Declared Accounts: Ordnance

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 21, 1706-1707. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1952.

This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.

'Declared Accounts: Ordnance', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 21, 1706-1707, (London, 1952) pp. ccxviii-ccxx. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol21/ccxviii-ccxx [accessed 19 April 2024]

Image
Image
Image

Ordnance

Declared Accounts: Ordnance.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 1861, ROLL 116.
Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer and Paymaster thereto appointed by patent dated 28 May, 4 Anne.
30 June 1705 to 30 June 1706.
Charge. l. s. d. l. s d.
arrears: nil: this being his first account.
Depending on sundry persons particularly named in the foot of the final accompt of Charles Bertie the preceding Treasurer and Paymaster 202,682 9
money received out of the Exchequer
Easter, 4 Anne on the privy seal of 31 December, 2 Anne 10,000 0 0
Michaelmas, 4–5 Anne, on same privy seal 105,407 4
Michaelmas, 4–5 Anne, on the privy seal of 22 December, 4 Anne 134,192 15
Easter term, 5 Anne, on same privy seal.. 31,600 0 0
281,200 0 0
money voluntarily acknowledged to have been received by this accomptant for advantage of exchange from Ireland etc., for stores and small arms sold and other items detailed 18,089 12
money and tallies received by him from the preceding Treasurer 21,100 0 0
total charge and receipts £523,072 2
Discharge. l. s. d.
Wages etc. of the Principal Officers of the Ordnance, clerks etc., armourers, furbishers, storekeepers, engineers, bombardiers, petardiers, fireworkers, labourers etc. 17,259 18 9
eruptions and provisions detailed 110,742 4 10¼
cleaning and repairing of arms 5,947 17 11
repairs, detailed, done at several of her Majesty's Castles and Forts 6,361 6 11¾
Carried forward £140,311 8 6
Brought forward 140,311 8 6
disbursements of several natures 7,204 0
money paid for the service of Her Majesty's Trains of Artillery in Holland (William Loathes, Paymaster) for subsistence, clothes, gold lace, shoes, medicines, etc... 51,566 6
ditto in Portugal (Ralph Jackson, late Commissary and Paymaster) 3,556 18 4
land and water carriage of stores 7,738 16
salaries and allowances by debentures to clerks and officers of the Ordnance, detailed 8,325 12
travelling expenses 2,312 14 10½
rent of houses, stores etc. 1,328 10 0
gratuities and rewards 497 1 8
total of payments and allowances £223,871 8 10¾
Remains 299,200l. 13s.d.
Whereof
Depending upon sundry persons detailed for moneys imprested to them for the service of the Ordnance viz.: l. s d.
from 26 March 1673 to 30 June 1673 1,851 0 0
from 30 June 1673 to 30 June 1674 2,013 0 0
from 30 June 1674 to 30 June 1675 320 0 0
from 30 June 1675 to 30 June 1676 80 0 0
from 30 June 1676 to 30 June 1677 170 0 0
from 30 June 1677 to 30 June 1678 6,715 0 0
from 30 June 1678 to 30 June 1679 915 0 0
from 30 June 1679 to 30 June 1680 4,548 8 2
from 30 June 1680 to 30 June 1681 1,516 2 4
from 30 June 1681 to 30 June 1682 135 0 0
from 30 June 1682 to 30 June 1683 85 0 0
from 30 June 1683 to 30 June 1684 539 3 4
from 30 June 1684 to 30 June 1685 1,532 0 0
from 30 June 1685 to 30 June 1686 305 10 0
from 30 June 1686 to 30 June 1687 1,062 0 11
from 30 June 1687 to 30 June 1688 928 6 8
from 30 June 1688 to 30 June 1689 1,710 14 2
from 30 June 1689 to 30 June 1690 8,039 14 8
from 30 June 1690 to 30 June 1691 4,877 11
from 30 June 1691 to 30 June 1692 1,265 5 0
from 30 June 1692 to 30 June 1693 563 16 8
from 30 June 1693 to 30 June 1694 751 1 4
from 30 June 1694 to 30 June 1695 1,392 3 3
from 30 June 1695 to 30 June 1696 1,799 14 5
from 30 June 1696 to 30 June 1697 2,324 16 8
from 30 June 1697 to 30 June 1698 332 3 1
from 30 June 1698 to 30 June 1699 2,778 1
from 30 June 1699 to 30 June 1700 2,272 16 2
from 30 June 1700 to 30 June 1701 260 16 0
from 30 June 1701 to 30 June 1702 13,112 16
from 30 June 1702 to 30 June 1703 24,799 7
from 30 June 1703 to 30 June 1704 22,541 10
from 30 June 1704 to 30 June 1705 18,411 14
from 30 June 1705 to 30 June 1706 within the time of this accompt 68,789 7
Edward Hubbald, late clerk to this accomptant, for two bills of imprests of November 1688 and August 1692 360 0 0
£199,129 1
and so this accomptant Remains indebted 100,071l. 12s.d.
Declared 21 June 1711.
[In the above list of Supers Depending all the items which were cleared before the date of Declaration of the account are marked in the margin as cleared.]