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DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HACKNEY AND STAGE COACHES. |
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PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1589 [E.351/1589]. |
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AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1326, ROLL 20 [A.O.1/1326/20]. |
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Edward Wharton, Receiver General of moneys arising by the Licensing of Hackney Coaches. |
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Midsummer 1713 to Midsummer 1714. |
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Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands on the end of his last Accompt |
|
202 |
19 |
5 |
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depending upon sundry hackney and stage coachmen in arrear etc. |
|
722 |
0 |
0 |
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Receipts: for the rent of 700 hackney coach licences at 4l. each |
2,800 |
0 |
0 |
|
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for the Queen's moiety of five forfeitures at 5l. each |
12 |
10 |
0 |
|
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for the Queen's moiety of 39 forfeitures at 40s. each |
39 |
0 |
0 |
|
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for the Queen's moiety of 5 forfeitures at 20s. each |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
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for the Queen's moiety of 33 forfeitures at 10s. each |
8 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
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2,862 |
5 |
0 |
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for the rent of the licences of 300 hackney chairs at 10s. each per an. payable quarterly |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
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for the Queen's moiety of 2 forfeitures at 40s. each |
2 |
0 |
0 |
152 |
0 |
0 |
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total charge and receipts |
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£3,939 |
4 |
5 |
|
Discharge. |
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Salaries: |
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Daniel Blake, Charles Heron, Abraham Magney, E. Jollivet and George Clarke, Commissioners 500l.; Edward Wharton, Receiver 62l.; Charles Bolton, clerk 50l.; Humphrey Wanley, housekeeper 40l.; George Edes and Richard Colton, messengers, 80l.; Edward Dickenson and William Kemp, street-keepers 70l. |
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802 |
0 |
0 |
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rent; to Mrs. Joyce Collins, for the house in Surrey Street in the Strand |
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38 |
0 |
0 |
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incident charges: |
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Edward Wharton for Exchequer charges etc.; James Tisser, Solicitor; George Edes, for being sworn a constable; George Grafton and Edward Castle for stationery wares; coals; Charles Bolton, for Treasury and Counsel's fees in connexion with the bye-laws etc.; Humphrey Wanley, for disbursements |
|
207 |
11 |
4 |
|
taxes charged on the Office |
|
40 |
2 |
0 |
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Thomas Foley, for the Auditor's fee |
|
15 |
0 |
0 |
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total for the above charges of managing this revenue 1,102l. 13s. 4d. |
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money paid into the Exchequer: |
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out of the money arising by hackney coaches |
1,774 |
0 |
0 |
|
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ditto by hackney chairs |
152 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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1,926 |
0 |
0 |
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total payments and allowances |
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£3,028 |
13 |
4 |
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and so remains |
|
910 |
11 |
1 |
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whereof depending on several hackney and stage coachmen for arrears of rent of licences and for the Queen's moiety of forfeitures [as in Vol. XXV, page cdxxxiii] |
|
722 |
0 |
0 |
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and so this Accomptant is Indebted |
|
188 |
11 |
1 |
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Declared 5 March 1714–15. |
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