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Excise
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: GENERAL ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1438 [E.351/1438]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1080, ROLL 736 [A.O.1/1080/736]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: remaining in net money to be accompted for by the Commissioners, as being received in part of the Revenues accruing in the preceding year | 58,017 | 16 | 1 | |||
remaining due from sundry brewers and others in the Country Collections | 35,653 | 2 | 10¾ | |||
ditto, ditto in London | 13,091 | 1 | 2¼ | |||
ditto from former Collectors in the Country | 25,059 | 14 | 1½ | |||
ditto from present Collectors there | 2673 | 15 | 8 | |||
resting due from several Collectors of Imported Liquors in London port | 271 | 11 | 6¾ | |||
ditto, ditto in the Outports | 946 | 5 | 7 | |||
ditto from Richard Butler upon bond for the Duty of Imported Liquors in Plymouth port |
37 | 13 | 4 | |||
ditto from several persons concerned in collecting the Duties upon Coffee, Cyder and Mead in London | 1,316 | 8 | 8 | |||
ditto from the Treasurer of the Navy for sundry bills drawn on him | 99 | 6 | 1 | |||
79,148 | 19 | 1¼ | ||||
resting to be accompted for by Noblemen and others, the money taken up in the Revolution [of 1688] | 18,723 | 12 | 0¼ | |||
imprest money in the hands of the Commissioners or their Cashier | 500 | 0 | 0 | |||
(total arrears 156,390l. 7s. 2½d.) | 19,223 | 12 | 0¼ | |||
also the money taken up by John Wallis of Peter Wekett, late Collector of Westmorland, here set in super on the said John Wallis for his bills unpaid | 243 | 19 | 10¾ | |||
Receipts: the whole Duty and Produce of the Revenues of Excise becoming due and payable within the time of this Accompt: | ||||||
the produce of the whole Revenues of Excise in the several Country Collections | 737,304 | 3 | 7¼ | |||
ditto in London | 350,961 | 5 | 9½ | |||
the produce of the Excise for Imported Liquors in London port and the Outports. | 27,503 | 19 | 10½ | |||
money received from John Haines for the late Queen's part of London fines; year to 24 June 1714 | 292 | 14 | 11 | |||
interest on Transport Debentures | 25 | 6 | 0 | |||
(total receipts as above, 1,116,087l. 10s. 2¼d.) | ||||||
overbalances etc.: | ||||||
Edward Pilsworth, formerly a clerk in the Distillery Office | 8 | 2 | 8 | |||
balances due to Country Collectors | 262 | 16 | 0¼ | |||
ditto to Collectors in the Outports | 1 | 19 | 9¼ | |||
the gross produce of the Duty on Sweets being intermixed with Excisable Liquors | 62 | 8 | 4½ | |||
335 | 6 | 10 | ||||
total charge and receipts | £1,273,057 | 4 | 1½ | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Overbalances due to Collectors and others from the preceding Accompt | 345 | 4 | 3½ | |||
salaries, riding charges and incidents etc.: | ||||||
salaries of Country Collectors etc. | 70,835 | 8 | 8 | |||
riding charges of Collectors etc. | 4,857 | 6 | 0 | |||
incident charges, ditto | 1,648 | 2 | 5½ | |||
taxes assessed on Officers | 3,620 | 18 | 4¾ | |||
charges in returning money to London | 456 | 11 | 5¼ | |||
John Whetham and Philip Ryley, two Commissioners, for their expenses etc. in taking a view etc. | 174 | 17 | 1 | |||
81,593 | 4 | 0½ | ||||
allowances for exports, overcharges etc.: allowed to sundry persons for Excisable Liquors exported as merchandise |
1,325 | 16 | 9¼ | |||
allowed to sundry persons per Justices' Warrants in Country Collections | 291 | 17 | 11 | |||
allowed the fishermen of Great Yarmouth for the Duty on Strong Beer provided for the North Sea and Herring Fishery; year to Michaelmas 1714 | 160 | 0 | 0 | |||
1,777 | 14 | 8¼ | ||||
allowed to sundry brewers for beer exported | 188 | 12 | 9½ | |||
allowed for spirits exported | 42 | 16 | 0 | |||
allowed for cyder exported | 0 | 13 | 9 | |||
232 | 2 | 6½ | ||||
allowed to brewers for overcharges | 77 | 3 | 1 | |||
allowed to distillers for low wines and spirits overcharged | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||
allowed for cyder overcharged | 255 | 6 | 1 | |||
335 | 15 | 8 | ||||
allowed for low wines and spirits destroyed by fire | 9 | 4 | 6 | |||
allowed for cyder ditto | 3 | 13 | 4 | |||
12 | 17 | 10 | ||||
allowed the Collectors in London port for incidents | 399 | 19 | 0 | |||
allowed or repaid for brandy overentered | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
409 | 6 | 0 | ||||
allowed poundage and salaries to Collectors in the Outports | 413 | 3 | 0½ | |||
and for their incident charges | 142 | 8 | 8½ | |||
555 | 11 | 9 | ||||
(total payments, etc. as above 84,916l. 12s. 6¼d.) | ||||||
ready money received and particularly accompted for | 1,028,238 | 0 | 4¼ | |||
total payments and allowances | £1,113,499 | 17 | 2 | |||
and then remains | 159,557 | 6 | 11½ | |||
whereof depending on the Commissioners the nett money unaccompted for | 62,648 | 1 | 4 | |||
and remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry brewers and victuallers, retailers and others: | ||||||
in the several Counties of England and Wales | 34,329 | 4 | 2¾ | |||
and in London for beer and ale | 4,552 | 17 | 8¾ | |||
ditto for strong waters | 1,143 | 1 | 5¼ | |||
ditto for low wines | 2,468 | 3 | 5½ | |||
ditto for coffee | 2,832 | 5 | 10 | |||
ditto for cyder | 1,329 | 5 | 10¼ | |||
ditto for ‘meath’ | 482 | 9 | 10 | |||
ditto for sweets | 327 | 19 | 2¼ | |||
(total London 13,136l. 3s. 4d.) | 47,465 | 7 | 6¾ | |||
and remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry Collectors etc., detailed: | ||||||
for balances for the monies in their hands and bills unpaid | 26,087 | 1 | 10½ | |||
ditto for monies in their hands for the Duty of Excise of this present year | 1,459 | 11 | 0½ | |||
ditto from Edward Herne, late Collector of Imported Liquors in London port | 101 | 9 | 6¾ | |||
ditto from John Franks and John Courtney upon bond for Brandy im- ported there |
170 | 2 | 0 | |||
more ditto for balances due from several former and present Collectors in the Outports for money in their hands on their Accompts of Imported Liquors of this present year | 948 | 13 | 5¾ | |||
more in arrear from Richard Butler's Accompt for the Brandy Duty, Plymouth port, on bond (detailed) | 37 | 13 | 4 | |||
remaining due from several Collectors' Accompts in London, detailed: | ||||||
London Distillery | 389 | 19 | 8 | |||
ditto Coffee | 329 | 18 | 7¾ | |||
ditto Cyder | 142 | 9 | 9½ | |||
ditto ‘Meath’ | 447 | 8 | 6¾ | |||
ditto Sweets | 6 | 12 | 0 | |||
(total London 1,316l. 8s. 8d.) | ||||||
depending on several bills of exchange drawn upon the Treasurer of the Navy remaining unpaid on the Accompts of sundry Collectors, named | 99 | 6 | 1 | |||
30,220 | 6 | 0½ | ||||
depending on several Noblemen and others | 18,723 | 12 | 0¼ | |||
imprest money in the hands of the Commissioners or their Cashier | 500 | 0 | 0 | |||
£159,557 | 6 | 11½ | ||||
Declared 26 February 1718–19. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: CASH ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLLS 1359 AND 1360 [E.351/1359, 1360]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 915, ROLL 113 [A.O.1/915/113]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: remaining in the Commissioners' hands, as by the end of the preceding Cash Accompt | 7,499 | 10 | 11¼ | |||
depending on the late Sub-Commissioners etc. before 25 Dec. 1660 | 32,605 | 6 | 5½ | |||
ditto in 1661, 1662, 1668 and 1674 etc. | 22,224 | 12 | 4 | |||
62,329 | 9 | 8¾ | ||||
Receipts: money received out of the Revenues of Excise within the time of this Accompt: | ||||||
on the Hereditary and Temporary Excise since 1 Aug. 1714: |
||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 12,006 | 5 | 4¾ | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 106,768 | 14 | 9¼ | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 114,683 | 4 | 6¼ | |||
Midsummer quarter 1715 | 120,860 | 0 | 3½ | |||
354,318 | 4 | 11¾ | ||||
on ditto before 1 Aug. 1714: | ||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 109,923 | 14 | 0 | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 10,923 | 19 | 1¼ | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 640 | 18 | 6½ | |||
Midsummer quarter 1715 | 264 | 2 | 6 | |||
121,752 | 14 | 1¾ | ||||
on the Hereditary and one Quarter Temporary Excise before 8 March 1701–2: | ||||||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 12 | 10 | 0 | |||
Midsummer quarter 1715 | 213 | 5 | 8 | |||
225 | 15 | 8 | ||||
on the Additional 9d. for 99 years from 25 Jan. 1692–3: | ||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 39,600 | 3 | 7 | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 37,356 | 12 | 4¼ | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 36,355 | 13 | 3 | |||
Midsummer quarter 1715 | 38,637 | 16 | 4¼ | |||
151,950 | 5 | 6½ | ||||
on the Additional 9 d. from 17 May 1697for 16 years and continued by Stat. 4 Anne: | ||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 42,975 | 6 | 3¼ | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 40,032 | 8 | 9¾ | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 38,077 | 4 | 10½ | |||
Midsummer quarter 1715 | 41,441 | 4 | 2¼ | |||
162,526 | 4 | 1¾ | ||||
on the Additional or Bank 9d. from same date: | ||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 39,600 | 3 | 7 | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 37,356 | 12 | 2¼ | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 36,355 | 13 | 3¼ | |||
Midsummer quarter 1715 | 38,637 | 16 | 4¼ | |||
151,950 | 5 | 4¾ | ||||
on the Additional 3d. on Beer, Ale, Cyder etc. from 26 March 1710 for 32 years: | ||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 14,889 | 16 | 8¼ | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 14,471 | 9 | 11¾ | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 14,275 | 1 | 1¼ | |||
Midsummer quarter 1715 | 14,822 | 10 | 9½ | |||
58,458 | 18 | 6¾ | ||||
on Low Wines and Spirits of the First Extraction, from 24 June 1710 for 96 years: | ||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 7,358 | 0 | 6½ | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 8,284 | 5 | 11¾ | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 7,553 | 18 | 7¾ | |||
Midsummer quarter 1715 | 8,094 | 12 | 2¾ | |||
31,290 | 17 | 4¾ | ||||
on ditto before 24 June 1710: | ||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 1 | 18 | 4 | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 1 | 18 | 6 | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 1 | 16 | 2 | |||
5 | 13 | 0 | ||||
on the Additional 9d. granted 1 W. & M. for three years; Midsummer quarter 1715 | 69 | 10 | 7½ | |||
out of the Double 9d. ended 17 May1697; ditto | 139 | 1 | 2 | |||
out of the 1s. 9d. granted 3 W. & M. to 24July 1692; ditto | 143 | 8 | 6½ | |||
352 | 0 | 4 | ||||
part of London fines adjudged against brewers etc. from 24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714: | ||||||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 292 | 14 | 11 | |||
(total receipts as above 1,033,123l. 14s. 1d.) | ||||||
total charge and receipts | £1,095,453 | 3 | 9¾ | |||
Discharge. | £ | s. | d. | |||
salaries etc.: | ||||||
George Townsend, Philip Ryley, Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, bt., Christopher Montagu, Whitlock Bulstrode, James Vernon, John Whetham, Commissioners of Excise, year to Ladyday 1715 | 5,600 | 0 | 0 | |||
Edward Noell and John White, ditto, from Ladyday to 11 Nov. 1714 inclusive | 997 | 14 | 0½ | |||
Sir William Amherst and William Carr, ditto, succeeding the two last named, from 12 Nov. 1714 to Ladyday 1715 | 602 | 5 | 11½ | |||
(total for the Commissioners' salaries 7,200l.) | ||||||
Sir William Honywood, bt., Walter Hungerford, Duncan Dee, Edward Hungerford and William Gower, five Commissioners for Appeals, from Ladyday to 22 Dec. 1714 inclusive | 744 | 16 | 6¾ | |||
Thomas Goodman and William Lyndall, two former ditto, 25 Dec. 1713 to Ladyday 1714 | 58 | 16 | 9½ (fn. 1) | |||
Thomas Goodman, John Shorter, James Mountagu, Peter Hussey, and Pollexfin Drake, five other ditto, 22 Dec. 1714 to Ladyday 1715 | 255 | 3 | 5¼ | |||
(total for the Commissioners for Appeals, 1,058l. 17s. 9½d.) (fn. 1) | ||||||
the Officers, named, attending upon the Commissioners for Appeals | 180 | 0 | 0 | |||
Robert Davers, Auditor of the Excise, for himself and clerks; Ladyday to 23 Dec. 1714 | 520 | 19 | 6½ | |||
Sir Basil Dixwell, bt., succeeding him; 23 Dec. 1714 to Ladyday 1715 | 179 | 0 | 5½ | |||
(total for the Auditor 500l. and for his clerks 200l., in all 700l.) | ||||||
Thomas Sidney, Comptroller of the Excise, for himself and clerks; year to Ladyday 1715 | 1,320 | 0 | 0 | |||
John Bruere, a clerk in the Comptroller's Office | 80 | 0 | 0 | |||
Thomas Yarborough, ‘Register’ to the Commissioners of Excise, and John Haines his clerk | 390 | 0 | 0 | |||
John Brougham, Secretary to the Commissioners for himself and clerks | 450 | 0 | 0 | |||
Edward Pauncfort, Receiver General and Cashier of Excise, ditto to 13 Dec. 1714 | 1,109 | 1 | 0½ | |||
John Bridges, succeeding him, from 13 Dec. 1714 | 440 | 18 | 11½ | |||
(total for the Receiver General 1,550l.) | ||||||
John Ellis, Solicitor, including 150l. additional salary by Warrant of 14 March 1714–15 | 350 | 0 | 0 | |||
Richard Hill, a Teller, to 13 Dec. 1714 | 57 | 9 | 5 | |||
Thomas White, succeeding him from 14 Dec. 1714 | 22 | 10 | 7 | |||
(total for the Teller 80l.) | ||||||
Mrs. Mary Howard, Housekeeper (200l.) and Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbons, Deputy Housekeeper (50l.) | 250 | 0 | 0 | |||
John Matthew, Clerk of the Securities | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||
salaries of the several Under-Officers etc. | 12,067 | 13 | 2 | |||
Thomas Frederick, for the rent of ‘this house’ in St. Olave, Old Jewry, London, in which the Grand Office of Excise is now managed,(300l. less 36l. paid by the New Duties for the rent of the Little House) | 264 | 0 | 0 | |||
Thomas Porter, for coach houses and stables | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
26,090 | 10 | 11½ | ||||
(The above is charged as follows: | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise12,216l. 18s. 9½d.; the 99 years 9d. 3,988l. 18s. 10¾d.; the 16 years 9d., continued, 4,107l. 11s. 7¾d.; the Bank 9d. 3,988l. 18s. 10¾d.; the Additional 3d. from 26 March 1710 1,372l. 2s. 8¾d.; the Duty on Low Wines since 24 June 1710 416l.) | ||||||
payments to tradesmen, artificers and others, detailed | 2,508 | 0 | 4½ | |||
(This is charged as follows: | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise 1,196l. 16s. 2½d.; 99 years 9d. 385l. 10s. 6¾d.; 16 years 9d. continued 385l. 10s. 6¾d.;the Bank 9d. 385l. 10s. 6¼d.; the Additional 3d. 134l. 12s. 3½d.; the Duty on Low Wines 20l. 0s. 2¾d.) | ||||||
Charles, Duke of Cleveland, for his pension | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
George, Duke of Northumberland, ditto | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
Charles, Duke of Grafton, ditto | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
Grace, Countess of Granville (1,500l.) and Katherine, Lady Dowager Gower, mother and guardian of John, Lord Gower (1,500l.)for pensions | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
Henry, Earl of Grantham | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
payments by special Treasury warrants: Inferior Officers' taxes | 350 | 13 | 0 | |||
Edward Pauncfort, cashier, for his charges on paying money into the Exchequer | 533 | 0 | 5½ | |||
883 | 13 | 5½ | ||||
(These are charged as follows: | ||||||
Hereditary Excise 167l. 6s. 6½d. and 226l. 15s. 10¼d.; the 99 years 9d. 53l. 18s. 0½d. and 79l. 1s. 11¾d.; the 16 years 9d., continued, 53l. 18s. 0½d. and 82l. 14s. 6¾d.; the Bank 9d. 53l. 18s. 0½d. and 79l. 1s. 7¾d. the Additional 3d. 18l. 16s. 4¾d. and 37l. 16s. 5½d.; Low Wines since Midsummer 1710 2l. 15s. 11½d. and 27l. 9s. 11½d.) | ||||||
repayments for exports and overcharges: | ||||||
Richard Smart, Jacob Tibson and Maj. Cooke for malt spirits, strong ale and cyder exported | 58 | 9 | 4½ | |||
Joseph Lockwood, Lancelot Clark, Thomas Westbrown, Walbraven Copleston, Sherman Godfrey, Francis Frelove, William Hemworth, Sir John Parsons for the like | 99 | 15 | 2 | |||
Joseph Nutt, Edward Hill, Nathaniel Rakes, Sherman Godfrey and others, for the like | 111 | 2 | 2 | |||
Edmund Rading and Edmund Halsey, Joseph Freeman, Edward Burford, Theophilus Digamy, Elizabeth May, Francis Kynaston, Leonard Martin, John Hawkins, Samuel Paul, John Albright, Robert Hinde, Thomas Dennis, Thomas Cole, James Thorp, Rivers Dickinson, George Meggott, Richard Jackson and Co., Mary Starkey, Gregory Page, Thomas Maylin and Anthony Rouse for beer etc. overcharged | 182 | 17 | 7¾ | |||
452 | 4 | 4¼ | ||||
(the above is charged as follows: | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise 219l. 17s. 9¾d.; the 99 years 9d. 49l. 12s. 9½d.; the 16 years 9d. 49l. 12s. 8½d.;the Bank 9d. 49l. 12s. 7¾d.; the Additional3d. 49l. 19s. 6¾d. and Low Wines since Midsummer1710 33l. 8s. 10d.) | ||||||
money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates, out of the following: | ||||||
the Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the King's life and the 3,700 l. weekly for Annuities | 330,207 | 0 | 7½ | |||
ditto for the late Queen Anne's life and the 3,700l. weekly for annuities | 115,851 | 2 | 1 | |||
the Additional or Fund 9d. for 99 years | 147,128 | 15 | 5 | |||
the Additional 9 d. for 16 years, continued | 157,525 | 3 | 3½ | |||
the Additional or Bank 9d. from 17 May 1697 | 147,128 | 15 | 9½ | |||
the Additional 3d. from 25 March 1710 | 56,348 | 2 | 10 | |||
the Duty on Low Wines etc. from 24 June 1710 | 29,238 | 7 | 3 | |||
ditto before24June1710 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise before 8March1701–2 | 225 | 15 | 8 | |||
the Additional9d. granted1W.& M. for 3years | 69 | 10 | 7½ | |||
the Double9d. ended17May1697 | 139 | 1 | 2 | |||
the 1s. 9d. granted3W. & M. to24July 1692 | 143 | 8 | 6½ | |||
fines and penalties against Brewers etc | 292 | 14 | 11 | |||
984,303 | 11 | 2½ | ||||
1,028,238 | 0 | 4¼ | ||||
money paid in part of the supers: | ||||||
from the Executors of Sir Samuel Dash wood, a late Commissioner | 283 | 5 | 4 | |||
from ditto of Sir John Focke, another late Commissioner | 283 | 5 | 4 | |||
from the Executrix of Sir Charles Duncombe, late Cashier | 424 | 17 | 11½ | |||
Francis Parry, another Commissioner, for the first quarter's payment of the 12 months Assessment anno 1691 disallowed in the Accompt to 24 June 1691 | 12 | 10 | 0 | |||
1,003 | 18 | 7½ | ||||
total payments and allowances | £1,029,241 | 18 | 11¾ | |||
Remains | 66,211 | 4 | 10 | |||
whereof depending on sundry late Commissioners of Excise and others before 25 Dec. 1660 [as in previous Accompts] | 32,605 | 6 | 5½ | |||
and on divers late Sub-Commissioners of Excise for money received in 1661 and 1662 | 4,053 | 6 | 5 | |||
and on divers late Farmers of Excise for ditto in 1665, 1668 and 1674 | 16,884 | 1 | 11½ | |||
and on Sir Stephen Evance, a late Commissioner, for money paid without sufficient warrant | 283 | 5 | 4 | |||
53,826 | 0 | 2 | ||||
and depending upon the Commissioners: | ||||||
for money imprested to the Cashier | 500 | 0 | 0 | |||
for a quarter's salary of Richard Ebrall, deceased, late a Country Accomptant, for which no acquittance has been produced | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
and for errors in salary in 1711 | 24 | 18 | 10¼ | |||
for money arising out of the Hereditary etc. Excise since 1 Aug. 1714 | 4,924 | 7 | 2 | |||
for ditto out of ditto before 1 Aug. 1714 | 348 | 17 | 3¾ | |||
for ditto out of the Additional 9d. for 99 years | 1,335 | 1 | 2¾ | |||
for ditto out of the Additional 9d. for 16 years continued | 1,392 | 6 | 7¼ | |||
for ditto out of the Additional or Bank 9d. | 1,335 | 1 | 1 | |||
for ditto out of the Additional 3d. | 879 | 11 | 5¼ | |||
for ditto out of the Duty on Low Wines since Midsummer 1710 | 1,625 | 0 | 0½ | |||
for ditto out of Low Wines to 24 March 1705–6 (½d.), the Double 9d. (9½d.) and the 2s. a gallon on Brandy (1¼d.) | 0 | 0 | 11¼ | |||
12,385 | 4 | 8 | ||||
(total depending for money arising as above 11,840l. 5s. 9¾d.) | £66,211 | 4 | 10 | |||
Declared 17 July 1717. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: MALT: GENERAL ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1453 [E.351/1453]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1080, ROLL 737, PART I [A.O.1/1080/737/1]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: none, this being the first Accompt of the Duty 12 Anne [13 Anne c. 2] | nil | |||||
Receipts: gross produce of the Duty in the Country Inland Collections: | ||||||
for Malt at 6d. a bushel | 630,005 | 14 | 9½ | |||
for Cyder at 4s. a hogshead | 17,284 | 14 | 9½ | |||
Compounders | 4,233 | 17 | 6 | |||
the King's part of fines | 254 | 14 | 4½ | |||
surcharges | 16 | 12 | 9½ | |||
interest on bills of exchange returned | 9 | 18 | 2 | |||
651,805 | 12 | 5 | ||||
gross produce of the Outports: | ||||||
Mum at 10s. a barrel | 45 | 10 | 10¼ | |||
Cyder at 4s. a hogshead | 45 | 8 | 11 | |||
90 | 19 | 9¼ | ||||
gross produce in London port: | ||||||
Mum at 10s. a barrel | 229 | 17 | 9½ | |||
Cyder | 6 | 19 | 0½ | |||
236 | 16 | 10 | ||||
gross produce in London: | ||||||
Malt at 6d. a bushel | 1,091 | 6 | 2¼ | |||
Cyder at 4s. a hogshead | 1,449 | 10 | 4¼ | |||
surcharges in the Cyder ledger | 0 | 0 | 0¼ | |||
2,540 | 16 | 6¾ | ||||
total of the gross produce | 654,674 | 5 | 7 | |||
overbalances paid into the London Excise Office by sundry Collectors, detailed | 94 | 0 | 9 | |||
money added proper to the Arrears Accompt | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
total charge and receipts | £654,768 | 16 | 4 | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Salaries, riding charges, incidents etc.: | ||||||
salaries of the several Collectors in England and Wales | 40,420 | 19 | 7¾ | |||
riding charges of Collectors, Supervisors etc. | 2,644 | 18 | 0 | |||
incident charges of the same | 999 | 16 | 0½ | |||
Inferior Officers' taxes | 2,033 | 1 | 3¼ | |||
returns of money to London | 402 | 3 | 6¾ | |||
the Collectors of the Outports for their poundage | 6 | 7 | 5½ | |||
Christopher Montagu, Philip Ryley and John Whetham, three Commissioners, for their travelling charges to take a view | 154 | 13 | 3½ | |||
46,661 | 19 | 3¼ | ||||
allowances for Malt and Cyder exported, for overcharges and by Justices' Warrants: | ||||||
for Malt and Cyder exported as merchandise | 19,451 | 10 | 0 | |||
for Cyder Duty overcharged in London | 121 | 18 | 0¼ | |||
for allowances as by Justices' Warrants | 2,532 | 16 | 3½ | |||
for an allowance in Lichfield Collection, as by the Commissioners' order | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
(total for salaries, allowances etc. as above 68,769l. 3s. 7d.) | 22,107 | 4 | 3¾ | |||
ready money received and particularly accompted for | 356,362 | 11 | 7½ | |||
total payments and allowances | £425,131 | 15 | 2½ | |||
then remains | 229,637 | 1 | 1½ | |||
whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry Maltsters etc. in the Country | 20,096 | 14 | 3¼ | |||
and remaining due from sundry Maltsters etc. in London | 3 | 15 | 2½ | |||
and remaining due from sundry Country Collectors | 150 | 7 | 2½ | |||
20,250 | 16 | 8¼ | ||||
money resting to be accompted for by the Commissioners for cash in the Cashier's hands | 5,552 | 18 | 2¾ | |||
ditto on accompt of sundry County Collectors, received after Midsummer 1715 | 203,234 | 13 | 0¼ | |||
ditto on accompt of sundry Collectors in the Outports, ditto | 57 | 9 | 1½ | |||
ditto on accompt of London port, ditto | 11 | 16 | 1¾ | |||
ditto on accompt of sundry Maltsters and Cyder makers in London, ditto | 529 | 7 | 11 | |||
209,386 | 4 | 5¼ | ||||
£229,637 | 1 | 1½ | ||||
Declared 26 February 1718–19. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: MALT: CASH ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1377 [E.351/1377]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 915, ROLL 114 [A.O.1/915/114]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: remaining in the Commissioners' hands as by the last preceding Cash Accompt: | ||||||
out of the Duty on Malt etc. commencing 24June 1714, none, this being the first Accompt | nil | |||||
out of ditto to 24 June 1714 | 3,310 | 9 | 3½ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1713 | 14 | 15 | 8½ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1712 | 344 | 11 | 10½ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1710 | 61 | 17 | 3½ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1709 | 4 | 0 | 3¾ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1708 | 0 | 0 | 0¼ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1707 | 4 | 15 | 1¼ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1703 | 0 | 0 | 0¼ | |||
out of the Duty on Sweets for99 years from25March1707 | 2 | 14 | 3½ | |||
out of the Old Duty on Malt (3½d.) and Leather(1¼d.) | 0 | 0 | 4¾ | |||
3,743 | 4 | 3¾ | ||||
and remaining on Thomas Tresham (as in previous Cash Accounts) | 682 | 9 | 0 | |||
Receipts: money received within the time of this Accompt: | ||||||
on the Duty on Malt from 24 June 1714 | 361,915 | 9 | 10¼ | |||
on ditto to 23 June 1714 | 188,723 | 7 | 6¼ | |||
on ditto to 23 June 1713 | 320 | 4 | 7 | |||
on ditto to 23 June 1712 | 168 | 7 | 0¼ | |||
on ditto to 23 June 1711 | 161 | 2 | 5¾ | |||
on ditto to 23 June 1710 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
on ditto to 23 June 1708 | 204 | 2 | 10¾ | |||
on the Duty on Sweets from 25 March 1707 | 301 | 13 | 2¼ | |||
551,819 | 7 | 6½ | ||||
total charge and receipts | £556,245 | 0 | 10¼ | |||
Discharge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Salaries: | ||||||
Robert Davers, late Auditor of the Malt Duty, Ladyday to 23 Dec. 1714 | 44 | 13 | 1¼ | |||
Thomas Sidney, late Comptroller for this Duty, for his deputy and two clerks; year to Ladyday 1715 | 140 | 0 | 0 | |||
sundry Officers and clerks employed on this Duty, detailed with names | 705 | 0 | 0 | |||
Examiners etc., ditto, ditto | 524 | 14 | 0½ | |||
1,414 | 7 | 1¾ | ||||
payments to tradesmen and others, named, for work and materials | 1,393 | 17 | 10 | |||
payments by special Treasury Warrants: | ||||||
Inferior Officers' taxes | 71 | 5 | 0 | |||
Edward Pauncefort, cashier, for his charges in paying money into the Exchequer | 266 | 0 | 0½ | |||
337 | 5 | 0½ | ||||
payments for overbalances and exports: | ||||||
to Andrew Hacket, collector, for overbalances | 197 | 14 | 8¾ | |||
to sundry persons for malt exported | 2,327 | 15 | 6 | |||
to Anthony Smoult for sweets, malt and cyder overcharged | 10 | 19 | 3¾ | |||
to Benjamin Beard for cyder destroyed by fire | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
2,538 | 13 | 6½ | ||||
ready money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates: | ||||||
out of the Malt Duty from 24 June 1714 | 354,388 | 5 | 7 | |||
out of arrears of ditto to23June1714 | 188,498 | 10 | 3½ | |||
ditto ditto to23June1708 | 204 | 2 | 11 | |||
out of the Duty on Sweets from 25March 1707 | 260 | 3 | 2 | |||
543,351 | 1 | 11½ | ||||
total payments and allowances | 549,035 | 5 | 6¼ | |||
remains | 7,209 | 15 | 4 | |||
whereof depending on Thomas Tresham | 682 | 9 | 0 | |||
and on the Commissioners: | ||||||
out of the Malt Duty Act from 24 June 1714 | 5,552 | 18 | 2¾ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1714 | 23 | 5 | 1 | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1713 | 227 | 3 | 2 | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1712 | 508 | 14 | 10¾ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1711 | 160 | 18 | 8¾ | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1710 | 31 | 0 | 1 | |||
out of ditto to 23 June 1703 | 0 | 0 | 0¼ | |||
out of the Duty on Sweets from 25 March 1707 | 23 | 5 | 8¾ | |||
out of the old Duties on Malt (3½d.) and Leather (1¼d.) | 0 | 0 | 4¾ | |||
6,527 | 6 | 4 | ||||
£7,209 | 15 | 4 | ||||
Declared 17 July 1717. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: HOPS: GENERAL ACCOUNT. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1080, ROLL 737, PART 5 [A.O.1/1080/737/5]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | |||
£ | s. | d. | ||||
Arrears: remaining in nett money to be accompted for | 2,658 | 2 | 6½ | |||
remaining due from sundry hop planters in the several Country Collections | 2,319 | 14 | 0 | |||
resting due from sundry Country Collectors | 87 | 0 | 10 | |||
5,064 | 17 | 4½ | ||||
Receipts: the whole produce for charging the Duty on Hops during the time of this Accompt | 14,463 | 19 | 9 | |||
Overbalances from the preceding Accompt, paid into the Excise Office by sundry Collectors, detailed | 28 | 1 | 1¾ | |||
total charge and receipts | £19,556 | 18 | 3¼ | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Overbalances due to Country Collectors | 27 | 13 | 6¼ | |||
salaries etc.: | ||||||
salaries to Country Collectors | 615 | 2 | 6½ | |||
incident charges | 74 | 19 | 6¾ | |||
charges of returning money to London | 4 | 7 | 8¾ | |||
694 | 9 | 10 | ||||
allowance for exports etc.: | ||||||
to sundry persons for Hops exported as merchandise | 1,618 | 11 | 2¼ | |||
ditto by Justices' Warrants in the Country | 19 | 12 | 4½ | |||
(total as above 2,332l. 13s. 4¾d.) | 1,638 | 3 | 6¾ | |||
ready money received and particularly accompted for | 13,333 | 3 | 4½ | |||
total payments and allowances | £15,693 | 10 | 3½ | |||
then remains | 3,863 | 7 | 11¾ | |||
whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry hop planters in the Country | 1,599 | 0 | 7¼ | |||
and remaining due from sundry Country Collectors | 121 | 15 | 1½ | |||
1,720 | 15 | 8¾ | ||||
money resting to be accompted for by the Commissioners for the balance of the Cash Accompt in the Cashier's hands | 289 | 3 | 11 | |||
ditto on accompt of sundry Country Collectors, received after 31 July 1715 | 1,853 | 8 | 4 | 2,142 | 12 | 3 |
£3,863 | 7 | 11¾ | ||||
Declared 28 September 1721. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HOPS: CASH ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1389 [E.351/1389]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 915, ROLL 115 [A.O.1/915/115]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: remaining in the Commissioners' hands, as by the end of the preceding Cash Accompt | 143 | 11 | 5 | |||
money received out of the Duty on Hops within the time of this Accompt | 13,478 | 15 | 10½ | |||
total charge and receipts | £13,622 | 7 | 3½ | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Payments to tradesmen and others for work and materials, detailed | 259 | 7 | 10 | |||
payments by special Treasury Warrants: | ||||||
Inferior Officers' taxes | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
Edward Pauncfort, Cashier, for his charges in paying money into the Exchequer | 16 | 17 | 0 | |||
23 | 17 | 0 | ||||
repayments on debentures for hops exported | 1,205 | 9 | 1 | |||
money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates | 11,844 | 9 | 5½ | |||
total payments and allowances | £13,333 | 3 | 4½ | |||
and so remains | 289 | 3 | 11 | |||
whereof depending on William Tayler, doorkeeper, for money imprested | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||
and on the Commissioners | 189 | 3 | 11 | |||
£289 | 3 | 11 | ||||
Declared 17 July 1717. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: CANDLES: GENERAL ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1472 [E.351/1472]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1080, ROLL 737, PART 2 [A.O.1/1080/737/2]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: remaining in nett money to be accompted for by the Commissioners as by the preceding General Accompt | 11,377 | 4 | 5 | |||
remaining due from sundry tallowchandlers etc. in the Country Collections | 1,171 | 15 | 3¾ | |||
ditto, ditto in London | 76 | 13 | 2¼ | |||
ditto from sundry Country Collectors | 183 | 10 | 7¾ | |||
12,809 | 3 | 6¾ | ||||
Receipts: the gross produce of the whole Duties on Candles within the time of the Accompt: | ||||||
the gross produce in London to 1 May 1715: | ||||||
tallow candles, the growing Duty at 1d. a 1b. | 36,907 | 18 | 3½ | |||
wax candles, ditto at 8d. a 1b. | 789 | 3 | 11½ | |||
compositions | 43 | 6 | 9½ | |||
the King's part of fines | 53 | 17 | 10 | |||
surcharges from London ledger | 12 | 3 | 5 | |||
37,806 | 10 | 3½ | ||||
the gross produce in London from 1 May 1715: | ||||||
tallow candles, the growing Duty | 3,334 | 13 | 8¼ | |||
wax candles, at 8d. a 1b. | 100 | 2 | 11½ | |||
compositions | 11 | 18 | 1¼ | |||
surcharges from London ledger | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
3,447 | 1 | 0 | ||||
the gross produce in Country Collections to 1 May 1715: | ||||||
tallow candles, the growing Duty at 1d. a 1b. | 81,498 | 16 | 7¾ | |||
wax candles, ditto at 8d. a 1b. | 1,780 | 9 | 7½ | |||
compositions | 252 | 14 | 2 | |||
the King's part of fines | 64 | 18 | 9¾ | |||
interest and protest of bills of exchange returned | 0 | 18 | 8¾ | |||
ditto on Exchequer bills and surcharges from Examiners' Office | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
83,598 | 16 | 0¾ | ||||
the gross produce in Country Collections from 1 May 1715: | ||||||
tallow candles, the growing Duty | 4,094 | 5 | 7¼ | |||
wax candles, ditto | 214 | 0 | 1 | |||
compositions | 18 | 15 | 8 | |||
the King's part of fines | 11 | 0 | 5½ | |||
(total gross produce as above 129,190l. 9s. 2d.) | 4,338 | 1 | 9¾ | |||
overbalances, detailed with names of Collectors and places | 142 | 15 | 10¾ | |||
total charge and receipts | £142,142 | 8 | 7½ | |||
Discharge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Overbalances due to several Country Collectors | 55 | 17 | 1¼ | |||
salaries, riding charges, incidents etc.: | ||||||
sundry Collectors for salaries in the Country | 8,361 | 2 | 6½ | |||
riding charges in Sheffield Collection | 25 | 14 | 0 | |||
incident charges | 267 | 4 | 11¼ | |||
taxes assessed on Officers | 397 | 7 | 10½ | |||
charges in returning money to London | 40 | 14 | 1¾ | |||
John Whetham and Philip Ryley, two Commissioners, for their travelling charges to take a view | 36 | 8 | 6¾ | |||
9,128 | 12 | 0¾ | ||||
allowances for exports, by Justices' Warrants and for overcharges: | ||||||
sundry persons in the Country for candles exported as merchandise | 1,604 | 16 | 3½ | |||
sundry persons as by Justices' Warrants in the Country | 14 | 18 | 11¾ | |||
candles overcharged in London | 27 | 11 | 3 | |||
1,647 | 6 | 6¼ | ||||
(total salaries and allowances as above 10,775l. 18s. 7d.) | ||||||
ready money received and particularly accompted for | 118,072 | 12 | 0 | |||
total payments and allowances | £128,904 | 7 | 8¼ | |||
then remains | 13,238 | 0 | 11¼ | |||
whereof remaining unpaid by sundry tallow chandlers etc. in the Country | 784 | 6 | 0 | |||
ditto, ditto in London | 68 | 6 | 5 | |||
resting due from several Country Collectors | 45 | 3 | 11¾ | |||
897 | 16 | 4¾ | ||||
and resting to be accompted for by the Commissioners: | ||||||
for cash in the Cashier's hands | 1,224 | 10 | 10¼ | |||
on accompt of sundry Country Collectors for money received after 24 June 1715 | 7,613 | 17 | 7½ | |||
on accompt of sundry tallow chandlers etc. in London, received after 24 June 1715 | 3,451 | 18 | 10¾ | |||
on accompt of sundry Country Collectors, received after 24 June 1714 but proper to the preceding Accompt to 24 June 1714 | 33 | 9 | 6¼ | |||
on accompt of sundry tallow chandlers etc. in London, ditto, ditto | 12 | 11 | 0¾ | |||
and part of a candle bill ‘writ of to callicoes’ 15 Sept. 1714 (11s. 2¼d.) and cash due from George Richmond, Collector of Wales Middle (3l. 5s. 4¾d.) | 3 | 16 | 7 | |||
£13,238 | 0 | 11¼ | ||||
Declared 10 June 1719. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: CANDLES: CASH ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1396B. [E.351/1396B.]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 915, ROLL 117 [A.O.1/915/117]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: money remaining in the Commissioners' hands as by the end of the preceding Cash Accompt | 213 | 2 | 3½ | |||
Receipts: money received within the time of this Accompt: | ||||||
on the Duty on Candles from1May1710 | 59,396 | 19 | 0½ | |||
on ditto from 25 March 1711 | 59,570 | 14 | 3 | |||
on ditto from 1 May1715 | 62 | 9 | 5¼ | |||
and on London fines | 53 | 17 | 10 | |||
119,084 | 0 | 6¾ | ||||
total charge and receipts | £119,297 | 2 | 10¼ | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Salaries: Midsummer 1714 to Midsummer 1715; detailed, including Isaac Hide, Accomptant General (70l. 0s. 0d.), Thomas Wyvill, Accomptant for London and Country (80l. 0s. 0d.), John Lawton and James Phillips, Assistant Accomptants (100l. 0s. 0d.), Robert Hussey and Francis Oldham, Examiners of Candles (110l.), Edward Clark and Edward White, two General Surveyors of this Duty (218l. 15s. 0d.) | 2,916 | 3 | 0¼ | |||
payments to tradesmen, artificers and others, detailed | 785 | 17 | 11½ | |||
payments by special Treasury Warrants: | ||||||
Inferior Officers' taxes; year to 29 Sept. 1714; by Warrant of 3 Nov. 1714 (charged to the Duty from 1 May 1710 36l. 10s. and to that from 25 March 1711 36l. 10s.) | 73 | 0 | 0 | |||
Edward Pauncefort, Cashier for the Excise, for paying money into the Exchequer; by Warrants of 23 Dec. 1714 and 17 March 1714–15 (charged to the Duty from 1 May 1710 36l. 14s. 7¾d. and to that from 25 March 1711 36l. 14s. 7½d.) | 73 | 9 | 3¼ | |||
overbalances and exports: | ||||||
overbalances | 7 | 0 | 2 | |||
overcharges | 1 | 18 | 11¾ | |||
exports: out of the Duty from 1 May1710 | 143 | 15 | 10½ | |||
ditto:out of ditto from 25 March1711 | 143 | 15 | 10½ | |||
296 | 10 | 10¾ | ||||
ready money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates: | ||||||
on the Duty on Candles from 1 May1710 | 56,862 | 14 | 8 | |||
on ditto from 25 March1711 | 57,010 | 18 | 4 | |||
part of fines and penalties adjudged against tallow chandlers | 53 | 17 | 10 | |||
113,927 | 10 | 10 | ||||
total payments and allowances | £118,072 | 12 | 0 | |||
remains | 1,224 | 10 | 10¼ | |||
whereof depending on William Taylor for money imprested for incident charges | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||
and on John Gibbons for ditto | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
and on the Commissioners | 1,074 | 10 | 10¼ | |||
£1,224 | 10 | 10¼ | ||||
Declared 17 July 1717. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: GILT AND SILVER WIRE AND STARCH: GENERAL ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1467 [E.351/1467]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1080, ROLL 737, PART 4 [A.O.1/1080/737/4]. | ||||||
The Governors and Commissioners of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: remaining in nett money to be further accompted for | 2,957 | 2 | 1¼ | |||
remaining due from sundry starch-makers etc. in the Country Collections | 142 | 16 | 0¾ | |||
ditto, ditto in London | 26 | 4 | 0¾ | |||
resting due from sundry Country Collectors | 52 | 2 | 0¼ | |||
3,178 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Receipts: the whole produce for charging the Duties upon Gilt and Silver Wire and Starch within the time of this Accompt: | ||||||
British Starch, the Growing Duty in the Country | 4,910 | 5 | 1¾ | |||
Gilt and Silver Wire and Starch in London etc. | 12,652 | 6 | 2 | |||
17,562 | 11 | 3¾ | ||||
Overbalances paid into the Excise Office by sundry Collectors, detailed | 19 | 8 | 7 | |||
total charge and receipts | £20,760 | 4 | 1¾ | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Overbalances from the preceding Accompt due to sundry Country Collectors | 41 | 3 | 1 | |||
salaries etc.: | ||||||
salaries to Collectors etc. in the Country | 63 | 0 | 0¼ | |||
taxes etc. assessed on Officers | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
riding charges to a clerk in Oxford Collection | 0 | 13 | 1½ | |||
incident charges | 11 | 12 | 10½ | |||
charges in returning money to London | 3 | 2 | 0¾ | |||
to John Whetham, a Commissioner, for his charges in travelling to view | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
79 | 19 | 4 | ||||
allowance for exports etc.: | ||||||
to sundry persons on debentures for starch exported | 69 | 14 | 7½ | |||
ditto by Justices' Warrants in the Country | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
starch overcharged in London | 24 | 4 | 0¼ | |||
95 | 18 | 9¾ | ||||
money accompted for in the Soap Duties proper to this Accompt | 61 | 1 | 2¼ | |||
(total payments etc. as above 236l. 19s. 4d.) | ||||||
ready money received and particularly accompted for | 15,939 | 14 | 5¾ | |||
total payments and allowances | £16,217 | 16 | 10¾ | |||
then remains | 4,542 | 7 | 3 | |||
whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry starch-makers etc. in the Country | 269 | 18 | 4¾ | |||
resting ditto by ditto in London | 22 | 11 | 9½ | |||
remaining due from sundry Country Collectors | 18 | 13 | 4½ | |||
311 | 3 | 6¾ | ||||
money resting to be accompted for by the Commissioners for the balance of the Cash Accompt | 287 | 3 | 4½ | |||
ditto on accompt of sundry Country Collectors, received after 24 June 1715 | 1,305 | 4 | 9½ | |||
ditto on accompt of sundry refiners and starch-makers in London, ditto | 2,638 | 15 | 6¼ | |||
4,231 | 3 | 8¼ | ||||
£4,542 | 7 | 3 | ||||
Declared 29 February 1719–20. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: GILT AND SILVER WIRE: CASH ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1392 [E.351/1392]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 915, ROLL 116 [A.O.1/915/116]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | |||
Arrears: remaining in the Commissioner's hands out of the Duties on Gilt and Silver Wire and Starch as by the end of the previous Cash Accompt | 2 | 4 | 4¼ | |||
Receipts: money received out of the above Duties during the time of this Accompt | 16,224 | 13 | 6 | |||
£16,226 | 17 | 10¼ | ||||
Discharge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Salaries to the several clerks etc. officiating in the affairs of these Duties | 444 | 0 | 2 | |||
payments to tradesmen, artificers, etc., for work and materials, detailed by quarters | 99 | 2 | 6¼ | |||
payments by special Treasury Warrants: | ||||||
Inferior Officers' taxes | 13 | 5 | 0 | |||
Edward Pauncfort, Cashier, for his charges of paying money into the Exchequer | 22 | 0 | 6½ | |||
Mary Whiting, widow of William Whiting, for his services in relation to the Starch Duty | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbons, Deputy-housekeeper | 14 | 1 | 3 | |||
59 | 6 | 9½ | ||||
repayments on debentures for gilt and silver wire and starch exported | 1,870 | 17 | 4 | |||
ready money paid into the Exchequer detailed by dates: | ||||||
out of the above Duties | 13,455 | 0 | 2 | |||
out of fines adjudged against starchmakers | 11 | 7 | 6 | |||
13,466 | 7 | 8 | ||||
total payments and allowances | £15,939 | 14 | 5¾ | |||
then remains | 287 | 3 | 4½ | |||
whereof depending on the Commissioners | 287 | 3 | 4½ | |||
Declared 17 July 1717. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: SOAP, PAPER ETC.: GENERAL ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1475 [E.351/1475]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1080, ROLL 737, Part 3 [A.O.1/1080/737/3]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: remaining in nett money to be accompted for by the Commissioners | 29,907 | 5 | 10¼ | |||
remaining due from soap-boilers etc. in the several Country Collections | 6,199 | 14 | 10¼ | |||
ditto, ditto in London | 1,822 | 14 | 7 | |||
resting due from sundry Country Collectors | 135 | 10 | 5¾ | |||
38,065 | 5 | 9¼ | ||||
Receipts: the whole produce for charging the Duties upon Soap, Paper, Calicoes and Starch, within the time of the Accompt: | ||||||
for the Growing Duty within the Cities of London, Westminster etc. | 109,988 | 9 | 7¼ | |||
for ditto in the several Country Collections | 74,536 | 5 | 6¾ | |||
184,524 | 15 | 2 | ||||
added to Cash being overpaid on this Accompt sums proper to other Duties | 61 | 12 | 4½ | |||
overbalances paid into the Excise Office by sundry Collectors, detailed | 218 | 16 | 9½ | |||
total charge and receipts | £222,870 | 10 | 1¼ | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Overbalances to be allowed from the preceding Accompt | 265 | 16 | 0¾ | |||
salaries etc. | ||||||
salaries in the Country | 3,330 | 10 | 11½ | |||
taxes assessed on Officers | 131 | 8 | 3 | |||
riding charges | 9 | 16 | 10½ | |||
charges of returning money to London | 12 | 13 | 10½ | |||
incident charges | 159 | 18 | 6½ | |||
to Philip Ryley, Christopher Montagu and John Whetham, three Commissioners, for their charges in their travelling to view | 48 | 0 | 4¾ | |||
3,692 | 8 | 10¾ | ||||
allowances for exports etc.: | ||||||
to sundry persons in the Country for soap, paper and starch exported as merchandise | 1,179 | 4 | 6¼ | |||
to ditto for a third of the Old and the whole of the Additional Duty on Soap used in the Woollen Manufactures | 4,466 | 6 | 1¼ | |||
allowance for overcharges as by Justices' Warrants in the Country | 107 | 0 | 8½ | |||
to sundry persons in London on soap and paper overentered | 54 | 3 | 11¾ | |||
to ditto on ditto overcharged on stock in hand | 68 | 6 | 4¼ | |||
5,875 | 1 | 8 | ||||
total for salaries etc. 9,567l.10s.6¾d. | ||||||
ready money received and particularly accompted for | 167,147 | 14 | 11 | |||
total payments and allowances | £176,981 | 1 | 6½ | |||
then remains | 45,889 | 8 | 6¾ | |||
whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry soap-makers etc. in the Country | 8,169 | 2 | 11 | |||
ditto, by ditto in London | 1,789 | 3 | 1½ | |||
and resting due from sundry Country Collectors | 190 | 18 | 4 | |||
10,149 | 4 | 4½ | ||||
money resting due to be accompted for by the Commissioners for the balance of the Cash Accompt | 2,065 | 12 | 8¾ | |||
ditto on accompt of sundry London Collectors, received after 24 June 1715 | 19,806 | 10 | 9¾ | |||
ditto on accompt of sundry Country Collectors, ditto | 13,868 | 0 | 7¾ | |||
35,740 | 4 | 2¼ | ||||
£45,889 | 8 | 6¾ | ||||
Declared 29 February 1719–20. | ||||||
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: SOAP, PAPER ETC.: CASH ACCOUNT. | ||||||
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1399 [E.351/1399]. | ||||||
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 915, ROLL 118 [A.O.915/118]. | ||||||
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. | ||||||
24 June 1714 to 24 June 1715. | ||||||
Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Arrears: money remaining in the Commissioners' hands, as by the end of the preceding Cash Accompt | 388 | 10 | 10 | |||
Receipts: money received within the time of this Accompt: | ||||||
on Soap etc. from 10 June 1712 | 128,905 | 19 | 6½ | |||
on ditto from 2 Aug. 1714 | 39,901 | 15 | 5¼ | |||
and on London fines | 17 | 1 | 10 | |||
168,824 | 16 | 9¾ | ||||
total charge and receipts | £169,213 | 7 | 7¾ | |||
Discharge. | ||||||
Salaries to under-officers and clerks, not detailed: | ||||||
Midsummer quarter 1714 | 535 | 5 | 0 | |||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 552 | 5 | 11¾ | |||
Xmas quarter 1714 | 576 | 11 | 11¼ | |||
Ladyday quarter 1715 | 580 | 16 | 3 | |||
2,244 | 19 | 2 | ||||
(This is charged out of the Duty from 10June 1712 1,643l. 1s. 0¼ d. and out of the Duty from 2 Aug. 1714 601l. 18s. 1¾d.) | ||||||
payments to tradesmen, artificers and others: | ||||||
Ladyday quarter 1714 | 158 | 9 | 5½ | |||
Midsummer quarter 1714 | 243 | 19 | 9 | |||
Michaelmas quarter 1714 | 325 | 7 | 4 | |||
727 | 16 | 6½ | ||||
(This is charged out of the Duty from 10 June 1712 648l. 15s. 3½d. and out of the Duty from 2 Aug. 1714 79l. 1s. 3d.) | ||||||
Inferior Officers' taxes; out of the Duty from 16 June 1712 | 53 | 0 | 0 | |||
Edward Pauncfort, Cashier, for his charges in paying money into the Exchequer; out of the Duty from 10 June 1712 69l. 16s. 0¼d. and out of the Duty from 2 Aug. 1714 3l. 6s. 7d. | 73 | 2 | 7¼ | |||
Mary Whiting for the services of her husband, William Whiting, in relation to the Additional Starch Duty; by Treasury Warrant of 5 Nov. 1714; out of the Duty from 2 Aug. 1714 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbons, Deputy Housekeeper to the Excise Office; by Treasury Warrant of 3 Nov. 1714; out of the Duty from 10 June 1712 | 42 | 3 | 9 | |||
Richard Marshall, for paper used in printing his Chronological Tables at Oxford; by Treasury Warrant of 22 Jan. 1714–15;out of the Duty from 10 June 1712 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |||
payments for exports; out of the Duty from 10 June 1712 3,633l. 5s. 6¼d., and out of the Duty from 2 Aug. 1714 775l. 1s. 2¼d. | 4,408 | 6 | 8½ | |||
soap consumed in the woollen manufactures, out of the Duty from 10 June 1712 407l. 13s. and out of the Duty from 2 Aug. 1714 111l. 6s. 3½d. and soap overcharged, out of the Duty from 10 June 1712 109l. 8s. 7d., and out of the Duty from 2Aug. 1714 1l. 10s. 6¼d. | 629 | 18 | 4¾ | |||
ready money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates: | ||||||
on the Duty from 10 June 1712 | 121,238 | 3 | 11½ | |||
on the Duty from 2 Aug. 1714 | 37,697 | 1 | 4½ | |||
158,952 | 7 | 2 | ||||
ditto, ditto, part of fines and penalties adjudged against soap boilers | 17 | 1 | 10 | |||
total payments and allowances | £167,147 | 14 | 11 | |||
then remains | 2,065 | 12 | 8¾ | |||
whereof depending on William Tayler for money imprested | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||
and on John Gibbons for ditto | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
and on the Commissioners, these Accomptants | 1,715 | 12 | 8¾ | |||
£2,065 | 12 | 8¾ | ||||
Declared 17 July 1717. |