Declared Accounts: Customs, Wine and Vinegar

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 32, 1718. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1962.

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Customs, Wine and Vinegar

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: CUSTOMS: WINES AND VINEGAR: GENERAL ACCOUNT.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 648, ROLL 258 [A.O.1/648/258].

Robert Hunter, Comptroller General of Customs.

25 December 1717 to 25 December 1718.

Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: remaining in the hands of the several Receivers and Collectors upon the end of the last preceding General Accompt, in money 162,646 7 4 (sic)
ditto, ditto in bonds 13,120 2
175,766 9 6
Receipts: money due and payable for the New Impositions on Wines and Vinegar within the time of this Accompt:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, bt., Receiver Inwards, on the Wine Receipt
165,746 12 11
Outports:
Aberdovey (Robert Owen)
12 4
Arundell (John Peckham) 43 18
Barnstaple (George Moor) 394 16 9
Beaumaris (Featherstone Nicholson) 22 12 4
Boston (William Johnson, in money 345l. 4s.d. and in bonds 281l. 14s.d.) 626 19
Bridgewater (John Oldmixon) 651 6
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, in money 8,359l. 6s. 11½d. and in bonds 228l. 6s.d.) 8,587 13
Biddeford (Thomas Jans) 339 16
Carlisle (Richard Gibson) 92 5 10
Chester (Joseph Sewell) 2,843 19
Chichester (Henry Baker) 109 10 11¼
Colchester (James Bruce) 3 4
Cowes (John Dale) 1 14 11½
Dartmouth (Arthur Robinson) 32 14 5
ditto (William Cowell) 9 1
Deal (Edward Peters) 64 6
Dover (John Ball) 872 17
Exeter (William Sprye) 3,552 14
Falmouth (William Pye) 623 3
Fowey (Charles Lamb) 61 15
Gloucester (Richard Cosley) 37 2
Hull (Hugh Mason) 5,612 12
Ilfracomb (John Jenkins) 2 14 11
Ipswich (Cooper Gravenor) 286 16
Lancaster (Thomas Bateman) 130 3 1
Liverpoole (Nathaniel Smith, in money 904l. 13s. 8d. and in bonds 403l. 3s. 9d.) 1,307 17 5
Looe (John Dyer) 56 4 8
Lime (George Lisle) 72 4 11½
Lynn (Henry Hare, in money 7,608l. 16s.d. and in bonds 699l. 9s. 10¾d.) 8,308 6
Milford (William Goodacre) 41 4
Minehead (Thomas Blake) 4 8
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson) 603 2
Newhaven (Edward Pollington) 3 14
Penryne (Ambrose Thompson) 189 14
Penzance (William Warren) 4 13 9
Plymouth (David Morris) 654 0
Poole (Alfrid Lawson) 323 12 7
Portsmouth (John Arnold) 366 10 11½
ditto (James Chew, in money 217l. 16s. 1d. and in bonds 114l. 3s.d.) 331 19
Rochester (Robert Weller) 25 14
Rye (James Benn) 89 19 7
St. Ives (Richard Upton) 445 0 11¾
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher) 133 12 10¼
Shoreham (James Lamb) 9 2 5
Southampton (Francis Medcalf) 48 18 8
ditto (Charles Tyrrell) 3,233 19 8
Stockton (Peter Consett) 4 14
Sunderland (Arthur Robinson) 8 8 3
Swanzey (William Gwyn, in money 10l. 11s.d. and in bonds 37l. 7s.d.) 47 19 1
Wells (John Keen) 3 1 7
Weymouth (Philip Taylor) 134 15
Whitehaven (Henry Blencow) 68 5 10½
Wesbeech (Joseph Rylayd) 759 14 9
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor) 544 4
208,588 4
interest received on bonds not satisfied in due time (the late Receivers General, Boston, Bristoll, Liverpool, Plymouth) 38 0 0
overpayments, detailed by Collectors and places 2,777 2
total charge and receipts £387,169 16
Discharge.
Money defalked by several Collectors, having been overpaid on the preceding Accompt 2,568 12
money remitted to the Receivers General, within the time of this Accompt, of the New Impositions (besides 2,291l. 6s.d. in bonds) 201,010 14 5
salaries and incident charges 5,343 1
repayments on certificates of damaged goods and overentries, detailed by Collectors and places 3,073 8
money remitted to Henry Ferne, late Receiver General, within the time of this Accompt:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710 (besides 5,805l. 9s. 1d. in bonds) for money received on bonds, viz. for Principal 529l. 15s. 1d. and for Interest 192l. 0s. 11½d.)
721 16
for ditto to 31 July 1712 (besides 33l. 13s.d. in bonds) for ditto on the Principal 199l. 3s.d. and for interest 91l. 16s.d. 352 16 7
for ditto to 31 July 1714 (besides 4l. 0s. 2d. in bonds and 3l. 11s. 10¾d. from North Britain) for money received from Collectors 315l. 6s. 4d., for ditto on bonds, viz. for Principal 447l. 3s. 5d. and for Interest 70l. 6s.d. 832 16
for ditto from 1 Aug. 1714 (besides 1,396l. 19s. 9d. [in bonds] and 781l. 4s.d. from North Britain) for money received from Collectors 119,730l. 14s.d. and for ditto in bonds, viz. for Principal 1,025l. 0s.d. and for Interest 45l. 1s. 2d. 120,800 15 11¼
122,708 4
total payments and allowances £334,704 1 11¾
and so remains £52,465 14
whereof depending on sundry Receivers and Collectors for money and bonds in their hands at Xmas 1718:
Anthony Lechmere and Francis Hawes, late Receivers General and Cashiers of Customs, for bonds
2,291 6
ditto, for an assignment from the Board of Green Cloth by John Chaigneau 154 12 11
the King's Remembrancer's Office, for bonds to be prosecuted 1,576 7
Aberdovey (Robert Owen, money) 117 2 8
Aldeburgh (William Palmer, money) 0 0 2
Arundell (John Peckham, money) 4 15
Barnestaple (George Moore, money) 25 17 11¼
Beaumaris (Featherstone Nicholson, money) 81 3 10¼
Berwick (Samuel Kettleby, money) 0 0
Blackney (Thomas Shorting, money) 0 7
Boston (William Johnson, bonds) 93 18 2
Bridgwater (John Oldmixon, money) 364 1
Bridlington (John Bower, money) 68 16 11
Bristoll (Jacob Reynardson, in money 1,387l. 18s.d. and in bonds 1,549l. 12s. 11½d.) 2,937 11 8
Biddeford (Thomas Jans, money) 121 14 11¼
Cardiffe (Llewellen Trehearn, money) 0 9 7
Cardigan (John Gwynn, money) 9 4
Carlisle (Richard Gibson, money) 37 4
Chester (Joseph Sewell, money) 919 18
Chichester (Henry Baker, money) 6 14 10½
Cowes (John Dale, money) 10 4
Dartmouth (Arthur Robinson, money) 165 10
ditto (William Cowell, money) 0 14 3
Deale (Edward Peters, money) 0 14
Dover (John Ball, money) 491 5
Exeter (William Sprye, money) 869 14 10½
Falmouth (William Pye, money) 155 7 8
Faversham (John Smallman, money) 2 11 7
Fowey (Charles Lamb, money) 650 6
Gloucester (Richard Cossley, money) 32 1
Gweek (Bernard Penrose, money) 12 2
Harwich (Jacob Bury, money) 15 3 11
Hull (Hugh Mason, money) 359 3
Cardigan (Francis Howell, money) 10 19
Ipswich (Cooper Gravenor, money) 282 19
Lancaster (Thomas Bateman, in money 71l. 15s.d. and in bonds 602l. 1s. 10¼d.) 673 17
Lannelthy (John Phillips, money) 28 16 0
Liverpoole (Nathaniel Smith, in money 393l. 3s.d. and in bonds 332l. 8s. 11d.) 725 12
Lynn (Henry Hare, bonds) 617 16
Milford (William Goodacre, money) 133 6
Minehead (Thomas Blake, money) 2 2
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, money) 5 19
Newhaven (Edward Pallington, money) 19 16 10¼
Penryne (Ambrose Thompson, in money 8l. 18s.d. and in bonds 7l. 17s.d.) 16 16
Penzance (William Warren, money) 11 12
Plymouth (David Morris, money) 218 0 0
Poole (Alfrid Lawson, money) 9 9 1
Poulton (James Chew, in money 411l. 7s.d. and in bonds 55l. 1s.d.) 466 9
Rye (James Benn, money) 54 19
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher, money) 0 18
Southampton (Francis Medcalf, money) 99 12 11½
Southwould (Edward Davis, money) 60 18
Swanzey (William Gwynn in money 73l. 14s. 11¼d. and in bonds 37l. 7s.d.) 111 2 9
Weymouth (Philip Taylor, money) 110 11
Whitby (Hamlet Woods, money) 101 13
Whitehaven (Henry Blencow, money) 63 13
Wisbeech (Joseph Ryland, money) 173 9
Woodbridge (Oliver Newby, money) 68 19
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor, money) 115 0
and on the following late Receivers and Collectors, for money unless otherwise stated:
the King's Remembrancer's Office, for bonds delivered by the Executors of the late Henry Ferne, late Receiver General and Cashier
4,626 8 5
Aberdovey (John Bevan) 6 6 11¼
Arundell (John Wentworth) 4 2 10
Beaumaris (William Lewis) 4 5
Berwick (George Moor) 4 10
Boston (Samuel Oldfield) 1,488 19 10½
Bridgewater (Nicholas Jefferys) 21 16
Biddeford (Charles Jones 305 0
Cardiffe (Alexander Purcell) 0 18 10
Cowes (Thomas Cole) 770 6
Dartmouth (Lodwick Jackson) 44 10 11¼
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe) 64 16 2
Exeter (Charles Orchard) 400 16
ditto (William Chamberlaine) 1,137 12 2
Faversham (Charles Sherman) 270 1 7
Lancaster (Joseph Bently) 45 5
Lime (Thomas Jans) 67 13 8
Padstow (William Taylor) 6 19
Penzance (Richard Score, junior) 4 14
Poole (Thomas Chamberlaine) 88 0
Rochester (John Pope) 190 9
Shoreham (Thomas Brigden) 128 1 10
Sunderland (William Ettrick) 7 13
Truro (Richard Jennings) 158 9
Arundell (Nicholas Eveleigh) 23 7 5
Boston (John Butler) 457 10 6
ditto (John Clarke) 224 14 3
Bridgewater (Henry Beaumont) 421 16
Biddeford (Richard Ustick) 322 18 7
ditto (John Bolitho) 560 3 11
Carlisle (Joseph Sewell) 9 4
Chichester (James Whitwood) 1,243 10 10
ditto (Samuel Bincks) 283 7 11½
Dartmouth (Thomas Jenkinson) 156 0 7
ditto (James Jenkinson) 0 0
Deale (James Smith) 821 11 11¼
ditto (Lancelot Whitehall) 834 13 6
Dover (Richard Breton) 7,971 7
ditto (Robert Breton) 3,170 11 10
Falmouth (William Peirson) 86 1
ditto (Rawley Radford) 44 17 1
ditto (Thompson and Jennings) 80 2
Faversham (Nicholas Mattson) 1 4 11½
Fowey (John Dagg) 291 7 0
ditto (Thomas Bulley) 59 17
ditto (Thomas Jans) 5 10
Harwich (Robert Meadows) 8 4
Ilfracomb (John Keir) 1 0 0
Ipswich (Thomas Bridgeman) 8 14 9
Liverpoole (Edward Smith) 109 15
Milford (Walter Middleton) 1,051 18
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, senior) 30 4
Padstow (Francis Leister) 1 10
ditto (Charles Anderton) 1 3 0
Penryne (Edmond Harry) 127 15
Penzance (John Williams) 539 5
ditto (Charles Jones) 39 11
Poole (William Bowles) 47 3 4
ditto (George Savile) 405 14
ditto (William Chamberlaine) 69 16
Portsmouth (John Weaver) 930 6 3
ditto (Samuel Bincks) 346 3
Poulton (William Jennings) 9 19 7
Rochester (John Moor) 210 3 0
Rye (Francis Lightfoot) 90 9
ditto (Robert Manly) 181 9
ditto (George Shuckburgh) 888 10
Sandwich (Michael Walford) 957 10
Scilly (Lodwick Jackson) 3 0 11¼
Shoreham (John Gouldham) 0 2
Southampton (Adam de Cardonnell) 2,208 5
Swanzey (Alexander Trotter) 665 15 5
ditto (Matthew Seyes) 48 5
Weymouth (Lodwick Jackson) 189 15
ditto (Thomas Bower) 63 1 8
Whitby (Garrard Fox) 73 19 6
Whitehaven (Richard Marshall) 31 12 9
ditto (Joseph Sewell) 26 6 6
ditto (Warwick Arthur) 164 2
Yarmouth (Thomas Clarke) 255 9
£52,465 14
whereof in money 40,520l. 14s.d. and in bonds 11,945l. 0s.d.
and so this General Accompt is even and Quit.
Declared 18 October 1725.

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: CUSTOMS: WINES AND VINEGAR: CASH ACCOUNT.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 790, ROLL 1005 [A.O.1/790/1005].

Anthony Lechmere and Francis Hawes, Receiver General and Cashier of Customs.

25 December 1717 to 25 December 1718.

Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: Remaining in the Accomptant's hands at the foot of the last Accompt none, they being in surplusage nil
but the value of bonds for securing payment of the Impositions on Wines and Vinegar as at the foot of the preceding Accompt 2,408 6
Receipts: money received of the several Receivers and Collectors on the said Impositions within the time of this Accompt:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, bt., Receiver Inwards, in money
165,842 14
interest on bonds 0 1 10½
(total London port 165,842l. 15s. 11¾d.)
Outports:
Arundell (John Peckham)
38 8
Aberdovy (John Bevan, late Collector) 3 6
Bristoll (John Sansome, ditto) 206 13 11
ditto (Jacob Reynardson) 8,196 3
Berwick (Samuel Kettilby) 1 13
Barnstaple (George Moore) 314 10
Bridgwater (John Oldmixon) 440 0 0
Biddeford (Thomas Jans) 236 18
Chester (Joseph Sewell) 2,529 11 0
Chichester (Henry Baker) 0 8
Carlisle (Richard Gibson) 29 17
Dover (John Ball) 366 9
Dartmouth (Arthur Robinson) 26 7
Deal (Edward Peters) 15 3 10
Exeter (William Sprye) 3,241 2 3
Feversham (Charles Sherman) 58 1
Falmouth (William Pye) 127 1
Hull (Hugh Mason) 4,570 0 10
Lynn (Henry Hare) 8,257 19
Lime (George Lisle) 3 0
Liverpoole (Nathaniel Smith) 694 0 0
Lancaster (Thomas Bateman) 31 10 8
Looe (John Dyer) 49 5 6
Minehead (Francis Webber, late Collector) 52 11 4
ditto (Thomas Blake) 36 16 6
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson) 586 0 9
Penrynn (Ambrose Thompson) 470 2
Poole (Alfrid Lawson) 70 0 0
Rye (James Benn) 1 19
Stockton (Peter Conset) 322 6
St. Ives (Richard Upton) 240 11
Southampton (Francis Medcalf, late Collector) 200 0 0
ditto (Charles Tyrrell) 2,378 5 5
Shoreham (James Lamb) 0 6
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher) 133 7 10¼
Weymouth (Philip Taylor) 84 5
Wisbech (Joseph Ryland) 580 1 10½
Whitehaven (Henry Blencow) 27 4
Wells (John Keen) 3 1 7
Yarmouth (Thomas Moore) 426 2 0
(total Outports 35,050l. 19s.d.)
200,893 15
total charge and receipts £203,302 1
Discharge.
Surplusage at the foot of the last Accompt 37 10
fees and salaries:
these Accomptants for extraordinary clerks, 50l.; Henry Ferne, late Receiver General, for ditto in Midsummer quarter 1716, 12l. 10s.; the four Examiners of the Outport books, 30l.; Edward Harley, for the Auditor's fee, 75l.
167 10 0
repayments for damaged Wines and Wine overentered 4,997 18 1
(total allowances as above 5,165l. 8s. 1d.)
money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates 195,857 16
total payments and allowances £201,060 15 6
and so remains £2,241 5
against which the value of bonds remaining in the Accomptant's hands on the determination of this Accompt £2,291 6
and so the Accomptants are in Surplusage
Declared 16 July 1721.
£50 1 1