Declared Accounts: Exchequer Bills

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955.

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'Declared Accounts: Exchequer Bills', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714. Edited by William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1955), British History Online, accessed October 10, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol28/cdlxxi.

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Exchequer Bills

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: INTEREST ON EXCHEQUER BILLS.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1280 [E.351/1280].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 868, ROLL 21 [A.O.1/868/21].
Samuel Edwards, Charles Lowe, Lionel Herne and Walter Browne succeeding Lionel Herene.
23 July 1713 to 15 November 1714.
Charge. £ s. d.
Arrears: remaining in the hands of Lionel Herne and Samuel Edwards upon the end of their last Accompt 3,450 10 9
Receipts: money had out of the Exchequer by way of imprest:
Easter term, 12 Anne, in part of 20,000l. to repay the Tellers of the Receipt of Exchequer the interest allowed by them at 2d. per cent. per diem to holders of Exchequer Bills and also to pay any holder of the said Bills on which six months or more interest may be due 10,000 0 0
Michaelmas term, 12 & 13 Anne, in full of the same 10,000 0 0
the same term, in full of 20,000l. for the service aforesaid 20,000 0 0
the same term, in part of 20,000l. for ditto 10,000 0 0
Easter term, 13, Anne of & 1 Geo. I, in full of the same 10,000 0 0
the same term, in part of 20,000l. for the service aforesaid 12,500 0 0
Easter term, 13 Anne & 1 Geo. I, in full of 20,000l. for ditto 20,000 0 0
ditto in part of 20,000l. for ditto 10,000 0 0
Michaelmas term, 1 Geo. I, in full of the same 10,000 0 0
the same term, in part of 20,000l. for the service aforesaid 10,000 0 0
total receipts as above 122,500l.
surcharge of money received for interest on Exchequer Bills while remaining in the Accomptants’ hands 8 0 8
total charge and receipts £125,958 11 5
Discharge.
Money paid for Interest on Exchequer Bills paid into the Tellers of the Exchequer and the Bank of England 123,685 8
salaries of these Accomptants: to Samuel Edwards and Charles Lowe, 23 July 1713 to 15 Nov. 1714; to the Exchequer of Lionel Herne, 23 July 1713 to 26 March 1714; to Walter Browne succeeding Herne to 15 Nov. 1714 982 3
sundry fees and allowances; to Edward Harley for the Auditor's fee 52l. 12s; for Exchequer fees 34l. 10s. 87 2 0
total payments and allowances £124,754 14
and so the Accomptants are Indebted 1,203 17
Declared 6 August 1716.