Declared Accounts: Customs, Wine and Vinegar

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 26, 1712. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1954.

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'Declared Accounts: Customs, Wine and Vinegar', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 26, 1712, (London, 1954) pp. cccxxxiv-cccxlii. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol26/cccxxxiv-cccxlii [accessed 23 April 2024]

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Customs, Wines and Vinegar

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: CUSTOMS: WINES AND VINEGAR: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1015 [E351/1015]. (fn. 1)
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 639, ROLL 228 [A.O.1/639/228].
WILLIAM BURNET, Comptroller General of Customs.
25 December 1711 to 25 December 1712.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: remaining in the hands of the several Receivers and Collectors upon the end of the last preceding Accompt, in money 48,768 6 0
ditto, in bonds 36,470 7
ditto, in transport debentures 4,243 3
89,481 16
Receipts: money due and payable, received and secured within the time of this Accompt:
for the New Impositions which determined 31 July 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, Receiver Inwards, on the Wine Receipt, in money 82,958 17
ditto, ditto in bonds 4,808 5
(total London port 87,767l. 2s. 7d.)
Outports:
Aberdovey (John Bevan) 9 8
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe, in money 42l. 13s. 4¾d., and in bonds 170l. 19s. 9d.) 213 13
Beaumaris (William Lewis) 29 13 11¾
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, in money 6,119l. 8s. 6¾d. and in bonds 1,943l. 2s. 6d.) 8,062 11
Bydiford (Charles Jones, in money 339l. 15s. 4¼d. and in bonds 709l. 3s. 3¼d.) 1,048 18
Chester (Joseph Sewell) 589 19
Cowes (John Dale) 12 16
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson) 15 10
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe) 224 9
Dover (John Ball) 102 4 4
Exeter (William Chamberlain) 1,583 1
Falmouth (William Pye) 273 14 3
Fowey (Thomas Bulley) 5 3
ditto (Thomas Jans) 4 11
Gweek (Bernard Penrose) 1 15 10
Harwich (Jacob Bury) 1 10 6
Hull (Hugh Mason) 537 10
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley) 56 8 10¼
Leverpool (Nathaniel Smith, in money 367l. 6s. 3¼d. and in bonds 388l. 12s. 1½d.) 755 18
Lyme (Thomas Jans) 9 5
Lynn (Henry Hare) 1,537 14 5
Milford (William Goodacre) 8 7 11
Minehead (Francis Webber, in money 222l. 14s. 4d., and in bonds 92s. 5s. 9¼d.) 315 0
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson) 2 0
Padstow (William Taylor) 15 14
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson, in money 228l. 18s. 5¼d., and in bonds 407l. 19s. 6½d.) 636 17 11¾
Plymouth (David Morris) 191 18
Poole (Thomas Chamberlain in money 35l. 8s. 0d., and in bonds 467l. 1s. 8½d.) 502 9
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks) 646 4
Rochester (John Pope) 13 9
Rye (George Shuckburgh) 128 9
Shoreham (Thomas Brigden) 167 13
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher) 0 18
Scilly (Francis Ley) 4 5
Southampton (Francis Medcalfe) 988 0 9
Sunderland (William Ettrick) 1 16
Weymouth (Thomas Bower) 336 4 0
Whitehaven (Alfred Lawson) 99 19 10¾
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor) 711 6 11¼
107,613 18 2
(total Outports 19,846l. 15s. 7d.)
for the New Impositions which commenced 1 August 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, on the Wine Receipt, in money 11,238 12
ditto, ditto, in bonds 1,935 10 11
(total London port 13,174l. 3s. 7½d.)
Outports:
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe) 5 1 1
Beaumaris (William Lewis) 8 4
Berwick (George Moore) 2 0 0
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, in money 1,067l. 8s. 5½d. and in bonds 145l. 14s. 8¼d.) 1,213 3
Bydiford (Charles Jones, in money 71l. 6s. 3¾d., and in bonds 119l. 10s. 10¼d.) 190 17 2
Chester (Joseph Sewell) 404 2 7
Cowes (John Dale) 0 4
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson) 3 7
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe) 147 19
Dover (John Ball) 549 6
Exeter (William Chamberlain) 320 11
Falmouth (William Pye) 40 8 11½
Fowey (Thomas Jans) 1 4 10½
Harwich (Jacob Bury) 0 5
Hull (Hugh Mason) 1,494 10
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley) 6 11
Leverpoole (Nathaniel Smith) 90 0
Lyme (Thomas Jans) 18 1 10¼
Milford (William Goodacre) 77 16
Minehead (Francis Webber, in money 23l. 17s. 0½d., and in bonds 38l. 17s. 1½d.) 62 14 2
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson) 4 9
Penryn (Ambrose Thomson) 51 3
Plymouth (David Morris) 342 12
Poole (Thomas Chamberlain) 1 14
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks) 67 11
Rochester (John Pope) 113 13
Scilly (Francis Ley) 5 14
Southampton (Francis Medcalfe) 6 14 4
Weymouth (Thomas Bower) 0 19
Whitehaven (Alfred Lawson) 20 6 11¾
Woodbridge (Oliver Newby) 1 6 6
18,427 0
(total Outports 5,252l. 16s. 7¼d.)
total due and payable as above 126,040l. 18s. 4¾d.
interest due upon bonds not satisfied in due time:
for the Impost to 31 July 1710 (Leverpoole) 43 17
for the Impost to 31 July 1712 (Henry Ferne 6l. 13s. 8½d., Bristol 1l. 7s. 9d., Bydiford 1l. 9s. 10½d., and Leverpoole 4l. 19s. 11d.) 14 11 3
58 9
overpayments by Collectors, detailed:
for the Impost to 31 July 1710 2,547 1
for the Impost to 31 July 1712 316 8
for the Impost from 1 Aug. 1712 445 12
3,309 2
total charge and receipts £218,890 6
Discharge.
Money remitted to Henry Ferne, Receiver General, and accompted for in his Cash Account 137,138 9 11¾
money defalked by the several Receivers and Collectors as having been overpaid on the preceding Accompt, detailed:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710 2,245 7
for the Impositions to 31 July 1712 691 7
2,936 14
repayments upon certificates of goods damaged, over-entered or defective, detailed:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710 (Fowey) 9 14
for the Impositions to 31 July 1712 1,676 6
for the Impositions from 1 August 1712 359 15 11¼
2,045 16
salaries and incidents not detailed 3,081 14
total payments and allowances £145,202 15
and so remains 73,687 10 8
against which depending on sundry Receivers and Collectors for money or bonds:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710:
London port:
Harry Ferne, Receiver General, for bonds 14,711 7
the King's Remembrancer, for bonds 1,576 7
(total London port 16,287l. 14s. 11¼d.)
Outports:
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, money 344l. 12s. 6¾d., bonds 1,921l. 5s. 4¼d.) 2,265 17 11
Arundel (Nicholas Eveleigh, money) 23 7 5
Beaumaris (William Lewis, money) 21 4 5
Boston (Samuel Oldfield, money) 807 5 11½
Chester (Joseph Sewel, money 415l. 11s. 8d., bonds 100l. 0s. 11½d.) 515 12
Chichester (Henry Baker, money) 0 0 10
Dover (John Ball, money) 427 16
Falmouth (William Pye, money) 94 3 10½
Fowey (Thomas Bulley, money) 1 3 4
Gweek (Bernard Penrose, money) 12 5
Hull (Hugh Mason, money) 116 5
Ilfracomb (John Keir, money) 1 0 0
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley, money) 744 3 7
Leverpool (Nathaniel Smith, money 18l. 16s. 9¼d., bonds 527l. 6s. 3¼d.) 546 3
Milford (William Goodacre, money) 88 14 7
Minehead (Francis Webber, money) 1 5
Penryn (Ambrose Thomson, money) 152 16 8
Penzance (Richard Score, money) 9 3
Plymouth (David Morris, money) 17 6 8
Rochester (John Pope, money) 56 6
Rye (George Shuckburgh, money) 671 12 1
Scarborough (John Baines, money) 0 1 8
Stockton (Thomas Lowson, money) 3 2 10
Sunderland (William Ettrick, money) 7 13
Truro (Richard Jennings, money) 0 5 10
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor, money) 3 17 11¾
and upon several late collectors for money:
Boston (John Butler) 457 10 6
ditto (John Clarke) 224 14 3
ditto (Charles Northcot) 71 11
Bridgewater (Henry Beaumont) 421 16
Bristol (John Sansom) 5,890 16
Bydiford (Richard Ustick) 322 18 7
ditto (John Bolitho) 560 3 11
Carlisle (Joseph Sewel) 9 4
Chichester (James Whitwood) 1,243 10 10
ditto (Samuel Bincks) 283 7 11½
Cowes (Thomas Cole) 719 11
Dartmouth (Thomas Jenkinson) 156 0 7
Deale (James Smith) 821 11 11¼
ditto (Lancelot Whitehall) 834 13 6
Dover (Richard Breton) 8,020 1
ditto (Robert Breton) 3,170 11 10
Exeter (Charles Orchard) 400 16
Falmouth (William Pierson) 86 1
ditto (Rawleigh Radford) 44 17 1
ditto (Ambrose Thomson and Richard Jennings) 39 7
Feversham (Charles Sherman) 328 2 11¾
ditto (Nicholas Matson) 1 4 11½
Fowey (John Dagg) 291 7 0
Harwich (Mark Wildbore) 7 6 11
ditto (Robert Meadowes) 8 4
Ipswich (Thomas Bridgeman) 8 14 9
Leverpoole (Edmond Smith) 387 9
Lynn (John Kent) 154 11
Milford (Walter Midleton) 1,051 18
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson) 30 4
Padstow (Francis Leicester) 1 10
ditto (Charles Anderton) 1 3 0
Penryn (Edmond Harry) 127 15
Penzance (John Williams) 539 5
ditto (Charles Jones) 39 11
Plymouth (William Pierson) 96 15 6
Poole (William Bowles) 47 3 4
ditto (George Savile) 405 14
ditto (William Chamberlain) 65 4 11¼
Portsmouth (John Weavor) 930 6 3
Rochester (John Moor) 210 3 0
Rye (Francis Lightfoot) 90 9
ditto (Robert Manley) 181 9
Sandwich (Michael Walford) 957 10
Southampton (Adam de Cardonel) 2,208 5
Swanzey (Alexander Trotter) 665 15 5
ditto (Mathew Seys) 85 11
Weymouth (Lodowick Jackson) 189 15
Whitby (Gerard Fox) 73 19 6
Whitehaven (Richard Marshall) 31 12 9
ditto (Joseph Sewel) 26 6 6
ditto (Warwick Arthur) 18 5
Yarmouth (Thomas Clarke) 255 9
56,174 10
(total Outports 39,886l. 15s. 5½d.)
for the Impositions to 31 July 1712:
London port:
Henry Ferne, for bonds, on the Wine Receipt 6,338 12 5
Outports:
Aberdovey (John Bevan, money) 9 8
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe, money 38l. 9s. 1¾d., bonds 117l. 4s. 1d.) 155 13
Boston (Samuel Oldfield, money) 397 3 10
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, money 517l. 17s. 9¾d., bonds 796l. 13s. 7½d.) 1,314 11
Bydiford (Charles Jones, money 154l. 8s. 8½d., bonds 523l. 17s. 5¼d.) 678 6
Chester (Joseph Sewell, money) 86 3
Chichester (Henry Baker, money) 2 15
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe, money) 19 7
Dover (John Ball, money) 44 4 7
Exeter (William Chamberlain, money) 644 17
Falmouth (William Pye, money) 22 14
Feversham (John Smalman, money) 2 11 7
Fowey (Thomas Bulley, money) 58 13
ditto (Thomas Jans, money) 4 5 10¼
Harwich (Jacob Bury, money) 15 3 11¼
Hull (Hugh Mason, money) 0 0 4
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley, money) 6 17
Leverpool (Nathaniel Smith, money 79l. 4s. 8d., bonds 1,172l. 14s. 9d.) 1,251 19 5
Lynn (Henry Hare, money) 228 7
Milford (William Goodacre, money) 46 4 11¼
Minehead (Francis Webber, money 91l. 9s. 7¼d., bonds 61l. 10s. 6d.) 153 0
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, money) 1 10
Penryn (Ambrose Thomson, money 25l. 14s. 7d., bonds 179l. 16s. 9d.) 205 11 4
Plymouth (David Morris, money 37l. 0s. 2d., bonds 252l. 11s. 7d.) 289 11 9
Poole (Thomas Chamberlain, money 159l. 15s. 8¼d., bonds 151l. 12s. 11¼d.) 311 8 71½
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks, money) 79 17
Rochester (John Pope, money) 37 12 10¼
Rye (George Shuckburgh, money) 132 19 8
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher, money) 0 18
Shoreham (Thomas Brigden, money) 167 13
Scilly (Francis Ley, money) 4 5
Southampton (Francis Medcalfe, money) 8 6 4
Swanzey (William Gwynn, money 20l. 9s. 8½d., bonds 1l. 12s. 4½d.) 22 2 1
Truro (Richard Jennings, money) 93 12
Weymouth (Thomas Bower, money) 142 9 10¼
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor, money) 427 9 9
and on several late collectors for money:
Cowes (Thomas Cole) 50 15
Falmouth (Ambrose Thomson and Richard Jennings) 40 14
Shoreham (John Goldham) 0 2
Poole (William Chamberlain) 4 11 7
Whitehaven (Warwick Arthur) 145 16
13,648 13
(total Outports 7,310l. 0s. 10¼d.)
for the Impositions from 1 August 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, for money, on the Wine Receipt 0 0
Henry Ferne, for bonds 1,935 10 11
(total London port, 1,935l. 11s. 2½d.)
Outports:
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe, money) 5 1 1
Berwick (George Moor, money) 2 0 0
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, money 945l. 16s. 9d., bonds 145l. 14s. 8¼d.) 1,091 11
Bydiford (Charles Jones, money 31l. 9s. 8½d., bonds 79l. 14s. 5d.) 111 4
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe, money) 89 12
Dover (John Ball, money) 2 13 7
Falmouth (William Pye, money) 12 2
Fowey (Thomas Jans, money) 1 4 10½
Harwich (Jacob Bury, money) 0 5
Leverpool (Nathaniel Smith, money) 89 9
Lyme (Thomas Jans, money) 12 6
Minehead (Francis Webber, money 23l. 17s. 0½d., bonds 38l. 17s. 1½d.) 62 14 2
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, money) 4 9
Penryn (Ambrose Thomson, money) 41 5
Plymouth (David Morris, money) 267 4
Poole (Thomas Chamberlaine, money) 1 14
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks, money) 67 7 0
Rochester (John Pope, money) 39 5
Scilly (Francis Ley, money) 5 14
Weymouth (Thomas Bower, money) 0 19
Whitehaven (Alfred Lawson, money) 20 6 11¾
Woodbridge (Oliver Newby, money) 0 3 10½
3,864 7 0
(total Outports 1,928l. 15s. 9½d.)
total. in money 43,054l. 19s. 6½d., in bonds 30,632l. 11s. 1½d. £73,687 10 8
and so this General Accompt is even and Quit.
Declared 8 March 1717–18.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: CUSTOMS: WINES AND VINEGAR: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1174 [E351/1174].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 782, ROLL 967 [A.O.1/782/967].
HENRY FERNE, Receiver General and Cashier of Customs.
25 December 1711 to 25 December 1712.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands on the foot of the last Accompt nil
but remaining in bonds for securing these Duties:
for the Duties which determined 31 July 1710 19,789 17
for the Impositions which commenced 1 Aug. 1710 9,290 14 3
and in transport debentures for the Impositions which determined Mich. 1701, delivered up in the year ended Xmas 1707 4,243 3
33,323 15
Receipts: money received of the several Receivers and Collectors within the time of this Accompt:
for the Duties which determined 31 July 1710:
London port:
the Queen's Remembrancer's Office, being money received on bonds delivered there to be prosecuted 51 6 8
Outports:
Bristoll (Jacob Reynardson) 130 0 0
Bydiford (Charles Jones) 8 8
Chester (Joseph Sewell) 41 5 6
Leverpoole (Nathaniel Smith) 524 14
Lynn (Henry Hare) 291 9
Exeter (Richard Score) 121 7
Fowey (Charles Jones) 0 6 0
Lynn (John Kent) 1,000 0 0
Bydiford (John Bolitho) 66 16
Whitehaven (John Fotherby) 3 19 1
2,239 13
(total Outports 2,188l. 6s. 5¾d.)
for the Duties which determined 31 July 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, bt., in money 82,958 17 8
ditto, in bonds 4,808 5
several merchants for interest on their bonds 6 13
(total London port 87,773l. 16s. 7d.)
Outports:
Bristoll (Jacob Reynardson) 8,901 3 10
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe) 147 17 11¼
Bydiford (Charles Jones) 1,240 14
Chester (Joseph Sewell) 460 1
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson) 0 17
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe) 106 2 0
Dover (John Ball) 505 12
Exeter (William Chamberlaine) 1,008 2 8
Falmouth (William Pye) 43 2 10
Gweek (Bernard Penrose) 1 15 10
Harwich (Jacob Bury) 3 8 1
Hull (Hugh Mason) 1,110 2
Leverpoole (Nathaniel Smith) 456 3 11½
Lyme (Thomas Jans) 50 0 0
Lynn (Henry Hare) 2,774 0
Minehead (Francis Webber) 163 15
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson) 165 0 0
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson) 663 11
Plymouth (David Morris) 719 11
Poole (Thomas Chamberlaine) 81 11 11
Portsmouth (Samuel Binckes) 704 12 6
Southampton (Francis Medcalfe) 644 12
Sunderland (William Ettrick) 1 16
Weymouth (Thomas Bower) 150 0 0
Whitehaven (Alfrid Lawson) 106 5
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor) 1,068 11
Fowey (Thomas Bulley) 3 16
Exeter (Richard Score) 4 4
109,060 12 10¾
(total Outports 21,286l. 16s. 3¾d.)
for the Duties which commenced 1 Aug. 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, bt., in money 11,238 12 5
ditto, in bonds 1,935 10 11
(total London port 13,174l. 3s. 4d.)
Outports:
Bydiford (Charles Jones) 25 0 0
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson) 3 7
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe) 7 13
Dover (John Ball) 501 19
Exeter (William Chamberlaine) 230 0 0
Falmouth (William Pye) 25 12
Hull (Hugh Mason) 1,465 7 0
Plymouth (David Morris) 66 16 11¾
15,500 0
(total Outports 2,325l. 16s. 8¼d.)
total receipts 126,800l. 6s. 0¾d. total charge and receipts £160,124 1
Discharge.
Surplusage on the last Accompt 0 1
repayments for damaged and defective goods:
out of the Duty to 31 July 1710 996 8
out of the Duties to 31 July 1712 734 18
1,731 7
sic
salaries:
allowed for extraordinary clerks 50 0 0
to Edward Harley for the Auditor's fee; and to Arthur Mainwaring, late Auditor, for the Accompt to Xmas 1707 50 0 0
to the four Examiners of the Outport Books 30 0 0
130 0 0
money paid into the Exchequer by dates:
out of the Impositions to 31 July 1710 10,539 17 7
out of the Impositions to 31 July 1712 111,192 16
out of the Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712. 13,544 9 2
135,277 3
total payments and allowances £137,138 11 9
and so remains 22,985 9
against which there was due and payable upon sundry bonds:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710 10,468 4
for the Impositions to 31 July 1712 6,338 12 5
for the Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712 1,935 10 11
and in South Sea Stock (formerly in transport debentures) 4,243 3
22,985 11
and so this Accomptant is in Surplusage 0 1
Declared 24 March 1714–15.

Footnotes

  • 1. The Pipe Office Roll is defective from damp.