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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1949.

'Declared Accounts: Hanaper', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709, (London, 1949) pp. ccclxvii-ccclxix. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol23/ccclxvii-ccclxix [accessed 15 April 2024]

Hanaper


DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HANAPER.

PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1716 (fn. 1). AUDIT OFFICE BUNDLE 1397, ROLL 251.
Henry Seymour, Clerk or Keeper of the Hanaper in the Chancery.
Michaelmas 1708 to Michaelmas 1709.
	Charge
	Arrears:	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	respited moneys on the foot of the last accompt	370	18	3
	money in the hands of the Accomptant	506	12	2½
					877	10	5½
	receipts or profits of several charters, patents, commissions, indentures etc. as follows:
	small patents, 400 at 2s. each	40	0	0
	sheriffs' patents, 46 at 3s. each	6	18	0
	commissions of sewers, 4 at 30d. each	0	10	0
	exemplifications, 27 at 16s. 4d. each	22	1	0
	deaneries, 2 at 16s. 4d. each	1	12	8
	archdeaconries and prebends, 3 at 16s. 4d. each	2	9	0
	presentations, 53 at 16s. 4d. each	43	5	8
	dispensations, 42 at 16s. 4d. each	34	6	0
	grants of office during life, 2 at 49s. each	4	18	0
	do. do., 2 at 32s. 8d. each	3	5	4
	do. during pleasure, 5 at 32s. 8d. each	8	3	4
	do. do., 7 at 1s. 4d. each	5	14	4
	do. during good behaviour, 1 at 32s. 8d.	1	12	8
	appeals and adjuncts, 17 at 16s. 4d. each	13	17	8
	annuities and pensions, 3 at 16s. 4d. each	2	9	0
	indentures, 2 at 4l. 1s. 8d. each	8	3	4
	special licences for years, 1 at 32s. 8d.	1	12	8
	do. 3 at 24s. 4d. each	3	13	0
	special pardons and de cursu, 1 at 16s. 4d.	0	16	4
	grants of great fee, 5 at 7l. 11s. 8d. each	37	18	4
	fines on the above grants	6	13	4
					249	19	8
	fines of Statute Staple and Original Writs in Chancery (11l. 13s. 4d. and 3s. 4d.)				11	16	8
	farm of the profits of the seals of the Queen's Bench and of the Common Pleas, leased to George, Duke of Northumberland as George lord Fitzroy				1,653	14	0
	farm of the fines of Alienation and Writs of Concord leased to the lord Treasurer				1,546	12	0
	farm of the Sixpenny Writs, leased to Anne, Countess of Newburgh				1,000	0	0
	total charge and arrears				£5,339	12	9½
	Discharge
	payments by patent:				£	s.	d.
	William, lord Cowper, lord Chancellor, for diets etc.				1,096	19	0
	John Trevor, kt., Master of the Rolls and 11 other Chancery Masters for robes				82	8	0
	George Wright, clerk of the Crown in Chancery for fee				60	0	0
	this Accomptant for his several allowances				98	1	6½
	Jonathan Gorstellow Snow, Prothonotary of the Chancery as granted to him and to Charles Snow				100	0	0
	Matthew Johnson, clerk of the Parliaments, for his fee				40	0	0
	William Oaker, scrivenor of leases, do.				20	0	0
	the two Auditors of the Hanaper				10	0	0
	John Suffeild, one of the Six Clerks and Clerk Comptroller of the Hanaper				10	0	0
	Thomas Harris, Chafewax, for provision of wax for seals				360	0	0
	do. at 2½d. a day for wages				3	16	0½
	the Crier of the Chancery and others for parchment				282	12	0
	John Trevor, Crier of the Chancery, for wages and robes				8	10	2½
	(total payments by patent 2,172l. 6s. 9½d.)
	payments by warrant:
	George Wright, clerk of the Crown in Chancery				92	13	4
	John Suffeild, clerk Comptroller of the Hanaper				13	6	8
	John Walker, deputy of Matthew Johnson, clerk of the Parliaments, for transmitting to Chancery enrolments of Public Bills etc.				174	10	0
	Edward Castle, stationer, for books etc. for the House of Lords etc.				113	0	0
	Sherrard Serjeant, for coal etc.				48	18	0
	Charles Harper, stationer, for stationery wares supplied the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery				29	6	0¾
	Jonathan Gorstelowe Snow, prothonotary of the Chancery, for enrolments etc.				170	11	8
	Robert Briscoe, messenger extraordinary attending the lord Chancellor				261	0	0
	Israel Harrison, stationer, for stationery wares supplied the Hanaper office				43	3	6
	the Clerk of the Hanaper for the increased price of parchment				73	4	0
	Robert Lindsey, clerk of the Hanaper, for expenses of his journeys attending the Great Seal				15	0	0
	William West, embroiderer, for a rich velvet bag for the Great Seal				55	10	0
	Joseph Harvey, sealer, for diets and robes				42	18	6½
	do. for riding charges, attending the Great Seal				15	0	0
Thomas Harris, chafewax, for diets etc.				28	12	0
John Mence, deputy of Thomas Harris, for riding charges, attending the Great Seal				15	0	0
William Wekett, Joseph Richards, Samuel Clarke and John Barrett, messengers, attending the Great Seal and the Receipt of the Exchequer, for expenses in proclaiming Royal Proclamations in all parts of the Kingdom				385	0	0
James Hunter for sweeping Westminster Hall				1	6	8
this Accomptant for his expenses				40	0	0
the two Auditors of the Hanaper for their fees				40	0	0
(total payments by Warrant 1,658l. 0s. 5¼d.)
payments by way of reward:
John Trevor, kt., Master of the Rolls, for keeping the house of Converts in London with two chaplains, a clerk and two converts, Peter Samuell and John Meza				27	4	7
total allowances and payments				£3,857	11	9¾
and so remains				1,482	0	11¾
Against which respited moneys of the issues of divers Charters etc. sealed in the time of previous accounts:
Mich. 1650 to 6 Aug. 1660				200	4	11
10 July 12 Car. 2 to Mich. 12 Car. 2.				15	15	0
Mich. 12 Car. 2 to Mich. 4 Jac. 2.				122	9	0
Mich. 1688 to Mich 13 Will. 3.				29	12	4
Mich. 1701 to Mich 1708, 7 Anne				2	17	0
				370	18	3
and so this Accountant is indebted				1,111	2	8¾
Declared 4 July 1710.
Editor's Note. The second Hanaper Account for this period, Audit Office, Bundle 1397, Roll 252, gives the Account of Receipts, dated, under the several headings, e.g., patents, exemplifications, etc. and in the case of the more important documents gives the names of the persons concerned: it is of no financial interest but may be consulted for other purposes.