Declared Accounts: Customs, Silks and Linens

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

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Customs, Silks and Linens

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: CUSTOMS: SILKS AND LINENS: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE; ROLL 1044 [E351/1044].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 639, ROLL 227 [A.O.1/639/227].
WILLIAM BURNET, Comptroller General of the Customs.
25 December 1711 to 25 December 1712.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: remaining upon the end of the preceding Accompt in money 59,741 10
ditto in bonds 2,797 10
62,539 0
Receipts: money due and payable, collected or secured within the time of this Accompt:
for the New Impositions which determined 31 July 1710:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, Receiver Inwards, on the Grand Receipt, in money 900 0 0
for the New Impositions which determined 31 July 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, Receiver Inwards, on the Grand Receipt, in money 50,700 9 9
ditto, ditto, in bonds 66,103 0 10
(total London port 116,803l. 10s. 7d.)
Outports:
Aberdovey (John Bevan, in money) 0 9
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe, in money 277l. 17s. 9½d., in bonds 35l. 9s. 10d.) 313 7
Beaumaris (William Lewis, in money) 11 15
Aldburgh (James Syred, in money) 0 13
Berwick (George Moor, in money) 41 8 11½
Blackney and Cley (Thomas Shorting, in money) 57 4 6
Boston (Samuel Oldfield, in money) 123 12 9
Bridgewater (William Cornish, in money) 51 18
Bridlington (John Bower, in money) 53 9
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, in money 6,927l. 14s. 5¼d., in bonds 676l. 7s. 9d.) 7,604 2
Bydiford (Charles Jones, in money) 285 3
Chepstow (Walter Aldey, in money) 46 8
Chester (Joseph Sewel, in money) 43 13
Colchester (James Bruce, in money) 23 10
Cowes (John Dale, in money 36l. 19s. 9¼d., in bonds 19l.) 55 19
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson, in money) 4 1 5
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe, in money) 26 2
Dover (John Ball, in money) 77 0 11
Exeter (William Chamberlain, in money) 625 13
Falmouth (William Pye, in money) 143 8
Fowey (Thomas Bulley, in money) 0 6
ditto (Thomas Jans, in money) 0 6
Gloucester (Richard Cossley, in money) 4 9 7
Harwich (Jacob Bury, in money) 324 13 3
Hull (Hugh Mason, in money) 1,176 6
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley, in money) 2 3 9
Leverpoole (Nathaniel Smith, in money) 318 4 10¼
Lyme (Thomas Jans, in money) 0 12 8
Lynn (Henry Hare, in money) 352 10
Milford (William Goodacre, in money) 5 14 10
Minehead (Francis Webber, in money) 454 0 2
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, in money) 717 3 4
Newhaven (Alexander Shoebridge, in money) 3 12
Padstow (William Taylor, in money) 64 18
Penryn (Ambrose Thomson, in money) 34 11
Plymouth (David Morris, in money) 291 12
Poole (Thomas Chamberlain, in money) 0 6 3
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks, in money) 383 0
Rochester (John Pope, in money) 328 17
Rye (George Shuckburgh, in money) 8 0 4
St. Ives (Richard Upton, in money) 59 12
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher, in money) 23 13
Scarborough (John Baines, in money) 5 16
Shoreham (Thomas Brigden, in money) 55 2
Scilly (Francis Ley, in money) 0 10
Southampton (Francis Medcalfe, in money) 175 5
Stockton (Thomas Lowson, in money 115 2 6
Sunderland (William Ettrick, in money) 79 5
Truro (Richard Jennings, in money) 47 3
Wells (John Keen, in money) 8 0 11¾
Weymouth (Thomas Bower, in money) 29 10 5
Whitby (George Trotter, in money) 33 2
Whitehaven (Alfred Lawson, in money) 16 13
Wisbeech (Robert Twells, in money) 25 0 10½
Woodbridge (Oliver Newby, in money) 2 2
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor, in money) 454 11
131,995 0
(total Outports 15,191l. 9s. 11¾d.)
for the New Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, on the Grand Receipt, in money 16,740 9 10
ditto, ditto, in bonds 122 1 11½
(total London port 16,863l. 1s. 9½d.)
Outports:
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe, in money) 134 0 8
Beaumaris (William Lewis, in money) 0 19 10
Berwick (George Moor, in money) 74 10 5
Blackney and Cley (Thomas Shorting, in money) 0 1
Boston (Samuel Oldfield, in money) 9 0
Bridgewater (Nicholas Jefferies, in money) 9 18
Bridlington (John Bower, in money) 18 14 11½
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, in money 3,289l. 16s. 3¾d., in bonds 89l. 1s. 4½d.) 3,378 17
Bydiford (Charles Jones, in money) 190 6
Chepstow (Walter Aldey, in money) 7 9
Chester (Joseph Sewell, in money) 2 1
Colchester (James Bruce, in money) 28 15
Cowes (John Dale, in money) 3 2 7
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson, in money) 18 16
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe, in money) 0 8 10½
Dover (John Ball, in money) 0 17
Exeter (William Chamberlain, in money) 572 16
Falmouth (William Pye, in money) 96 12 10¼
Harwich (Jacob Bury, in money) 136 12
Hull (Hugh Mason, in money) 3,706 12
Ipswich (Samuel Kettilby, in money) 63 0
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley, in money) 4 13 3
Leverpool (Nathaniel Smith, in money) 320 18 8
Looe (John Dyer, in money) 0 14
Lynn (Henry Hare, in money) 970 5 10¼
Milford (William Goodacre, in money) 3 10
Minehead (Francis Webber, in money) 214 15
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, in money) 2,072 10
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson, in money) 153 10 3
Plymouth (David Morris, in money) 307 15 1
Poole (Thomas Chamberlain, in money) 1 14
Fowey (Charles Lamb, in money) 1 1
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks, in money) 394 17
Rochester (John Pope, in money) 220 11
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher, in money) 25 17
Scarborough (John Baines, in money) 47 4
Southampton (Francis Medcalfe, in money) 64 13
Southwold (Edward Davies, in money) 1 7
Stockton (Thomas Lowson, in money) 357 14 8
Sunderland (William Ettrick, in money) 58 11 8
Swanzey (William Gwynn, in money) 1 6
Wells (John Keen, in money) 30 7
Weymouth (Thomas Bower, in money) 40 14
Whitby (George Trotter, in money) 46 0 5
Whitehaven (Alfred Lawson, in money) 19 8
Wisbeech (Robert Twells, in money) 0 2 11¾
Woodbridge (Oliver Newby, in money) 4 4
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor, in money) 315 13
30,997 2
(total Outports 14,134l. 0s. 11¼d.)
(total receipts as above 163,892l. 3s. 3½d.)
Overpayments by Collectors, detailed:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710 (Outports) 1,868 19 3
for the Impositions to 31 July 1712 (London 681l. 4s. 1d., Outports 710l. 15s. 7¼d.) 1,391 19
for the Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712 (Outports) 248 15 11¾
3,509 14 11
total charge and receipts £229,940 18 7
Discharge.
Money remitted to the Receiver General and Cashier of Customs 149,245 14
overpayments by Collectors on the preceding Accompt, detailed:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710 1,445 4
for the Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712 474 9
1,919 14 0
allowances for repayments upon debentures for silks and linens exported:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710 (London port) 57 1
for the Impositions to 31 July 1712 (including London port 10,065l. 3s. 6d. and Bristol 765l. 13s. 7¾d.) 11,059 0
for the Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712 (including London port 130l. 15s. 10d. and Bristol 371l. 13s. 11¾d.) 551 11
11,667 12 8
allowances upon certificates of damages or over-entries, detailed:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1712 243 19
for the Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712 73 4 8
317 3 10¾
salaries and incidents, not detailed 3,772 1
total payments and allowances £166,922 5
and so remains 63,018 12
whereof depending on sundry Receivers and Collectors:
for the Impositions to 31 July 1710:
the King's Remembrancer for bonds delivered to him to be prosecuted 7 3 10
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe, for money) 15 14
Beaumaris (William Lewis, for money) 22 16 7
Boston (Samuel Oldfield, for money) 0 5 8
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, for bonds) 350 14 10½
Bydiford (Charles Jones, for money) 0 1 11¾
Chester (Joseph Sewel, for money) 0 0
Colchester (James Bruce, for money) 42 14
Gweek (Bernard Penrose, for money) 33 13
Harwich (Jacob Bury, for money) 11 13
Hull (Hugh Mason, for money) 459 14
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley, for money) 16 2
Maldon (Peter Robjent, for money) 1 9 1
Milford (William Goodacre, for money) 6 4 10½
Minehead (Francis Webber, for money) 29 17 6
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, for money) 26 5 0
Penryn (Ambrose Thomson, for money) 0 8
Penzance (Richard Score, for money) 0 6 4
Plymouth (David Morris, for money) 79 1 11½
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks, for money) 77 6 5
Rye (George Shuckburgh, for money) 174 14
Scarborough (John Baines, for money) 4 15 7
Stockton (Thomas Lowson, for money) 227 1
Swanzey (William Gwyn, for money) 29 12
Truro (Richard Jennings, for money) 51 19
Whitby (George Trotter, for money) 8 12 9
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor, for money) 97 16
and upon several late collectors, for money:
Barnstaple (Thomas Clinton) 261 7
Berwick (James Howard) 374 0
Boston (John Butler) 158 5
ditto (John Clark) 780 13 10
ditto (Charles Northcot) 46 6
Bristol (John Dutton Colt) 15,362 15
ditto (John Sansom) 5,115 16
Bydiford (Richard Ustick) 245 0 11
ditto (John Bolitho) 426 11 10¼
Carlisle (William Christian) 211 11
Chester (Mathew Anderton) 11 5
ditto (Thomas Tyndall) 122 10 2
Chichester (James Whitwood) 739 15
ditto (Samuel Bincks) 368 13
Cowes (Thomas Cole) 465 7
Dartmouth (Thomas Jenkinson) 261 9
Deale (James Smith) 151 2
ditto (Lancelot Whitehall) 67 4 10½
Dover (Richard Britain) 2,726 13 1
Exeter (Charles Orchard) 1,225 7
Falmouth (George Sprye) 213 7
ditto (William Pierson) 65 15
ditto (Rawleigh Radford) 89 5
ditto ([Ambrose] Thomson and [Richard] Jennings) 27 18
Feversham (Charles Sherman) 230 13 8
ditto (Nicholas Matson) 46 16
Fowey (John Dagg) 89 6
Harwich (Mark Wildbore) 50 19 0
ditto (Robert Meadowes) 2,116 15
Ipswich (Thomas Bridgeman) 111 19 5
ditto (Benjamin Huggins) 2 11
ditto (John Knackstone) 10 18
Leverpoole (Edward Scarborough) 277 13 10¼
Lyme (Peter Southwick) 4 9
Lynn (Robert Thorowgood) 32 4
ditto (Robert Twelves) 0 7 0
Milford (Walter Midleton) 793 17 4
ditto (Joseph Sewel) 11 9
Minehead (Thomas Wolstenholme) 965 9 6
Newcastle (John Pye) 1,923 15 11½
ditto (Sir Thomas Doleman) 0 0
Padstow (Francis Leicester) 140 3
ditto (John Bligh) 20 7
Penryn (Edmond Harry) 36 2 11¼
ditto (Sidney Bligh) 113 6
Penzance (John Williams) 674 12 1
ditto (Charles Jones) 44 2 4
Plymouth (Thomas Swanton) 5,364 13
ditto (William Pierson) 590 8
Poole (William Jacomb) 20 9
ditto (William Bowles) 94 9 4
ditto (George Savile) 266 8
ditto (William Chamberlain) 72 12
Portsmouth (John Weavor) 310 17
Rochester (John Moor) 702 12
Rye (Francis Lightfoot) 48 17
ditto (Robert Manley) 54 5
Sandwich (Michael Walford) 1,169 1 4
Shoreham (Abraham Aldersey) 2 10
Southampton (Adam de Cardonel) 1,853 17
Swanzey (Alexander Trotter) 529 6
ditto (Mathew Seys) 332 5
Truro (Nicholas Saunders) 309 18 11¾
Weymouth (Lodowick Jackson) 105 7
Whitby (Gerard Fox) 327 5
ditto (George Macey) 56 3
ditto (James Sedgwick) 64 12 6
Whitehaven (Richard Marshall) 44 4
ditto (Warwick Arthur) 4 0
Yarmouth (Thomas Clark) 32 10
51,349 15
for the Impositions to 31 July 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, for bonds, on the Grand Receipt 1,018 16
Outports:
Aberdovey (John Bevan, money) 0 9
Aldburgh (James Syred, money) 0 12
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe, money 27l. 3s. 11¾d., bonds 27l. 17s. 4d.) 55 1
Beaumaris (William Lewis, money) 6 1
Berwick (George Moor, money) 3 12
Blackney (Thomas Shorting, money) 0 13 11
Boston (Samuel Oldfield, money) 254 12
Bridgewater (William Cornish, money) 34 14
Bridlington (John Bower, money) 100 19 8
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, money 536l. 3s. 4½d., bonds 135l.) 671 3
Bydiford (Charles Jones, money) 75 17
Cowes (John Dale, money 30l. 18s. 1½d., bonds 4l. 15s.) 35 13
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson, money) 0 0
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe, money) 6 12
Dover (John Ball, money) 47 19
Exeter (William Chamberlaine, money) 301 11
Falmouth (William Pye, money) 3 6
Fowey (Thomas Bulley, money) 23 8
ditto (Thomas Jans, money) 0 6
Gloucester (Richard Cossley, money) 8 15 10
Harwich (Jacob Bury, money) 19 7 11½
Ipswich (Samuel Kettilby, money) 0 4
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley, money) 1 3 8
Leverpoole (Nathaniel Smith, money) 47 6 0
Looe (John Dyer, money) 1 18
Lyme (Thomas Jans, money) 12 1
Lynn (Henry Hare, money) 543 17
Milford (William Goodacre, money) 45 7
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, money) 369 8
Penrynn (Ambrose Thomson, money) 0 0 11½
Plymouth (David Morris, money) 13 2
Poulton (William Jennings, money) 3 0 11¾
Rye (George Shuckburgh, money) 10 7 7
St. Ives (Richard Upton, money) 3 8
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher, money) 20 6 11½
Scarborough (John Baines, money) 115 19
Shoreham (Thomas Brigden, money) 55 2
Scilly (Francis Ley, money) 0 10
Southampton (Frances Medcalfe, money) 1 7
Stockton (Thomas Lowson, money) 175 10
Sunderland (William Ettrick, money) 124 1
Swanzey (William Gwyn, money) 12 15
Wells (John Keen, money) 3 7
Whitby (George Trotter, money) 699 6
Woodbridge (Oliver Newby, money) 22 0 6
and upon several late collectors for money:
Exeter (Thomas Jans) 2 2
Leverpoole (Edmond Smith) 59 7 2
Padstow (John Bligh) 7 18 7
Sandwich (John Ball) 49 12
Wells (Alexander Midleton) 65 5
Whitehaven (Warwick Arthur) 18 2 10
ditto (Richard Gibson) 50 10
5,204 11 8
for the Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, for bonds, on the Grand Receipt 122 1 11½
Outports:
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe, money) 133 14
Berwick (George Moor, money) 74 10 5
Blackney (Thomas Shorting, money) 0 1
Boston (Samuel Oldfield, money) 0 5
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson, money 1,221l. 15s. 11½d., bonds 89l. 1s. 4½d.) 1,310 17 4
Bydiford (Charles Jones, money) 180 16 3
Chester (Joseph Sewel, money) 2 1
Cowes (John Dale, money) 6 10
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson, money) 8 16 9
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe, money) 0 1
Exeter (William Chamberlain, money) 0 15 10½
Falmouth (William Pye, money) 38 8
Fowey (Charles Lamb, money) 1 1
Harwich (Jacob Bury, money) 63 9 9
Hull (Hugh Mason, money) 725 0 0
Ipswich (Samuel Kettilby, money) 10 11
Leverpoole (Nathaniel Smith, money) 277 12 10½
Looe (John Dyer, money) 0 14
Lynn (Henry Hare, money) 970 5 10¼
Minehead (Francis Webber, money) 53 9
Newcastle (Anthony Isaacson, money) 1,362 19 10¾
Plymouth (David Morris, money) 168 8 9
Poole (Thomas Chamberlain, money) 1 14
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks, money) 167 13
Rochester (John Pope, money) 9 1 10¾
Scarborough (John Baines, money) 47 4
Southampton (Francis Medcalfe, money) 0 17 11½
Stockton (Thomas Lowson, money) 247 7 9
Swanzey (William Gwynn, money) 1 6
Wells (John Keen, money) 2 4
Weymouth (Thomas Bower, money) 40 14
Whitby (George Trotter, money) 145 2
Whitehaven (Alfred Lawson, money) 19 8
Wisbeech (Robert Twells, money) 0 2 11¾
Yarmouth (Thomas Moore, money) 268 12
6,464 5 11½
total in money 61,263l. 1s. 10¾d., in bonds 1,755l. 10s. 11d £63,018 12
and so this General Accompt is even and Quit.
Declared 8 March 1717–18.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: CUSTOMS: SILKS AND LINENS: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1206 [E.351/1206].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 782, ROLL 986 [A.O.1/782/986].
HENRY FERNE, Receiver General and Cashier of Customs.
25 December 1711 to 25 December 1712.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: remaining at the foot of the last Accompt nil
Receipts: money received of the several Receivers and Collectors within the time of this Accompt:
out of the Duty which determined 31 July 1710:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, bt., on the Grand Receipt 958 14 7
Outports:
Bristoll (Jacob Reynardson) 440 12 6
Berwick (Lionell Norman) 1 4 10½
Biddiford (Charles Jones) 24 1
Exeter (Richard Score) 16 5
Fowy (Charles Jones, late collector) 48 5
Portsmouth (Samuel Binckes) 68 8
Whitehaven (John Fotherby, late collector) 55 13
Yarmouth (Thomas Clarke, late collector) 19 13 0
1,632 18 11½
(total Outports 674l. 4s. 4½d.)
out of the Duties which determined 31 July 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, bt., on the Grand Receipt 108,565 12 2
Outports:
Bristoll (Jacob Reynardson) 8,173 16
Barnestable (Robert Row) 329 10
Berwick (George Moor) 81 3 8
Blackney and Cley (Thomas Shorting) 44 12 11½
Bideford (Charles Jones) 377 5
Chester (Joseph Sewell) 18 18
Cowes (John Dale) 68 19
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson) 1 16 2
Deal (Salathiel Rolfe) 23 15
Dover (John Ball) 1 14
Exeter (William Chamberlaine) 354 13 10
Harwich (Jacob Bury) 369 1
Hull (Hugh Mason) 1,711 7
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley) 37 11
Leverpoole (Nathaniel Smith) 879 12 8
Lynn (Henry Hare) 454 13 10¾
Minehead (Francis Webber) 314 9
Newcastle (Anthony Isaackson) 540 0 0
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson) 34 10
Plymouth (David Morris) 267 10 2
Poole (Thomas Chamberlaine) 0 6 3
Portsmouth (Samuel Binckes) 234 14 0
Rochester (John Pope) 150 0 0
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher) 31 12 0
Southampton (Francis Medcalfe) 289 12
Stockton (Thomas Lowson) 148 12
Weymouth (Thomas Bower) 100 0 0
Whitby (George Trotter) 1 8
Whitehaven (Alfred Lawson) 72 15 10¼
Woodbridge (Oliver Newby) 21 2
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor) 1,767 1
Fowey (Thomas Bulley) 0 11
Poole (Francis Medcalfe) 29 15 3
Deale (John Power) 21 17 6
Exeter (Richard Score) 7 8
Shoreham (Abraham Aldersey) 2 10
125,530 2
(total Outports 16,964l. 10s. 3¼d.)
out of the Duty which commenced 1 Aug. 1712:
London port:
Sir John Shaw, bt., on the Grand Receipt 16,610 4 0
Outports:
Bristol (Jacob Reynardson) 1,672 18 9
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson) 6 9 6
Deale (Salathiel Rolfe) 0 1 10¾
Exeter (William Chamberlaine) 488 10 3
Falmouth (William Pye) 58 4
Harwich (Jacob Bury) 73 2
Hull (Hugh Mason) 2,285 13 10
Leverpool (Nathaniel Smith) 20 0 0
Minehead (Francis Webber) 45 0 0
Newcastle (Anthony Isaackson) 200 0 0
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson) 153 11
Plymouth (David Morris) 139 6 4
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks) 200 0 0
Rochester (John Pope) 100 0 0
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher) 10 0 0
Stockton (Thomas Lowson) 19 9 10¼
(total Outports 5,472l. 8s. 7½d.)
22,082 12
total charge and receipts £149,245 14
Discharge.
Surplusage on the last Accompt 0 1
allowed to sundry merchants on debentures for goods exported:
on the Duty to 31 July 1710 1,632 18 11½
on the Duty to 31 July 1712 34,432 1
on the Duty from 1 Aug. 1712 2,365 9
38,430 9
allowed on Certificates of damaged goods and over entries:
and of the Duty to 31 July 1712 394 3 11½
out of the Duty from 1 Aug. 1712 133 14 10
527 18
salaries: allowed for extraordinary clerks 50 0 0
to Edward Harley for the Auditor's fee and to Arthur Mainwaring, late Auditor, for the Account up to Xmas 1707 50 0 0
to the four Examiners of the Outport Books 10 0 0
110 0 0
money paid into the Exchequer, by dates:
out of the Impositions to 31 July 1712 90,621 7 3
out of the Impositions from 1 Aug. 1712 19,555 18
110,177 5 10½
total payments and allowances £149,245 15
and so this Accomptant is in Surplusage 0 1 6
Declared 24 March 1714–15.