. Excise	999,815	–	2½	754,760	8	3½	245,054	11	11
Vellum-Act	324,114	7	8½	46,512	10	—	277,601	17	8½
Duties on Coals	564,700	—	—	4,662	—	—	560,038	—	—
Second Quarterly Poll	569,293	19	7	479,328	6	3	89,965	13	4
First 4s. Aid	1,896,874	16	6½	1,835,439	10	4½	61,435	6	2
Third 4s. Aid	1,800,000	—	—	1,390,377	19	9	409,622	—	3
Fourth 4s. Aid	1,800,000	—	—	470,776	3	11	1,329,223	16	1
Duties on Marriages, Births, &c.	650,000	—	—	2,000	—	—	648,000	—	—
Low Wines, Sweets, &c.	69,959	16	6	3,600	—	—	66,359	16	6
Duties on Salt, Glass Wares, &c.	366,465	—	10½	12,500	—	—	353,965	—	10½
Duties on Houses	7,382	11	4	—	—	—	7,382	11	4
Hereditary and Temporary Excise	—	—	—	—	—	—	884,467	8	—
Post Office Revenue	—	—	—	—	—	—	118,046	9	2½
							8,010,924	19	10½
On ¾ Customs							203,447	15	9
The Complement of the Salt-Act, for which Tallies are not yet levied							1,632,834	19	1½
						£.	9,847,207	14	9½



(fn. 1) To be transferred to the next Aid;				£.	s.	d.
Contributions for Annuities				366,121	6	1
Loans in general, by Weight,	16,760	13	6	29,253	1	11
Ditto, more	12,492	18	5	29,253	1	11
Loans on the Vote				1,300	—	—
Ste. Fax,	Cha. Mountague,	J. Smith,	Tho. Littleton.

AN ACCOUNT of what the Funds, agreed to be continued, have made; and what they may produce yearly; as followeth; viz.



Customs and Subsidies of Tonage and Poundage have produced, in net Money, over and above Drawings-back, by Debentures, Allowances for damaged Goods, Bills of Portage, and all Charges of Management; viz.			£.	s.	d.
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1694			406,987	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1695			363,187	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1696			357,727	—	—
	In all	£.	1,127,901	—	—	Per Annum.
						£.	s.	d.
						375,967	—	—
And, if the Medium of these Three Years may be taken for the net Produce of the Customs, it is Impo' on Wines and Vinegar hath produced net into the Exchequer;			£.	s.	d.
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1694			130,281	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1695			136,728	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1696			151,856	—	—
	In all	£.	418,865	—	—
The Medium whereof is						139,621	—	—
Impo' on Tobacco, the net Produce into the Exchequer; viz.
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1694			134,899	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1695			78,687	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1696			171,556	—	—
	In all	£.	385,142	—	—
Whereof One Third Part for the yearly Estimate						128,380	—	—
Impo' on East-India Goods, &c. hath produced into the Exchequer;
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1694			134,899	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1695			161,546	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1696			157,146	—	—
			449,263	—	—
The Medium for the yearly Produce is						149,754	—	—
Additional Imp' on Merchandizes, with the 2s. per Gallon on Brandy, hath produced in net Money;
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1694			39,340	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1695			53,288	—	—
In the Year ending at Michaelmas 1696			56,832	—	—
	Total of Three Years		149,460	—	—
The Medium whereof is						49,820	—	—
The Duties arising by Paper and Parchment: These produced net Money into the Exchequer; viz.
In the Year ending 28th June 1695			46,300	—	—
In the Year ending 28th June 1696			69,078	—	—
But, the Increase in the 2d Year being supposed to happen, by Stores extraordinary taken by several People, to rid off their clipped Money, the yearly Produce may be reckoned about						50,000	—	—
Marriages, Births, and Burials: The Duties thereof have produced into the Exchequer, between Michaelmas 1695 and Michaelmas 1696			54,310	15	8
And may be reckoned per Annum						50,000	—	—
Windows: The Duplicates for these Duties not being yet returned, nor the first half-yearly Payment as yet made into the Exchequer, it cannot be computed what they may produce per Ann.; but by Estimate, may be						100,000	—	—
					£.	1,043,542	—	—
Ste. Fox,	J. Smith,	Cha. Mountague,	Tho. Littleton.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Account be referred to the Committee of the whole House, who are to consider further of the Supply to be granted to his Majesty, for making good the Deficiencies of Parliamentary Funds.

A Member discharged from custody.

Ordered, That Mr. Tredenham, in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for absenting himself from his Service in Parliament, be discharged out of Custody; paying his Fees.

Supply; Deficiencies of Funds.

The House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Supply to be granted to his Majesty, for making good the Deficiencies of Parliamentary Funds.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Sir Thomas Littleton took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Sir Thomas Littleton reported from the said Committee, That they had come to several Resolutions; which they had directed him to report, when the House will please to receive the same.

Ordered, That the Report be made To-morrow Morning.

Sir Thomas Littleton also acquainted the House, That he was directed by the said Committee to move, That they may have Leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Supply to be granted to his Majesty, for making good the Deficiencies of Parliamentary Funds.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Nine a Clock.