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DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HANAPER. |
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PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1720 [E351/1720]. |
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AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1398, ROLL 259 [A.O.1/1398/259]. |
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Thomas Edwards and Joseph Whitehead, holders in survivorship of the Office of Clerk or Keeper of the Hanaper. |
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Michaelmas 1712 to Michaelmas 1713. |
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Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Arrears: respited moneys in the hands of divers persons as at the foot of the last Account |
373 |
7 |
3 |
|
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remaining in the Accountant's hands, as at the foot of the last Account |
355 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
728 |
8 |
4 |
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Receipts: money received of the issues and profits of Charters or Letters Patent, Commissions, Indentures and other Deeds: |
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small patents; 368 at 2s. each |
36 |
16 |
0 |
|
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sheriffs’ patents; 46 at 3s. each |
6 |
18 |
0 |
|
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commissions of sewers; eight at 2s. 6d. each |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
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exemplifications; 13 at 16s. 4d. each |
10 |
12 |
4 |
|
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deaneries; five at 16s. 4d. each |
4 |
1 |
8 |
|
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archdeaconries and prebends; twelve at 16s. 4d. each |
9 |
16 |
0 |
|
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presentations; 53 at 16s. 4d. each |
43 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
dispensations; 51 at 16s. 4d. each |
41 |
13 |
0 |
|
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congé d'élire, royal assent, commendam, and restitution [of temporalities]; 14 at 16s. 4d. each |
11 |
8 |
8 |
|
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grants of office for life; two at 32s. 8d. each |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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ditto during pleasure; eight at 32s. 8d. each |
13 |
1 |
4 |
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ditto, ditto; nineteen at 16s. 4d. each |
15 |
10 |
4 |
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ditto, during good behaviour; four at 32s. 8d. each |
6 |
10 |
8 |
|
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denizations; one at |
4 |
18 |
0 |
|
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appeals and adjuncts; fourteen at 16s. 4d. each |
11 |
8 |
8 |
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indentures; one at |
0 |
16 |
4 |
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special commissions; two at 32s. 8d. each and two at 16s. 4d. each |
4 |
18 |
0 |
|
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special pardons and pardons de cursu; five at 16s. 4d. each |
4 |
1 |
8 |
|
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grants of great fee; three at 7l. 11s. 8d. each |
22 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
252 |
16 |
8 |
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moneys received for fines of Statutes Staple and for profits of Original Writs; for fines of Statute Staple |
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11 |
5 |
0 |
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farm of the profits of the Seals of the Queen's Bench and of the Common Pleas, leased to George, Duke of Northumberland, and his heirs male |
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1,653 |
14 |
0 |
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farm of the Common Fines, leased to the Lord High Treasurer for seven years |
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1,546 |
12 |
0 |
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farm of the Sixpenny Writs, leased to Anne, Countess Dowager of Newburgh, for 41 years from 13 Jan. 1688–9 |
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1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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total charge and receipts |
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£5,192 |
16 |
0 |
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Discharge. |
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Payments by letters patent: |
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Simon Lord Harcourt, Baron of Stanton Harcourt, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, for diets, for his annuity, for extraordinary attendance, for robes, for his allowance of Gascon wine and for wax |
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1,096 |
19 |
0 |
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Sir John Trevor, Master of the Rolls, and the eleven other Chancery Masters for their winter and summer robes |
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82 |
8 |
0 |
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George Wrighte, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, for his fee |
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60 |
0 |
0 |
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these Accountants, for their several yearly allowances |
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98 |
1 |
6½ |
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Matthew Snow, Prothonotary of the Chancery, for his allowance |
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100 |
0 |
0 |
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Matthew Johnson, Clerk of the Parliaments, for his fee |
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40 |
0 |
0 |
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William Oaker, Clerk of the Exemplifications of letters patent, for his fee |
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20 |
0 |
0 |
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Sarles Goatley, for arrears of the fee due to Peter Persehouse, late Serjeant at Arms, attending the Great Seal, at 3s. a day, granted with the Office by letters patent of 15 April 12 Anne, to hold during good behaviour, and here allowed for seven years to Ladyday 1710 |
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383 |
11 |
0 |
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Charles Stone, now Serjeant at Arms, for his fee by letters patent of 25 April 12 Anne; from Ladyday to Michaelmas 1713 |
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28 |
4 |
0 |
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John Roberts, Clerk of the Writs in Chancery |
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20 |
0 |
0 |
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the two Auditors of the Hanaper |
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10 |
0 |
0 |
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Cox Macro, one of the Six Clerks of the Chancery and Clerk Comptroller of the Hanaper, for a year to Michaelmas 1713 at 10l. per an., granted the Six Clerks for ever by letters patent 7 June 11 Car. I |
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10 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Harris, Chafewax; for wax and for his wages of 2½d. a day |
|
363 |
16 |
0½ |
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John Trevor, Crier of the Chancery, for his wages at 4d. a day, for his winter robe at Xmas 1713 and for thread, needles etc. |
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8 |
10 |
2½ |
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the Crier of the Chancery and other Officers for their yearly allowances of parchment |
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282 |
12 |
0 |
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total under letters patent 2,604l. 1s. 9½d. |
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payments by warrant: |
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George Wrighte, Clerk of the Crown, for writing patents etc. |
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195 |
18 |
10 |
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Cox Macro, Clerk Comptroller of the Hanaper, for engrossment of the Comptrol Books |
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13 |
6 |
8 |
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John Walker, deputy of Matthew Johnson, Clerk of the Parliaments, for copying several Journals of the House of Lords for the Queen's service |
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301 |
7 |
6 |
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Edward Castle, stationer, for stationery for the House of Lords and Journals for the year 1713 delivered in the Privy Council |
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133 |
7 |
6 |
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James Tonson, for stationery wares for the Lord Chancellor etc. |
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286 |
18 |
3 |
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Sherrard Serjeant, for necessaries for the Court in the Lord Chancellor's House |
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32 |
7 |
0 |
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Charles Harper, stationer, for stationery wares for the Office of the Clerk of the Crown |
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68 |
15 |
0 |
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Robert Briscoe, Queen's Messenger attending the Great Seal, for his fee of 3s. a day |
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65 |
10 |
0 |
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the same, for his expenses in attending the Great Seal |
|
69 |
10 |
0 |
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Israel Harrison, for like wares for the Hanaper Office |
|
43 |
16 |
8 |
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these Accountants, for the increased cost of parchment |
|
73 |
4 |
0 |
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David Davies, embroiderer, for a richly embroidered bag to hold the Great Seal etc. |
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58 |
0 |
0 |
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Joseph Harvy, Sealer, for diets, wages and necessaries |
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42 |
18 |
6½ |
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Thomas Harris, Chafewax to the Great Seal, for wages and necessaries |
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28 |
12 |
0 |
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Joseph Harvey, Sealer, Thomas Harris, Chafewax, and Robert Lyndsey, Clerk to these Accountants, for expenses in attending the Great Seal in the summer of 1713 |
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45 |
0 |
0 |
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William Weket, Joseph Richards, Samuel Clarke and John Barret, four messengers attending the Great Seal, for expenses in publishing Proclamations |
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538 |
0 |
0 |
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James Hunter, for sweeping Westminster Hall |
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1 |
6 |
8 |
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the Auditor of the Hanaper, for his yearly additional allowance for checking and engrossing this Account |
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20 |
0 |
0 |
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these Accountants for the charges and expenses of passing this Account |
|
40 |
0 |
0 |
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total payments by warrant 2,057l. 18s. 7½d. |
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payments by way of reward: |
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Sir John Trevor, for keeping the House of Converts, two Chaplains, a Clerk and two Converts, Peter Samuel and John Meza; and for his care and examination of Originals in the Chancery |
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37 |
4 |
7 |
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total payments and allowances |
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£4,699 |
5 |
0 |
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and so remains |
|
493 |
11 |
0 |
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against which respited monies [as in Vol. XXV, p. cdxxxviii] |
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373 |
7 |
3 |
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and so these Accomptants are Indebted |
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120 |
3 |
9 |
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Declared 24 December 1714. |
