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DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HAWKERS AND PEDLARS. |
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PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1738 [E351/1738]. |
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AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1424, ROLL 17 [A.O.1/1424/17]. |
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Samuel Atkinson, John Henley and Thomas Earsby, Commissioners for Licensing Hawkers and Petty Chapmen. |
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24 June 1712 to 24 June 1713. |
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Charge. |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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Arrears: remaining in the hands of these Accomptants upon the foot of their last Accompt, none, they being in surplusage |
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nil
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but depending upon several persons as upon the foot of the said Accompt |
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1,920 |
17 |
3 |
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Receipts: money arising within the time of this Accompt for licences under the Act [9 Wm. III, c. 27, continued by 6 Anne, c. 2]: |
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for 1,992 foot licences granted for a year to Midsummer 1713 at 4l. each |
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7,968 |
0 |
0 |
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for licences for travelling with 168 horses at 4l. each horse for the same time |
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672 |
0 |
0 |
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for 1,825 single foot-licences at 12d. each |
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91 |
5 |
0 |
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for 167 licences for travelling with 168 horses at 2s. each |
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16 |
14 |
0 |
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for 21 bonds for securing the latter moiety of the Duty at 12d. each bond |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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(total receipts 8,749l.) |
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total charge and receipts |
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£10,669 |
17 |
3 |
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Discharge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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Salaries: |
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Samuel Atkinson, John Henley and Thomas Earsby, Commissioners |
300 |
0 |
0 |
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Culverwell Needler, Solicitor |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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four Clerks, named |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Wells, Riding Surveyor General |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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five Riding Surveyors, named |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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three London Surveyors, named |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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Richard Harrington, Messenger |
30 |
0 |
0 |
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1,430 |
0 |
0 |
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allowances for prompt payment: |
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for prompt payment of 3,892l. being the latter part of the moiety of the Duty arising by 1,946 licences |
389 |
4 |
0 |
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and for prompt payment of 334l., being the latter moiety of the Duty arising by 166 licences for travelling with 167 horses |
33 |
8 |
0 |
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422 |
12 |
0 |
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necessary and incident charges and disbursements, detailed, including 191l. 7s. to Mary Faulkner for stationery, 15l. to William Thornburgh for officerent, and 25l. to the Auditor |
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368 |
1 |
5 |
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(total for salaries etc. 2,220l. 13s. 5d.) |
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money paid into the Exchequer, by dates |
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6,400 |
0 |
0 |
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surplusage on the preceding accompt |
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8 |
17 |
7 |
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total payments and allowances |
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£8,629 |
11 |
0 |
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and so remains |
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2,040 |
6 |
3 |
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whereof depending on sundry persons in arrears for their licences or for the value of bonds not yet answered for the years ended Midsummer 1698, 1699, 1700, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1704, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, and 1710 [as in the previous account] |
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1,366 |
6 |
6 |
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for the year ended Midsummer 1711 |
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28 |
15 |
0 |
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for the year ended Midsummer 1712 |
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14 |
0 |
0 |
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and for this present year |
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10 |
0 |
0 |
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the Securities of William Batchelor, a Riding Surveyor, for money by them received |
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170 |
16 |
10 |
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Philip Sanderson, an Officer in this Revenue, for money received |
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125 |
12 |
11 |
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Thomas Wells, for sundry licences entrusted to him |
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189 |
9 |
0 |
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£1,905 |
0 |
3 |
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and so these Accomptants are Indebted |
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135 |
6 |
0 |
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Declared 5 March 1714–15. |
