Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955.
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'Declared Accounts: Hawkers and Pedlars', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714, ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1955), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol28/cdxlv-cdxlvi [accessed 10 October 2024].
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Hawkers and Pedlars
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HAWKERS AND PEDLARS. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1739 [E.351/1739]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1424, ROLL 18 [A.O.1/1424/18]. | ||||||
Samuel Atkinson and Thomas Earsby, Commissioners for Licensing Hawkers and Petty Chapman. | ||||||
24 June 1713 to 23 June 1714. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | |||
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptants’ hands at the end of their last Accompt | 135 | 6 | 0 | |||
and depending on several persons as at the foot of the said Accompt | 1,905 | 0 | 3 | |||
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]: | ||||||
for 1943 foot licences granted for a year to Midsummer 1714 at 4l. each | 7,772 | 0 | 0 | |||
for licences for travelling with 166 horses at 4l. each horse, for the same time | 664 | 0 | 0 | |||
for 1,777 single foot-licences at 12d. each | 88 | 17 | 0 | |||
for 166 licences for travelling with 166 horses at 2s. each | 16 | 12 | 0 | |||
for seven bonds for securing the latter moiety of the Duty at 12d. each bond | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
total receipts 8,541l. 16s. 0d. | ||||||
total charge and receipts | £10,582 | 2 | 3 | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Salaries: | ||||||
Samuel Atkinson and Thomas Earsby, Commissioners, 200l.; Culverwell Needler, Solicitor, 50l.; four clerks, named, 200l.; five Riding Surveyors, named, 500l.; Surveyors for the City of London, named, 150l.; Richard Harrington, messenger, 30l.; William Este, Riding Surveyor and General Surveyor, at 200l. per an., from 9 Dec. 1713, 109l. 3s. 6d. | 1,239 | 3 | 6 | |||
allowances for prompt payment: | ||||||
for prompt payment of 3,872l. being the latter moiety of the Duty on 1,936 licences, 387l. 4s.; and for prompt payment of 332l. being the latter moiety of the Duty on 166 licences for travelling with horses, 33l. 4s. | 420 | 8 | 0 | |||
necessary and incident charges: | ||||||
Mary Fawkner, stationer, for books etc.; William Thornburgh, junior, for office-rent; Philip Haynes, for remitting from the country at 2d. per 1l.; Robert Watts for coals; Francis Jones and John Rice, for surveying ten counties etc.; Richard Harrington for disbursements; the Executors of Culverwell Needler for law charges; Joseph Zigenhorne for inquiring into the sufficiency of securities; Treasury and Exchequer fees etc.; Edward Harley for the Auditor's fee 25l. | 660 | 1 | 7½ | |||
total of the above charges for managing these Duties 2,319l. 13s. 1½d. | ||||||
money paid into the Exchequer, by dates | 6,400 | 0 | 0 | |||
£8,719 | 13 | 1½ | ||||
and so remains | 1,862 | 9 | 1½ | |||
against which depending on sundry persons in arrears for their licences or for the value of bonds not yet answered, detailed: | ||||||
Midsummer 1697 to Midsummer 1698 | 377 | 13 | 6 (fn. 1) | |||
Midsummer 1698 to Midsummer 1699 | 196 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1699 to Midsummer 1700 | 302 | 18 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1700 to Midsummer 1701 | 247 | 10 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1701 to Midsummer 1702 | 42 | 15 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1702 to Midsummer 1703 | 21 | 7 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1703 to Midsummer 1704 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |||
Midsummer 1704 to Midsummer 1705 | 24 | 10 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1705 to Midsummer 1706 | 5 | 15 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1706 to Midsummer 1707 | 16 | 10 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1707 to Midsummer 1708 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1708 to Midsummer 1709 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1709 to Midsummer 1710 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1710 to Midsummer 1711 | 28 | 15 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1711 to Midsummer 1712 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1712 to Midsummer 1713 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midsummer 1713 to Midsummer 1714 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
on William Batchelor, late a Riding Surveyor | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||
on Thomas Wells, an Officer employed in these Duties | 189 | 9 | 0 | |||
and on John Whitley for the value of licences in 1713 for which he has not accounted | 157 | 7 | 6 | |||
£1,799 | 4 | 6 | ||||
and so the Accomptants are Indebted | 63 | 4 | 7½ | |||
Declared 6 August 1716. |