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General Abstract
A GENERAL ABSTRACT OF THE ACCOMPTS OF THE PUBLIC RE VENUES, TAXES AND MONIES BORROWED BETWEEN MICHAELMAS 1714 AND MICHAELMAS 1715. | |||||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS. | |||||||||
To The Remains In Cash at Nichaelmas 1714 as Shown At The Foot Of That Year's Accompt: | |||||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
In Tallies undisposed in the hands of the several Treasurers and Paymasters [see above, page lxxviii] | 53,253 | 16 | 8½ | ||||||
New Customs on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1710 | 2,743 | 19 | 3¼ | ||||||
Tobacco to 1 Aug. 1712 | 3,128 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
Continued Impositions on the Grant from 1 Aug. 1712 | 13,511 | 7 | 7¼ | ||||||
Half subsidy on the same Grant | 34,388 | 0 | 2½ | ||||||
Half subsidy on the Grant from 31 July 1714 | 15,610 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Duty on Coffee, Tea, etc. on the Grant to 24 June 1714 | 7,286 | 12 | 0¾ | ||||||
the like on the Grant from 24 June 1714 | 4,967 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
[the Duty of] 5s. per ton on French Shipping granted 12 Car. II | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage for the King's Civil List | 14,179 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
ditto for the late Queen's Debts | 31,192 | 11 | 0¾ | ||||||
ditto for the late King's Debts | 536 | 16 | 1½ | ||||||
Arrears of the Duties on Coffee etc. | 22 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
Plantation Duties granted 25 Car. II, before 12 June 1714 | 179 | 18 | 8 | ||||||
Arrears of the Duties on Coals, Culm, etc. anno 1698 | 47 | 10 | 1½ | ||||||
Arrears of ditto anno 1703 | 1,685 | 15 | 10½ | ||||||
25l. per ton on French Wines imported before 12 June 1714 | 277 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
ditto, since ditto | 3,742 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth before ditto | 241 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
ditto, since ditto | 139 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
Fund for the Lottery of 1,500,000l. anno 1711 | 84,409 | 8 | 7½ | ||||||
Fund for Annuities anno 1710 | 41,158 | 14 | 1½ | ||||||
Fund for the Lottery of 1,500,000l. anno 1710 | 3,245 | 17 | 4½ | ||||||
Two-third Tonnage and Poundage from 8 March 1711 for ever | 4,132 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the King's Civil List | 7,266 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
ditto for the late Queen's Debts | 23,306 | 10 | 8¼ | ||||||
3,700l. a week Excise for Annuities | 84,779 | 17 | 7½ | ||||||
9d. per Barrel Excise for the Bank and Annuities | 40,964 | 7 | 8½ | ||||||
9d. per Barrel Excise for Annuities and Survivorship | 78,331 | 0 | 2¾ | ||||||
One-third Double Excise | 30 | 19 | 5½ | ||||||
Duties on Malt pro anno 1704 | 218 | 16 | 7 | ||||||
ditto 1710 | 168 | 19 | 10 | ||||||
ditto 1711 | 348 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
ditto 1712 | 8,275 | 17 | 5½ | ||||||
ditto 1713 | 8,570 | 7 | 0½ | ||||||
[the Duty of] 12d. a bushel on Salt | 10,402 | 3 | 9½ | ||||||
[ditto] 28d. a bushel on Salt and Additional Stamp Duties for the East India Company | 12,648 | 14 | 0½ | ||||||
Stamp Duties on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1706 | 136 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
Duties on Candles and Rates on monies given with clerks and apprentices | 1,671 | 17 | 5¾ | ||||||
Duties on Hops for Loans anno 1711 | 2,295 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Fond for the Lottery called the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 | 46,865 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
Letter money for the King's Civil List | 3,233 | 13 | 9 | ||||||
ditto for the late Queen's Debts | 3,185 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
[the Duty of] 4½ per cent. | 837 | 8 | 8½ | ||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage Arrears | 531 | 18 | 9½ | ||||||
Arrears of the Duties on Marriages, Births, etc. | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
Fond for the 10l. Lottery of 1,800,000l. anno 1712 | 65,273 | 6 | 7½ | ||||||
Fond for the Class Lottery of 1,800,000l. anno 1712 | 40,568 | 12 | 8½ | ||||||
Duties for Houses for Windows from 31 July 1710 for ever | 1,022 | 1 | 4¾ | ||||||
Tenths of the Clergy | 1,908 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
Seizures for late Queen's Debts | 2,019 | 4 | 5¼ | ||||||
Proffers for ditto | 404 | 12 | 9 | ||||||
ditto for the late King's Debts | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Fine of a Lease for the late Queen's Debts | 217 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Sale of Tin | 10,284 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
Brewers' Forfeitures | 292 | 14 | 11 | ||||||
Money levied on Mr. Mason | 1,319 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
Money paid per South Sea Company in consideration of the Assiento Contract | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Prize Money | 70 | 13 | 4½ | ||||||
Imprest money repaid per Thomas Kennedy | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
ditto per the Executors of William Harbord | 422 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
Rent of the Savoy Hospital | 3,440 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Subsidies anno 1703 | 26 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 | 511 | 11 | 5½ | ||||||
Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 | 1,578 | 15 | 10 | ||||||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 4,544 | 16 | 2½ | ||||||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 before 12 June 1714 | 5,411 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
ditto, since ditto | 937 | 5 | 4½ | ||||||
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 | 7,441 | 15 | 5½ | ||||||
Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 | 32,978 | 17 | 4½ | ||||||
Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 | 1,870 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
Loans on the Duties on Malt pro anno 1714 | 1,765 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
Fond for the Lottery for 1,400,000l. anno 1714 | 3,305 | 4 | 0½ | ||||||
Contributions to the said Lottery | 587,406 | 7 | 9¾ | ||||||
Duties on Malt pro anno 1714 | 100 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
Contributions for Annuities anno 1710 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
in the hands of Messrs. Edwards, Low and Brown for Interest on Exchequer Bills | 4,071 | 1 | 4¼ | ||||||
Contributions to the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 | 1,091 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
Contributions to the Class Lottery eodem anno | 1,763 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Loans etc. on Coals for building 50 new Churches | 8,146 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
Contributions to the Civil List Lottery anno 1713 | 17,243 | 15 | 7¾ | ||||||
in the hands of Archibald Douglas, Paymaster of the Civil List in Scotland | 579 | 16 | 9½ | ||||||
of the Fond for paying Annuities purchased anno 1706 | 146,213 | 6 | 0½ | ||||||
of the Fond for ditto anno 1707 | 29,168 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
of the Fond for paying 40,000l. per an. in Annuities anno 1708 | 2,140 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
of the Fond for ditto anno 1708 | 55,178 | 6 | 6½ | ||||||
(total Remains excluding tallies 1,641,660l. 4s. 8½d.) | |||||||||
£1,694,914 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: CUSTOMS. | |||||||||
To Cash for the Nett Produce of the several Duties and Revenues under the Management of the Commissioners of the Customs, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715: | |||||||||
Duties and Revenues in being at Michaelmas 1715: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
Wines and Vinegars, on the Grant from 31 July 1714 | 200,282 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
Tobacco, on the same Grant | 62,271 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
East India goods, the like | 98,005 | 12 | 1½ | ||||||
Additional Impositions, the like | 41,203 | 14 | 1½ | ||||||
Duty on Whale Fins | 7,238 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage for the King's Life | 289,410 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
Plantation Duties, granted 12 Car. II | 1,016 | 11 | 4½ | ||||||
One-third Tonnage and Poundage, on the Grant for 98 years from 8 March 1706–7 | 100,408 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
25l. per ton on French Wines imported | 47,044 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth | 1,638 | 11 | 6½ | ||||||
Subsidy of Poundage on Goods exported, for 32 years from 8 March 1710–11 | 49,791 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
Duty of 2s. per chaldron on Coals, Culm, etc. on the same Grant | 59,477 | 3 | 1½ | ||||||
Prize Duty from the Plantations | 1,579 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
Additional Duty on Pepper, Raisins, Spices, Snuffs, on the Grant for 32 years from 6 Feb. 1709–10 | 24,444 | 16 | 5 | ||||||
Duty of 3s. per chaldron on Coals, etc. for 32 years from Michaelmas 1710 | 89,936 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
Duty of [ ] per chaldron on Coals exported, for 32 years from 2 Aug. 1714 | 2,783 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Two-third Tonnage and Poundage on the same Grant from 23 June 1714 for ever | 119,477 | 18 | 3½ | ||||||
Duty on Coffee, Tea etc., on the same Grant | 23,155 | 19 | 8½ | ||||||
Encreased Duties on ditto, on the same Grant | 30,887 | 8 | 4½ | ||||||
Encreased Duties on Callicoes, the like | 24,815 | 13 | 2½ | ||||||
Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage for 96 years from 31 July 1712 | 132,076 | 1 | 6½ | ||||||
ditto, on the Grant from 31 July 1714 for ever | 124,301 | 18 | 7½ | ||||||
more on the part of Scotland on the same Grant | 250 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
more ditto on the Grant for 96 years from 31 July 1712 | 250 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
[the Duty on] Rock Salt on the Grant for 32 years from 11 June 1711 | 796 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
[the Duty of] 4½per cent. from Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands | 7,768 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
Coinage Duty for the Mint | 11,558 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
Revenues before that time expired: | |||||||||
Wines and Vinegar on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1710 | 5,216 | 5 | 0½ | ||||||
Impositions on Tobacco on the same Grant | 43 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
Additional Impositions, the like | 27 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
Impositions on Tobacco to 1 Aug. 1712 | 2,374 | 4 | 3½ | ||||||
Wines and Vinegar on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1714 | 4,789 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
Tobacco, the like | 25,776 | 12 | 2½ | ||||||
East India Goods, the like | 23,933 | 19 | 2 | ||||||
Additional Impositions, the like | 3,509 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
Whale Fins, the like | 6 | 16 | 10½ | ||||||
Duty on Coffee, Tea etc. on the Grant to 24 June 1714 | 10,932 | 14 | 6½ | ||||||
Additional Duties on ditto, the like | 6,297 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage to the Queen's death | 10,883 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
Arrears of Duty on Coals to 14 May 1703 | 126 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
ditto on the Grant to Michaelmas 1710 | 74 | 14 | 7 | ||||||
Two-third Tonnage and Poundage to 7 March 1711 | 713 | 2 | 1½ | ||||||
[the Duty of] 25l. per ton on French Prize Wine granted during the War | 69 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Half Subsidy on Tonnage and Poundage to 1 Aug. 1712 | 1,128 | 11 | 10½ | ||||||
ditto to 1 Aug. 1714 | 7,816 | 15 | 9½ | ||||||
[the Duties on] East India Goods to 1 Aug. 1712 | 818 | 17 | 6½ | ||||||
£1,656,411 | 12 | 6 | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE, EXCISE, ETC. | |||||||||
To Cash for the Nett Produce of the Revenues of Excise etc. under the Management of the several Commissioners, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
Duties and Revenues in being at Michaelmas 1715: | |||||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the Civil List | 237,378 | 4 | 6¼ | ||||||
more to answer the appropriation of 3,700l. a week | 196,100 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
9d. per Barrel Excise for 16 years from 17 May 1697 | 164,159 | 6 | 3½ | ||||||
Five-sevenths 9d. Excise for the Bank of England | 108,409 | 17 | 8½ | ||||||
Two-sevenths 9d. Excise for Annuities | 43,363 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
9d. Excise for 99 years | 151,773 | 15 | 2½ | ||||||
Additional 3d. Excise for 32 years from 25 March 1710 | 58,343 | 9 | 8½ | ||||||
and on the part of Scotland | 2,059 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
[Duty of] 36s. per Bushel Sweets granted 5 Anne for 99 years | 272 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
[Duties on] Low Wines for 96 years from Midsummer 1710 | 31,499 | 2 | 3½ | ||||||
[the Duty of] 12d. per Bushel [on] Salt granted 7 & 8 Wm. III for ever | 38,055 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
[the Duty of] 28d. per Bushel [on] Salt from 25 December 1699 for ever | 88,728 | 7 | 4½ | ||||||
AdditionalDuty [on] Candles for 32 years from 25 March 1711 | 57,523 | 2 | 7½ | ||||||
and on the part of Scotland | 680 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
more for forfeitures on Chandlers | 32 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
Duty on Hides for 32 years from 24 June 1711 | 86,761 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
and on the part of Scotland | 2,124 | 18 | 11 | ||||||
Additional Duty on Hides for ditto from 31 July 1712 | 103,694 | 0 | 9½ | ||||||
and on the part of Scotland | 1,275 | 8 | 6½ | ||||||
Duty on Soap etc. for ditto from 10 June 1712 | 119,795 | 0 | 11½ | ||||||
and on the part of Scotland | 264 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
more for forfeitures on Soap-boilers | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
Duty on Silver and Gilt Wire and Starch for ditto from 1 July 1712 | 15,301 | 17 | 9½ | ||||||
more for forfeitures on Wire drawers | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Additional [Duty on] Soap for 32 years from 2 Aug. 1714 | 67,677 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
Duty on Malt pro anno 1715 | 1,285 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
Duties on Candles for 5 years from 1 May 1710 | 53,190 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
and on the part of Scotland | 680 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
more for forfeitures on Chandlers | 32 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
Duties on Hops for 4 years from 1 June 1711 | 20,761 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
Duties on Candles from 1 May 1715, for ever | 4,166 | 13 | 4½ | ||||||
Revenues before that time expired: | |||||||||
[Duties on] Low Wines on the Grant to 24 June 1710 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise, before 8 March 1701–2 | 225 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
ditto, before 1 Aug. 1714 | 41,915 | 5 | 1¼ | ||||||
Double Excise to 17 Nov. 1691 | 139 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
One-third Double Excise | 23 | 3 | 6½ | ||||||
Two-thirds Double Excise | 46 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
21d. per barrel Excise | 143 | 8 | 6½ | ||||||
Duty on Malt pro anno 1707 | 175 | 15 | 9½ | ||||||
ditto 1708 | 28 | 7 | 1½ | ||||||
ditto 1710 | 128 | 19 | 10 | ||||||
ditto 1711 | 399 | 17 | 6 | ||||||
ditto 1712 | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
ditto 1713 | 21,451 | 15 | 10½ | ||||||
ditto 1714 | 562,175 | 17 | 4½ | ||||||
(total England 2,275,183l. 10s. 11d., Scotland 7,084l. 4s. 11½d.) | £2,282,267 | 15 | 10½ | ||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: POST OFFICE AND CASUAL REVENUES. | |||||||||
To Cash for the Nett Produce of the Revenue of the Post Office and several Casual Revenues and Profits answered at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
Post Office Revenue including 440l. 1s. 6d. in the Receivers' hands | 43,629 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
more to answer the Appropriation of 700l. a week | 36,400 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
arrears applicable to the late Queen's debts | 15,673 | 16 | 9 | ||||||
£95,703 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
ditto of Casual Revenues and Profits answered at the Exchequer: | |||||||||
First Fruits | 3,492 | 11 | 7½ | ||||||
Tenths of the Clergy | 8,052 | 4 | 1½ | ||||||
Fines on alienations | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
more being applied per Receiver thereof | 2,046 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
Revenue of Wine Licences | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Sheriff's Proffers | 1,092 | 16 | 8 | ||||||
ditto for the late Queen's debts | 100 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
Compositions in the Exchequer | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited goods | 16,553 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
ditto for the late Queen's debts | 1,513 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
Land Revenue; Fines of Leases | 1,815 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Rents and other Incomes out of Lands to the Crown | 26 | 16 | 8 | ||||||
ditto for the late Queen's debts | 410 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Value of Timber delivered the Navy | 2,468 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
Revenue of South Wales; for the late Queen's debts | 700 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall; ditto | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
money paid per Thomas Baker; ditto | 23 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
sale of the Queen's Tin; ditto | 151,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Profits of the Hanaper | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
rents of the Savoy Hospital | 955 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Imprest money repaid for prompt payment of Annuities | 779 | 5 | 10¼ | ||||||
ditto per Thomas Micklethwaite as late Treasurer of Transports | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto per Robert Walpole late Paymaster of the Guards etc. | 3,972 | 17 | 6½ | ||||||
ditto repaid per late Earl of Torrington | 37 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
Brewers' Forfeitures | 159 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
Vaudois money for building Churches abroad | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Post fines | 2,276 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
(totals for the present King 58,241l. 8s. 2¾d. and for the late Queen's debts 155,247l. 16s. 8d.) | £213,489 | 4 | 10¾ | ||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: AIDS AND TAXES. | |||||||||
To Cash for the Nett Produce of sundry Aids and Taxes, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715: | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
Stamp Duties; on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1710 | 78 | 8 | 6½ | ||||||
ditto; on the Grant for 96 years from 31 July 1710 | 43,961 | 1 | 8½ | ||||||
Additional [Duties on] Stamps; part of the Fond of the East India Company | 43,956 | 16 | 0½ | ||||||
Stamp Duties on Cards and Dice; for 32 years from 11 June 1711 | 10,947 | 19 | 4 | ||||||
Duty on Pamphlets and Printed Papers; for ditto from 1 Aug. 1712 | 8,583 | 16 | 10½ | ||||||
Policies of Insurance; the like | 2,160 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
Rates on money given with Clerks and Apprentices for 5 years from 1 May 1710 | 2,491 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
Rates on ditto; from 1 May 1715 for ever | 1,168 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
Additional Stamp Duties on the Grant from 2 Aug. 1714 | 21,997 | 5 | 5½ | ||||||
135,345 | 0 | 11½ | |||||||
Duties on Houses on the Grant from 31 July 1710 for ever | 103,631 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
Additional ditto for 32 years from Michaelmas 1710 | 35,800 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
139,431 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
Rent of Hackney chairs for 32 years from 24 June 1711 | 150 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Rent of Hackney Coaches for 21 years from Midsummer 1694 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Duties on Marriages, Births etc. to 1 Aug. 1706 | 5 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
Licences to Hawkers and Pedlars for 96 years from 31 July 1710 | 5,712 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Tobacco Pipe Duty | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
First 3s. Aid anno 1697 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698 | 608 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
Subsidies anno 1697 | 11 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
Second 3s. Aid anno 1698 | 387 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
Subsidies and other Duties | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
First 2s. and 12d. Aid | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1696 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Subsidies anno 1703 | 64 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Eighth 4s. Aid anno 1705 | 10,387 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
Ninth 4s. Aid anno 1706 | 9,649 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 | 186 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 2,062 | 11 | 8 | ||||||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 | 4,267 | 2 | 9½ | ||||||
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 | 9,721 | 12 | 1½ | ||||||
more on the part of Scotland | 754 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 | 80,870 | 4 | 1½ | ||||||
more on the part of Scotland | 12,600 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 | 847,423 | 17 | 7 | ||||||
more on the part of Scotland | 13,600 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
993,762 | 13 | 7½ | |||||||
£1,275,407 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: UNCLASSIFIED ITEMS. | |||||||||
To Cash for sundry particulars not distinguishable under any of the aforegoing heads: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
to Contributions on two Acts for the sale of Perpetual Annuities at 5l. per cent. per an. from Michaelmas 1715 | 1,079,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Cash charged for so much of the King's Revenues arisen in Scotland as Archibald Douglas, Paymaster of the Civil List there, appears to be accomptable for, within the circuit of this year (see p. lxxvi supra) | 29,109 | 18 | 10¾ | ||||||
£1,108,109 | 18 | 10¾ | |||||||
[GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: SUMMARY. | |||||||||
To Remains in Cash, Michaelmas 1714: | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
in Tallies undisposed | 53,253 | 16 | 8½ | ||||||
on the several Revenues etc. | 1,641,660 | 4 | 8½ | ||||||
1,694,914 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
Receipts, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715: | |||||||||
to Customs | 1,656,411 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
to Excise | 2,282,267 | 15 | 10½ | ||||||
to Post Office Revenues | 95,703 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
to Casual Revenues; for the present King | 58,241 | 8 | 2¾ | ||||||
ditto; for the late Queen's debts | 155,247 | 16 | 8 | ||||||
213,489 | 4 | 10¾ | |||||||
to Aids and Taxes etc. | |||||||||
Stamp Duties etc. | 135,345 | 0 | 11½ | ||||||
Duties on Houses | 139,431 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
Hackney Chairs | 150 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Hackney Coaches | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Marriages and Births | 5 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
Hawkers and Pedlars | 5,712 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Land Tax etc. | 993,762 | 13 | 7½ | ||||||
1,275,407 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
to Unclassified Items: | |||||||||
Contributions for Annuities | 1,079,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Revenues in Scotland | 29,109 | 18 | 10¾ | ||||||
1,108,109 | 18 | 10¾ | |||||||
£8,326,303 | 9 | 2] | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: NAVY. | |||||||||
By [paid] Charles Cæsar, late Treasurer of the Navy, upon account for the undermentioned services; exclusive of services supplied out of South Sea Stock: | |||||||||
for Wages to Seamen generally: | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
for the year 1714 | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for Uses to be appointed: | |||||||||
for the year 1705 | 6,774 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for the year 1711 | 1,690 | 16 | 8½ | ||||||
for the year 1712 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£43,464 | 16 | 8½ | |||||||
to be satisfied out of the following: | |||||||||
Reversionary Annuities, for the year 1705: | 6,774 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Loans on the Duties on Hops; for the year 1711 | 1,690 | 16 | 8½ | ||||||
ditto, ditto on Malt; for the year 1712 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Lottery Contributions; pro anno 1714 | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£43,464 | 16 | 8½ | |||||||
By [paid] John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy upon account for the undermentioned services; exclusive of services supplied out of South Sea Stock: | |||||||||
for the Ordinary generally: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 7,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for Wages to Seamen generally: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 173,304 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 159,024 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for Victualling; Bills of Exchange, Short Allowance and Contingencies; for the year 1715 | 49,701 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
ditto; the Course; ditto | 72,447 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
for Wear and Tear; Imprest Bills of Exchange and Contingencies; ditto | 25,714 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
ditto; the Course; ditto | 79,548 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
ditto; the Yards under this Head; ditto | 86,488 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
the value of Timber out of the King's Forests; ditto | 2,468 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
for Interest to the South Sea Company at 6l. per cent. per an. to Xmas 1714; for the year 1714 | 260,339 | 0 | 7½ | ||||||
923,535 | 17 | 4½ | |||||||
(total for the Ordinary 14,500l., for Wages 332,328l. 6s. 4d., for Victualling 122,149l. 0s. 6d., for Wear and Tear 194,219l. 9s. 11d., and for Interest 260,339l. 0s. 7½d.; for the year 1714 440,643l. 6s. 11½d., and for the year 1715 482,892l. 10s. 5d.) | |||||||||
to be satisfied out of the following: | |||||||||
Loans on Land Tax pro anno 1714; for the year 1714 | 58,217 | 6 | 2¼ | ||||||
Loans on Malt pro anno 1714; ditto | 202,121 | 14 | 5¼ | ||||||
Lottery Contributions 1714; ditto | 180,304 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
Loans on Land Tax pro anno 1715; for the year 1715 | 378,296 | 2 | 7½ | ||||||
Loans on Malt pro anno 1715; ditto | 20,945 | 7 | 9½ | ||||||
Contributions for Annuities pro anno 1715; ditto | 81,182 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
in Aid: | |||||||||
Woodsales or the value of Timber out of the King's Forests; ditto | 2,468 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
£923,535 | 17 | 4½ | |||||||
(total for the Navy 967,000l. 14s. 1d.) | |||||||||
A combined Account for the Navy follows showing: Ordinary 14,500l.; Wages 362,328l. 6s. 4d.; Victualling 122,149l. 0s. 6d.; Wear and Tear 194,219l. 9s. 11d.; Interest to South Sea Company 260,339l. 0s. 7½d.; Tallies for uses to be appointed 13,464l. 16s. 8½d.; total 967,000l. 14s. 1d. | |||||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: ORDNANCE. | |||||||||
By [paid] Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer and Paymaster of the Office of Ordnance, upon account for the following services: | |||||||||
for Land Services generally: | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
for the year 1714 | 35,281 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 32,632 | 2 | 0 | 67,913 | 18 | 0 | |||
for Sea Services generally: | |||||||||
for the year 1715 | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for Account of Half-pay to Military Officers and Chaplains that served in the Train of Artillery in Flanders to Xmas 1714: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 2,188 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
(total for the year 1714 37,470l. 5s. 2d. and for the year 1715 52,632l. 2s. 0s.) | |||||||||
total for the Ordnance | £90,102 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
to be satisfied out of the following: | |||||||||
Contributions to the Lottery anno 1714; for the year 1714 | 37,470 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
Loans on Land Tax pro anno 1715; for the year 1715 | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Contributions for Annuities anno 1715; ditto | 12,632 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
£90,102 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: FORCES ABROAD AND GUARDS AND GARRISONS. | |||||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
By [paid] James Earl of Carnarvon, late Paymaster General of the Forces Abroad upon account for the following services: | |||||||||
to be paid over to Paul Methuen for his expenses in passing his father's accompts of the Public Money which came to his hands for service in Portugal when he was Ambassador there | 124 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
to sundry Officers who have served the Crown in the late War in full of all their Pretensions and Expectations for the Future | 1,277 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
to wards satisfying the Debt due on account of the Land Forces and to the Outpensioners | 64,127 | 9 | 7¾ | ||||||
for Subsidy to the King of Portugal | 500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for the Forces and Garrison at Minorca | 885 | 19 | 10½ | ||||||
£66,916 | 3 | 6¼ | |||||||
to be satisfied out of the following: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
Coffee arrears; out of money arisen into the Exchequer before 12 June 1714 | 22 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
Plantation Duty; ditto, ditto | 124 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
ditto; ditto since 12 June 1714 | 162 | 4 | 2½ | ||||||
Arrears of the Duty on Coals 1703; ditto before 12 June 1714 | 7 | 19 | 7 | ||||||
25l. per ton on French Wines imported; ditto since 12 June 1714 | 18,720 | 13 | 7½ | ||||||
Prize Duty from the Plantations; ditto, ditto | 118 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
Surplus of two-sevenths 9d. Excise; ditto, ditto | 4,241 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
Surplus of five-sevenths ditto: ditto, ditto | 6,623 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
Surplus of 9d. Excise for 99 years; ditto, ditto | 14,049 | 6 | 11 | ||||||
21d. per barrel Excise; ditto, ditto | 143 | 8 | 6½ | ||||||
Two-thirds Excise; ditto, ditto | 46 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
Double Excise; ditto, ditto | 139 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Surplus of one-third Tonnage; ditto, ditto | 9,030 | 0 | 5¼ | ||||||
Surplus of Low Wines; ditto, ditto | 5,848 | 2 | 3½ | ||||||
Foreign Sail Cloth; ditto, ditto | 653 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
Malt pro anno 1704; ditto before 12 June 1714 | 218 | 16 | 7 | ||||||
Malt pro anno 1707; ditto since 12 June 1714 | 175 | 15 | 9½ | ||||||
Malt pro anno 1710; ditto before 12 June 1714 | 168 | 19 | 10 | ||||||
ditto; ditto since 12 June 1714 | 128 | 19 | 10 | ||||||
Malt pro anno 1711; ditto before 12 June 1714 | 348 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
ditto; ditto since 12 June 1714 | 399 | 17 | 6 | ||||||
Malt pro anno 1712; ditto, ditto | 533 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
Hackney Coaches arrears; ditto, ditto | 600 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Prize Money; ditto before 12 June 1714 | 70 | 13 | 4½ | ||||||
Imprest money repaid per Thomas Kennedy; ditto, ditto | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
ditto per William Harbord; ditto, ditto | 422 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
ditto for prompt payment of Annuities; ditto since 12 June 1714 | 393 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
Third Quarterly Poll; ditto, ditto | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
First 2s. and 12d. Aid; ditto, ditto | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Subsidies and other Duties; ditto, ditto | 11 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
Fourth 4s. Aid; ditto, ditto | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Tobacco Pipe Duty; ditto, ditto | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
First 3s, Aid; ditto, ditto | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Subsidies anno 1703; ditto before 12 June 1714 | 26 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
ditto; ditto since 12 June 1714 | 64 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Eighth 4s. Aid 1705; ditto, ditto | 36 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid 1710; ditto; ditto | 62 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid 1711; ditto before 12 June 1714 | 342 | 16 | 9 | ||||||
ditto; ditto since 12 June 1714 | 1,452 | 3 | 11½ | ||||||
Fifteenth 4s. Aid 1712; ditto, ditto | 1,014 | 14 | 1½ | ||||||
(total before 12 June 1714 1,755l. 9s. 2½d.; ditto since ditto 64,660l. 14s. 3¾d.) | 66,416 | 3 | 6¼ | ||||||
Loans on the Duties on Malt pro anno 1715 | 500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£66,916 | 3 | 6¼ | |||||||
By [paid] Thomas Moor, late Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, upon account for the following services: | |||||||||
for the service of the year 1714: | |||||||||
for Half pay to the Officers of the Land Forces and Marines | 32,328 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
on account of the Forces in Flanders and at Dunkirke | 2,474 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
on account of the Forces and Garrison at Minorca | 1,269 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
on account of the Forces and Garrison at Gibraltar | 666 | 16 | 11½ | ||||||
on account of Half-pay to Officers allowed by Special Warrant | 1,912 | 18 | 5 | ||||||
for one month's full pay to the Half-pay Officers of several Regiments directed to repair to Scotland pursuant to a Warrant signed by the Lords Justices | 206 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
£38,858 | 8 | 7½ | |||||||
to be satisfied out of the following: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
Lottery Contributions anno 1714 | 17,094 | 6 | 1½ | ||||||
[Duty of] 25l. per ton French Wines imported; before 12 June 1714 | 206 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
ditto; since ditto | 14,404 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
[Duty of] 25l. per ton [on] French Prize Wines; ditto | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Plantation Duties; ditto | 773 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
[Duty on] Foreign Sail Cloth, ditto | 633 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
[Duty of] 5s. per ton on French Ships; ditto | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Arrears of [Duty on] Coals 1703; ditto | 126 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
Brewers' Forfeitures; ditto | 292 | 14 | 11 | ||||||
Third Quarterly Poll 1698; ditto | 604 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Twelfth 4s. Aid; ditto | 92 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid; ditto | 2,596 | 16 | 2½ | ||||||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid; ditto | 2,009 | 15 | 0½ | ||||||
£38,858 | 8 | 7½ | |||||||
By [paid] John How, late Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc. upon account for the following services: | |||||||||
for the year 1714: | |||||||||
for the Guards and Garrisons | 66,404 | 0 | 6½ | ||||||
for the Independent Companies in the Plantations | 2,368 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
for the Regiments of Handasyde and Alexander in the West Indies | 678 | 11 | 3 | ||||||
towards satisfying the debt due on account of Land Forces and to the Outpensioners | 20,947 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
90,398 | 18 | 6½ | |||||||
to be satisfied out of the following: | |||||||||
Lottery contributions pro anno 1714 | 35,632 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
Loans on the Malt Duties pro anno 1714 | 54,766 | 1 | 6½ | ||||||
£90,398 | 18 | 6½ | |||||||
By [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards, Garrisons etc. for the following services: | |||||||||
for the Guards and Garrisons with two Independent Companies in North Britain: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 128,337 | 16 | 6¼ | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 234,853 | 0 | 10¾ | ||||||
363,190 | 17 | 5 | |||||||
for the Forces in Flanders: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 6,349 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 15,969 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
22,318 | 19 | 2 | |||||||
for the Independent Companies in the Plantations for the year 1714 | 9,112 | 8 | 8½ | ||||||
for the Regiments of Handasyde and Alexander in the West Indies for the year 1714 | 7,810 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
for the Forces and Garrison in Minorca: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 15,883 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 17,167 | 4 | 3½ | ||||||
33,050 | 13 | 11½ | |||||||
for the Forces and Garrison at Gibraltar: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 8,777 | 15 | 6 | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 10,845 | 12 | 7¾ | ||||||
19,623 | 8 | 1¾ | |||||||
for Chelsea Hospital and Outpensioners, and for forage for Dragoons in North Britain: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 42,013 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 16,518 | 16 | 7 | ||||||
58,532 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
for Half-pay to the Disbanded Officers of the Land Forces and Marines: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 29,278 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
for the year 1715 | 65,634 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
94,912 | 17 | 1 | |||||||
for Half-pay to Officers by Special Warrant: | |||||||||
for the year 1714 | 497 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
for the pay of seven Battalions brought from Flanders: | |||||||||
for the year 1715 | 10,849 | 15 | 6 | ||||||
for Pay and Levy money of four Companies to be added to the Coldstream Regiment of Guards: | |||||||||
for the year 1715 | 512 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for Pay and Levy money of 3,000 Dragoons and 4,000 Foot for the year 1715 | 88,990 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
£709,401 | 6 | 8¾ | |||||||
(total for 1714 248,060l. 0s. 8¾d. and for 1715 461,341l. 6s. 0d.) | |||||||||
to be satisfied out of the following: | |||||||||
Lottery Contributions anno 1714: for the year 1714 | 200,173 | 1 | 3¼ | ||||||
Loans on Land Tax anno 1715; for the year 1715 | 203,645 | 5 | 4½ | ||||||
Loans on Malt Duties anno 1715; ditto | 217,696 | 0 | 7½ | ||||||
Contributions for Annuities anno 1715; ditto | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
also for the year 1714: | |||||||||
[Duty of] 25l. per ton [on] French Wine imported; before 12 June 1714 | 71 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
ditto; since 12 June 1714 | 16,928 | 19 | 11½ | ||||||
[Duty of] 25l. per ton [on] French Prize Wines; since 12 June 1714 | 49 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
[Duty on] Foreign Sail Cloth; before 12 June 1714 | 241 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
ditto; since 12 June 1714 | 397 | 12 | 3½ | ||||||
[Duties on] Paper; arrears; before 12 June 1714 | 136 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
[Duty on] Coals 1698; ditto | 47 | 10 | 1½ | ||||||
Ditto 1703; ditto | 1,677 | 16 | 3½ | ||||||
[Duty on] Malt 1708; since 12 June 1714 | 28 | 7 | 1½ | ||||||
ditto 1712; before 12 June 1714 | 742 | 12 | 9½ | ||||||
ditto, ditto; since 12 June 1714 | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Plantation Duty; before 12 June 1714 | 54 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
ditto; since 12 June 1714 | 81 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
Hackney Coaches arrears; ditto | 400 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Third Quarterly Poll 1698; before 12 June 1714 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Second 3s. Aid; since 12 June 1714 | 387 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
Eighth 4s. Aid anno 1705; ditto | 10,350 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
Ninth 4s. Aid anno 1706; ditto | 9,649 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
Eleventh 4s Aid anno 1708; before 12 June 1714 | 511 | 11 | 5½ | ||||||
ditto; since 12 June 1714 | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709; before 12 June 1714 | 1,578 | 15 | 10 | ||||||
ditto; since 12 June 1714 | 94 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710; before 12 June 1714 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto; since 12 June 1714 | 300 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711; before 12 June 1714 | 1,237 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
ditto; since 12 June 1714 | 1,742 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
£709,401 | 6 | 8¾ | |||||||
(total for 1714 248,060l. 0s. 8¾d., viz. from Lottery Contributions 200,173l. 1s. 3¼d. from sundry Duties etc., before 12 June 1714 6,307l. 16s. 0d., from the like since 12 June 1714 41,579l. 3s. 5½d., and for 1715 461,341l. 6s.) | |||||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: TRANSPORT SERVICE. | |||||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
By [paid] John Hill, Treasurer for the Transport Service, upon account for the Transport Service | £2,550 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
out of Imprest money, repaid per Thomas Micklethwaite, late Treasurer of Transports | 2,550 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: CIVIL LIST ETC. | |||||||||
By arrears [paid] to the late King's Family and Servants: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
out of Revenues for paying the same: | |||||||||
for debts in the Office of Treasurer of the Chamber | 367 | 11 | 3 | ||||||
for debts in the Office of the Great Wardrobe | 251 | 13 | 3 | ||||||
for debts in the Office of Works | 113 | 11 | 3½ | ||||||
to the heirs of Nicholas Yates on a pension | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
762 | 15 | 9½ | |||||||
out of: | |||||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage: 8 March 1701–2 | 536 | 16 | 1½ | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise: ditto | 225 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
Sheriffs' Proffers: ditto | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
By [paid] Archibald Douglas as Paymaster of the Civil List in Scotland to be paid for fees etc., Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715 | 27,928 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
by ditto to be paid to the Lords of the Justiciary for the Charges of their Circuit | 930 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
by ditto for contingent expenses | 700 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
out of the several Duties and Revenues coming into his hands (see above p. lxxvi.) | £29,558 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
By so much paid out of the Revenues for the late Queen's Civil List for the following Services: | |||||||||
at the Exchequer: | |||||||||
to Samuel, Lord Masham, Cofferer of the Household, upon account | 9,339 | 11 | 8¼ | ||||||
to John, Lord DelaWarr, late Treasurer of the Chamber, ditto | 6,699 | 9 | 11¾ | ||||||
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, present Treasurer, ditto | 201 | 13 | 9 | ||||||
to Rachel Thomas, for the service of the Robes, ditto | 1,050 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, ditto | 11,800 | 16 | 6½ | ||||||
to Foreign Ministers on their ordinary entertainment | 14,053 | 0 | 10½ | ||||||
to ditto on their extraordinary ditto | 3,556 | 16 | 7½ | ||||||
to Fees and Salaries | 8,834 | 3 | 3¼ | ||||||
to Pensions and Annuities | 3,093 | 11 | 4½ | ||||||
to Edward Nicholas, Paymaster of the late Queen's Bounties | 31,944 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
to the Band of Pensioners | 2,512 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Samuel Smythen, the late Queen's goldsmith, for plate | 2,823 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
to Contingencies: | |||||||||
Law charges | 377 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
Liberates of the Exchequer | 829 | 10 | 9½ | ||||||
Rewards for services | 2,032 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
surplus to Sheriffs and others on their Accounts | 521 | 14 | 9½ | ||||||
riding charges to Messengers | 728 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
to Printers on their bills | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
sundry disbursements | 238 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
Rents payable by the Crown | 160 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
Post-fines | 666 | 17 | 11 | ||||||
(total for Contingencies 7,056l. 9s. 6d.) | |||||||||
to Francis Scobell, on account of the Tin Affair | 21,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for Publique Services: | |||||||||
to the Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery, upon account | 5,850 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
at the Excise Office: | |||||||||
to several on Pensions (see p. xli above) | 881 | 8 | 10¼ | ||||||
at the Post Office: | |||||||||
ditto (see p. liv above) | 2,093 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
£132,790 | 6 | 2½ | |||||||
out of the following: | |||||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage | 42,075 | 15 | 1¾ | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise | 65,097 | 13 | 9½ | ||||||
Letter money | 18,773 | 16 | 9 | ||||||
Small Branches and Casualties | 6,843 | 0 | 6¼ | ||||||
£132,790 | 6 | 2½ | |||||||
By [paid] the King's Civil Government, over and above what was paid to Archibald Douglas for the Civil List in Scotland: | |||||||||
to Samuel, Lord Masham, late Cofferer of the Household, upon account | 2,666 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, present Cofferer, ditto | 88,609 | 11 | 8 | ||||||
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, ditto | 29,060 | 16 | 9 | ||||||
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, ditto | 20,350 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, ditto | 28,467 | 3 | 1¾ | ||||||
to the Duke of Somerset, Master of the Horse, ditto | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Foreign Ministers on their ordinary entertainment | 27,153 | 13 | 1¾ | ||||||
to ditto on their extraordinary ditto | 17,457 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
for Fees and Salaries | 69,162 | 4 | 0¾ | ||||||
for Pensions and Annuities | 26,833 | 2 | 9½ | ||||||
ditto per Edward Godfrey | 31,976 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
to several as of the King's Bounty | 16,529 | 12 | 4¼ | ||||||
to the Band of Pensioners | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for Secret Service: to the Duke of Montrose, Secretary of State | 2,750 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto; to Mr. Secretary Stanhope | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto; to Lord Townshend | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto; to William Bromley, late Secretary of State | 427 | 7 | 11½ | ||||||
ditto; to William Lownds | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to the Treasurer to his Royal Highness the Prince | 35,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for jewels, or presents in lieu, to Foreign Ministers | 7,625 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
to Samuel Smythen, the King's goldsmith, for plate | 25,726 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
to Contingencies: | |||||||||
Law Charges | 11,900 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Liberates of the Exchequer | 2,061 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
Rewards for services | 2,181 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
surplus to Sheriffs and others on their accounts | 3,811 | 0 | 6¾ | ||||||
riding charges to Messengers | 429 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
to Printers on their bills | 3,248 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
sundry disbursements | 14,343 | 15 | 4 | ||||||
Post-fines | 730 | 10 | 8½ | ||||||
Rents payable by the Crown | 310 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
money advanced on sundry occasions | 5,400 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
(total for Contingencies 39,416l. 7s. 3¼d.) | 495,712 | 9 | 10¾ (fn. 1) | ||||||
for Public Services: | |||||||||
to William Wenman, late Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery anno 1713 | 7,650 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Thomas Burdus, present Paymaster [of the same] | 16,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
at the Excise Office: | |||||||||
to several on Pensions (as above page xli) | 13,868 | 11 | 1¾ | ||||||
at the Post Office: | |||||||||
to several on Pensions (as above page liv) | 20,719 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
at the Alienation Office: | |||||||||
to the Duchess of St. Albans on 500l. per an. pension | 500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to the Countess of Plimouth on 1,000l. per an. pension | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to the charge of the Chancery Court for one year | 1,546 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
(total 3,046l. 12s. 0d.) | |||||||||
Post fines: | |||||||||
to Farmers of the Post fines in defalcation of their Rent, being to make good so much of this Revenue as the Sheriffs receive and apply to their Accounts | 2,276 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£559,773 | 5 | 0½ | |||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
out of Additional Tonnage and Poundage | 286,245 | 9 | 6½ | ||||||
out of Hereditary and Temporary Excise | 197,415 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
out of Letter money | 40,969 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
out of Small Branches | 35,142 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
£559,773 | 5 | 0½ | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: MISCELLANEOUS AND UNCLASSIFIED ITEMS. | |||||||||
By paid out of the Duty of 4½ per cent. in specie from Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
to the Earl of Kinoul on a perpetuity of 1,000l. per an. | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to the Governors of Plantations on their Allowances | 896 | 5 | 5¾ | ||||||
£1,896 | 5 | 5¾ | |||||||
By [paid] Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint; out of Coinage Duty | 9,371 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
by [paid] John Montgomery, ditto at Edinburgh; out of ditto | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
by [paid] Richard Barrow, for charges in prosecuting coiners, out of ditto | 387 | 14 | 7 | ||||||
£11,558 | 17 | 10 | |||||||
by [paid] Edward Barker, Treasurer of the late Queen's Bounty to augment poor Livings; out of Tenths | 2,300 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
by [paid] John Mellish to rectify an overpayment [by him] as Receiver for co. Hants.; out of the Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 | 4,530 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
by [paid] Henry Smith, Treasurer to the Commissioners for building fifty new Churches; out of Loans on Coals | 24,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
by [payment of] Interest on Debentures for the sufferers at Nevis and St. Christopher's; out of Contributions for the Lottery 1714 | 10,907 | 7 | 7½ | ||||||
by [paid] the New East India Company on 160,000l. per an.; out of the 28d. [Duty on] Salt and the Additional Stamp Duties | 134,695 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
by [paid] the South Sea Company on 608,000l. per an.; out of the 12d. [Duty on] Salt | 18,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
by [paid] Sir John Humble, bt., Paymaster for the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1710, upon account, out of the Fond for the same | 123,897 | 15 | 6 | ||||||
more to make good the deficiency of this Fond: out of the two-sevenths 9d. Excise since 12 June 1714 1,932l. 1s. 9d. and out of the five-sevenths 9d. Excise 467l. 18s. 3d. | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£126,297 | 15 | 6 | |||||||
by [paid] Thomas Edwards, late Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711, upon account; out of the Lottery Fond | 85,600 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
by [paid] William Thomas, present Paymaster, the like | 79,455 | 10 | 8 | ||||||
£165,055 | 10 | 8 | |||||||
by [paid] Charles Blunt, Paymaster of the Lottery called the Two Million Adventure, anno 1711, upon account; out of the Fond for the same | 115,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
more to make good the deficiency of this Fond at Michaelmas 1713: | |||||||||
out of Loans on the Land Tax anno 1714 | 2,583 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
out of Loans on Malt anno 1714 | 489 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
out of Lottery Contributions 1714 | 24,285 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
27,358 | 15 | 7 | |||||||
£142,358 | 15 | 7 | |||||||
by [paid] Thomas Jett, Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery for 1,800,000l. anno 1712 upon account; out of the Fond for the same | 155,648 | 8 | 11 | ||||||
by [paid] John Morley, late Paymaster of the Class Lottery for 1,800,000l. anno 1712 upon account; out of the Fond for the same | 66,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
more to make good the Deficiency of this Fond at Michaelmas 1713; out of Lottery Contributions anno 1714 | 27,546 | 4 | 3½ | ||||||
by [paid] Ambrose Philips, the present Paymaster, upon account; out of the Lottery Fond | 33,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£127,046 | 4 | 3½ | |||||||
by [paid] George Murray, Paymaster for 1,400,000l. anno 1714; out of the Fond for the same | 13,305 | 4 | 0½ | ||||||
by [paid] Christopher Rhodes, Secretary to the Commissioners for managing the said Lottery for incident charges; out of the said Fond | 1,407 | 2 | 7½ | ||||||
by [paid] Thomas Barnard for the like; out of the said Fond | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£16,212 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
by [paid] Samuel Edwards, Charles Lowe and Walter Brown, the persons appointed to pay Interest on Exchequer Bills, for salaries and incidents; out of the Fond for the said Bills | 379 | 9 | 4¾ | ||||||
by [paid] Charles, late Earl of Halifax, Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer, for his charges and pains in making and issuing Exchequer Bills; out of the Fond for cancelling the same | 325 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
by [paid] George, Earl of Halifax, Auditor of the Receipt, for the like; out of ditto | 325 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£650 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
by [paid] the Bank of England on their perpetuity of 100,000l. per an.; out of the five-sevenths 9d. Excise | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
more on 106,501l. 13s. 5d. per an., being 6l. per cent. redeemable by Parliament on repaying 1,775,027l. 17s. 10½d. value in Exchequer Bills delivered up by them and cancelled; out of House Money [i.e. the ‘Window Tax’] | 101,501 | 13 | 5 | ||||||
more on 45,000l. per an. and 8,000l. per an. in consideration of their exchanging all Exchequer Bills for ready money upon demand | 53,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
£254,501 | 13 | 5 | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: ANNUITIES. | |||||||||
By paid on Annuities purchased at the Ex chequer, and for rewards to Officers and incidents: | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
on Annuities purchased anno 1693 at 14l. per cent.; out of the 9d.Excise for 99 years | 123,246 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
more on Annuities with the advantage of survivorship; out of ditto | 7,458 | 18 | 0½ | ||||||
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer; out of ditto | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
131,905 | 6 | 10½ | |||||||
on Annuities purchased anno 1694 for one, two or three Lives; out of the two-sevenths 9d. Excise in the Bank Act | 35,679 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
for rewards to Officers; to the Auditor of the Receipt; out of ditto | 150 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
35,829 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
on Annuities purchased anno 1704 and 1705; charged on the 3,700l. per week Excise: | |||||||||
for one life | 14,665 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
for two lives | 7,486 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for three lives | 2,160 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
for 99 years | 125,518 | 11 | 4½ | ||||||
149,831 | 0 | 6½ | |||||||
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer | 1,430 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
on Annuities called Banker's Annuities, redeemable by Parliament | 38,681 | 3 | 2½ | ||||||
189,942 | 3 | 9 | |||||||
on Annuities for 184,242l.14s. per an. purchased for 99 years anno 1706; out of the General Fond for paying the same | 183,695 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer | 1,470 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
185,165 | 17 | 4 | |||||||
on Annuities for 72,187l.10s. per an. purchased for 99 years anno 1707; out of the General Fond for paying the same | 70,963 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer | 375 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
71,338 | 17 | 2 | |||||||
on Annuities for 40,000l. per an. purchased for 99 years anno 1708; out of the Fond for paying the same and other Revenues in Aid (see p. lxxxi) | 39,804 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer | 208 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
40,012 | 12 | 7 | |||||||
on Annuities for 80,000l. per an. purchased for 99 years anno 1708; out of the Fond for paying the same | 80,257 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer | 416 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
80,673 | 15 | 3 | |||||||
on Annuities for 81,000l. per an. purchased for 32 years anno 1710; out of the Fond for paying the same | 80,964 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
total on Annuities as above | £815,832 | 18 | 6½ | ||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: INTEREST ON LOANS. | |||||||||
By [payment of] Interest of Loans on the Public Registers and otherwise issued at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
several Subsidies and Impositions continued anno 1708, called the Fourth General Mortgage; out of the General Fond for this Register | 637 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
the same Subsidies and Impositions continued anno 1709, called the Fifth General Mortgage; out of the Fond for this Register | 45,812 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
Low Wines and the Additional Duty on Coffee, Tea etc. anno 1705 | 4,827 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
Two-Thirds Tonnage and Poundage granted eodem anno: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
out of ditto | 47 | 17 | 6 | ||||||
out of Loans on the Land Tax anno 1714 | 96 | 13 | 9 | ||||||
out of Loans on Malt, anno 1714 | 76 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
out of Lottery Contributions anno 1714 | 687 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
907 | 16 | 10 | |||||||
Exchequer Bills issued anno 1709 and 1713: out of the Fond for cancelling the same | 5,840 | 11 | 11¾ | ||||||
the Duties on Malt, Mum etc. for the year 1712; out of ditto | 463 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
the like Duties for the year 1711; out of Malt 1713 being transferred thereto | 115 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
the like Duties for the year 1713; out of ditto | 5,163 | 12 | 7 | ||||||
the like Duties for the year 1712; out of Malt 1714 being transferred thereto | 19,210 | 12 | 5 | ||||||
the like Duties for the year 1714; out of ditto | 16,163 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
sundry Impositions continued anno 1710 called the Sixth General Mortgage; out of [the Duty of] 12d. per Bushel on Salt | 18,018 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
the second Quarterly Poll anno 1694; out of ditto | 178 | 14 | 8 | ||||||
the Three Fourths Customs; out of ditto | 56 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
18,253 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
the Duty on Candles and Rates on moneys given with Clerks and Apprentices anno 1710 | 19,689 | 15 | 9 | ||||||
the Duty on Hops granted anno 1711 | 3,119 | 13 | 11 | ||||||
Produce of the Queen's Tin | 4,138 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
the Thirteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1710 | 198 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
the Fourteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1711 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
the Fifteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1712 | 2,285 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
the Third 2s. Aid for the year 1713 | 4,778 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
the Fourth 2s. Aid for the year 1714 | 35,935 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
the Fourteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1711; out of the Fourth 2s. Aid being transferred thereto | 1,718 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
37,653 | 15 | 6 | |||||||
Loans on Coals for building fifty new Churches | 2,711 | 19 | 5 | ||||||
By [paid] the Bank of England on the Allowance of 3l. per cent. for circulating Exchequer Bills; on the Acts of Parliament anno 1709 and 1713; out of the Fond for the Bank | 81,726 | 5 | 8¼ | ||||||
ditto; out of the Half Subsidy | 54,531 | 11 | 5½ | ||||||
136,257 | 17 | 1¾ | |||||||
By Interest at 2d. per cent. per diem on all Exchequer Bills received at the Exchequer and reissued thence in this year, paid by Samuel Edwards, Charles Lowe and Walter Browne | 22,523 | 17 | 2½ | ||||||
ditto paid by Samuel Edwards, Charles Lowe and Thomas Fletcher | 80,251 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
102,775 | 1 | 5½ | |||||||
£431,015 | 14 | 9 | |||||||
By the remains in Cash at Michaelmas 1715 prout the particulars below, including 328,669l. 0s. 10½d. in Tallies in the hands of the particular Paymasters then undisposed of [as per account above, p. lxxix] | 2,471,061 | 0 | 11¾ | ||||||
By Balance of the Accompt immediately following, showing the monies borrowed by way of Loan, and the monies repaid on the Public Registers, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715, the money repaid exceeding the money borrowed by | £724,241 | 16 | 8¾ | ||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT: LOAN ACCOUNT. | |||||||||
An Account showing the monies borrowed by way of Loan on the Public Funds and Revenues, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715 and the Principal Money repaid within the, same time. | |||||||||
The King is Debtor. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
To Loans made at the Exchequer on the several Fonds and Revenues following: | |||||||||
On the Fourth 2s. Aid pro anno 1714; in money | 60,327 | 6 | 2¼ | ||||||
on the Duties on Malt pro anno 1714; in money | 202,121 | 14 | 5¼ | ||||||
ditto; in tallies | 54,766 | 1 | 6½ | ||||||
256,887 | 15 | 11¾ | |||||||
on the Fifth 2s. Aid pro anno 1715; in money | 621,941 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
ditto; in tallies | 273,379 | 0 | 5½ | ||||||
895,320 | 8 | 5½ | |||||||
on the Duties on Malt pro anno 1715; in money | 62,746 | 9 | 7 | ||||||
ditto; in tallies | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
262,746 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
on the Duties on Coals for building fifty new Churches | 21,019 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
1,496,301 | 0 | 8½ | |||||||
the Balance being the difference between the sum total of the monies borrowed by way of Loan and the sum total of the Principal Monies repaid on the Public Registers as below, the sums repaid exceeding the monies borrowed by | 724,241 | 16 | 8¾ | ||||||
£2,220,542 | 17 | 5¼ | |||||||
The King is Creditor. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
By Principal repaid: | |||||||||
on the Fourth General Mortgage anno 1708; out of the Fond for this Register | 2,920 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
on the Fifth General Mortgage anno 1709; out of the Fond for this Register | 412,729 | 7 | 11 | ||||||
on Low Wines and the Additional Duties on Coffee anno 1705 | 16,592 | 8 | 6½ | ||||||
on the Two-third Subsidy anno 1705: | |||||||||
out of the Two-third Subsidy | 665 | 4 | 7½ | ||||||
out of Loans on the Land Tax anno 1714 | 1,300 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
out of Loans on Malt anno 1714 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
out of Lottery Contributions anno 1714 | 7,527 | 12 | 2½ | ||||||
10,692 | 16 | 10 | |||||||
on Exchequer Bills issued anno 1709 and 1713; out of the Fond for cancelling the same | 115,787 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
on the Duties on Malt etc. pro anno 1712; out of Malt 1712 | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto pro anno 1713; out of Malt 1713 | 21,160 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto pro anno 1711; out of Malt 1713 being transferred thereto | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto pro anno 1714; out of Malt 1714 | 359,544 | 19 | 5¾ | ||||||
ditto pro anno 1712; out of Malt 1714 being transferred thereto | 141,317 | 4 | 6½ | ||||||
on the Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694; out of [the Duty of] 12d. a bushel on Salt | 400 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
on Three-fourths Customs; out of ditto | 200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
600 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
on the Duties on Candles and rates on monies given with Clerks and Apprentices pro anno 1710 | 36,640 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
on the Duties on Hops pro anno 1711 | 19,095 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
on the Produce of the Queen's Tin | 149,653 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
on the Thirteenth 4s. Aid pro anno 1710 | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
on the Fourteenth 4s. Aid pro anno 1711 | 600 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
on the Fifteenth 4s. Aid pro anno 1712 | 11,460 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
on the Third 2s. Aid pro anno 1713 | 113,293 | 18 | 0¾ | ||||||
on the Fourteenth 4s. Aid pro anno 1711, out of the Fourth 2s. Aid pro anno 1714 being transferred thereto | 36,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
761,455 | 16 | 9¾ | |||||||
797,455 | 16 | 9¾ | |||||||
£2,220,542 | 17 | 5¼ | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT: REMAINS. | |||||||||
The particular remains in Cash at Michaelmas 1715. | |||||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
Tallies undisposed of, in the hands of particular Paymasters (as above, p. lxxix) | 328,669 | 0 | 10½ | ||||||
New Customs, on the Grant 1 Aug. 1710 | 2,743 | 19 | 3¼ | ||||||
Tobacco, on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1712 | 3,128 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
Wines and Vinegar on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1714 | 1,871 | 3 | 7¾ | ||||||
Continued Impositions on the Grant from 1 Aug. 1714 | 25,039 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
Duty on Coffee and Tea etc. on the Grant to 24 June 1714 | 3,102 | 6 | 6¾ | ||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage for the King's Civil List | 17,344 | 14 | 2½ | ||||||
[The Duty of] 25l. per ton on French Wines imported since 12 June 1714 | 733 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
the Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth, since ditto | 93 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
Fond for the Lottery of 1,500,000l. anno 1711 | 86,858 | 15 | 4½ | ||||||
Prize Duty from the Plantations | 1,461 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
Fond for Annuities anno 1710 | 45,041 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
Fond for the Lottery of 1,500,000l. anno 1710 | 5,084 | 15 | 8½ | ||||||
Fond for Exchequer Bills | 36,176 | 0 | 6¼ | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the King's Civil List | 47,229 | 12 | 6¼ | ||||||
ditto for the late Queen's Debts | 124 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
3,700l. per week Excise for Annuities | 90,937 | 13 | 10½ | ||||||
the Ninepence a Barrel Excise for the Bank and Annuities | 29,944 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
Surplus Two-sevenths Excise for the King's Civil List by an Act 1 Geo. 1 [c. 1] | 13,699 | 10 | 4 | ||||||
Surplus 99 years' Excise for ditto | 23,400 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Ninepence per Barrel Excise for Annuities and Survivorship | 60,749 | 17 | 3¾ | ||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
One-third Excise before 12 June 1714 | 30 | 19 | 5½ | ||||||
ditto, since ditto | 23 | 3 | 6½ | ||||||
54 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
Duties on Malt pro anno 1712 | 536 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
ditto pro anno 1713 | 1,083 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
Duties on Candles and [rates on monies for] Apprentices from 1 May 1715 for ever | 5,335 | 0 | 7½ | ||||||
[the Duty of] 12d. per bushel [on] Salt | 11,604 | 10 | 4½ | ||||||
[ditto] 28d. per bushel [on] Salt and Additional Stamp Duties for the East India Company | 10,638 | 3 | 9½ | ||||||
Duties on Hops anno 1711 for Loans | 842 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Duty on Candles and rates on monies given with Clerks and Apprentices | 1,736 | 13 | 8¾ | ||||||
Fond for the Lottery called the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 | 69,046 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
Letter Money for the King's Civil List (including 534l. 17s. 8d. in the Receiver's hands) | 5,754 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
ditto for the late Queen's Debts; in the Receiver General's hands | 224 | 15 | 7 | ||||||
[the Duty of] 4½ per cent | 6,709 | 18 | 3¾ | ||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage arrears | 531 | 18 | 9½ | ||||||
Arrears of the Duties on Marriages, Births etc | 14 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
Fond for the 10l. Lottery of 1,800,000l. anno 1712 | 38,273 | 18 | 3½ | ||||||
Fond for the Class Lottery of 1,800,000l. anno 1712 | 63,502 | 13 | 11 | ||||||
Duties on Houses for Windows from 31 July 1710 for ever | 3,151 | 19 | 5¾ | ||||||
Tenths of the Clergy | 1,661 | 2 | 5½ | ||||||
rent of the Savoy Hospital | 4,395 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
Vaudois money for building Churches abroad | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
First Fruits | 492 | 11 | 7½ | ||||||
Seizures; for the late Queen's Debts | 45 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
ditto; for the King's Civil List | 622 | 19 | 5 | ||||||
Sheriffs' proffers; for ditto | 0 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
Fines of leases; for ditto | 558 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Imprest money repaid per Earl of Torrington for the Civil List | 37 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
Sale of Tin | 7,492 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
Brewers' forfeitures; since 12 June 1714 | 159 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
money levied on Mr. Mason | 1,319 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
Imprest money for prompt payment of Annuities; since 12 June 1714 | 386 | 0 | 3¼ | ||||||
ditto per Thomas Micklethwaite; since that date | 7,450 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto per Robert Walpole; since that date | 3,972 | 17 | 6½ | ||||||
money paid per South Sea Company in consideration of the Assiento contract | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 941 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711: | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
for Principal and Interest | 1,488 | 16 | 9 | ||||||
for Public Service; before 12 June 1714 | 1,057 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
for the King's Civil List as directed by Parliament | 673 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
3,219 | 16 | 2 | |||||||
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 | 3,157 | 1 | 4½ | ||||||
Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 | 8,376 | 17 | 5¼ | ||||||
Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 | 21,383 | 13 | 11¼ | ||||||
Duties on Malt etc. anno 1714 | 26,040 | 8 | 10¼ | ||||||
Fond for the Lottery for 1,400,000l. anno 1714 | 79,551 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
Contributions to the said Lottery | 15,777 | 12 | 6½ | ||||||
Loans on the Duties on Malt etc. pro anno 1715 | 8,104 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
Duties on Malt etc. anno 1715 | 1,285 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
Contributions for Annuities anno 1710 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
in the hands of Samuel Edwards, Charles Low and Thomas Fletcher for Interest on Exchequer Bills | 916 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
Contributions to the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 | 1,089 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Contributions to the Class Lottery anno 1712 | 1,763 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Loans on Coals for building fifty new Churches | 2,453 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
Contributions to the Civil List Lottery | 17,243 | 15 | 7¾ | ||||||
in the hands of Archibald Douglas, Paymaster of the Civil List in Scotland | 131 | 3 | 7¼ | ||||||
Contributions for Annuities at 5l. per cent. anno 1715 | 945,185 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
of the Fond for paying Annuities purchased anno 1706 (including 39,920l. 12s. 7d. for the King's Civil List) | 176,646 | 17 | 6¾ | ||||||
of the Fond for paying Annuities purchased anno 1707 | 33,505 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
of the Fond for paying 40,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 | 2,140 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
of the Fond for paying 80,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 | 50,053 | 1 | 4¼ | ||||||
(total, excluding tallies, 2,142,392l.0s. 1¼d.) | £2,471,061 | 0 | 11¾ | ||||||
[SUMMARY OF GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE. | |||||||||
Navy: | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
Charles Cæsar | 43,464 | 16 | 8½ | ||||||
John Aislabie | 923,535 | 17 | 4½ | ||||||
967,000 | 14 | 1 | |||||||
Ordnance: | |||||||||
Harry Mordaunt for Land Services | 67,913 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
ditto for Sea Services | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ditto for Half Pay | 2,188 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
90,102 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
Army: | |||||||||
James [Brydges], Earl of Carnarvon (Forces Abroad) | 66,916 | 3 | 6¼ | ||||||
Thomas Moor (ditto) | 38,858 | 8 | 7½ | ||||||
John How (Guards and Garrisons) | 90,398 | 18 | 6½ | ||||||
Robert Walpole (Guards and Garrisons etc.) | 709,401 | 6 | 8¾ | ||||||
John Hill (Transport Service) | 2,550 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
908,124 | 17 | 5 | |||||||
Civil List: | |||||||||
for the late King's Debts | 762 | 15 | 9½ | ||||||
Archibald Douglas in Scotland | 29,558 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
for the late Queen's Civil List | 132,790 | 6 | 2½ | ||||||
for the King's Civil Government | 559,773 | 5 | 0½ | ||||||
722,884 | 9 | 1½ | |||||||
Miscellaneous, including Lotteries etc. | 1,196,039 | 0 | 4½ | ||||||
Annuities | 815,832 | 18 | 6½ | ||||||
Interest of Loans etc. | 431,015 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
5,131,000 | 11 | 5½ | |||||||
Remains in Cash, Michaelmas 1715 (including 328,669l. 0s. 10½d. in tallies undisposed of) | 2,471,061 | 0 | 11¾ | ||||||
Loan Account, Excess of monies repaid over monies borrowed | 724,241 | 16 | 8¾ | ||||||
£8,326,303 | 9 | 2] | |||||||
GENERAL ABSTRACT: CIVIL LIST ACCOUNT. | |||||||||
Extract of so much of the aforegoing Accounts as relates to the nett money arising for the Civil List, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715. | |||||||||
Charge or Debtor. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1714: | |||||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage | 14,179 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise | 7,266 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
Letter Money | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
24,446 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
To Cash as well by Receipts at the Exchequer as by money applied to the Heads of the Civil List by the Receivers of those Revenues: | |||||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage | 289,410 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise | 223,509 | 13 | 4½ | ||||||
more, being applied by the Cashier of Excise | 13,868 | 11 | 1¾ | ||||||
Letter money | 22,469 | 14 | 3 | ||||||
more, being applied by the Receiver | |||||||||
General of the Post Office | 20,719 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
First Fruits and Tenths so far as those Revenues are charged at the Exchequer with Pensions payable by the Crown | 9,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Fines on Alienations per the Receivers of those Fines | 3,046 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
Revenue of Wine Licences | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Sheriffs' Proffers | 1,092 | 16 | 8 | ||||||
Compositions | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods | 16,553 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
Fines of Leases | 1,815 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Land Revenue | 26 | 16 | 8 | ||||||
Profits of the Hanaper | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Value of Timber | 2,468 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
Imprest money repaid per Earl of Torrington | 37 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
Post Fines being one year's Rent of the Farm | 2,276 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
608,808 | 11 | 6¼ | |||||||
To Public Money applicable by Stat. 1, Geo. I [c. 1] towards paying the King's Expenses relating to the Civil Government | 77,694 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
(total Receipts 686,502l. 13s. 1¼d.) | £710,948 | 17 | 11¼ | ||||||
Discharge or Creditor. | |||||||||
By Payments for account of the Civil List over and above what [was] paid by Archibald Douglas for the Civil List of Scotland, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715: | |||||||||
At the Exchequer: | |||||||||
to the Cofferer of the Household, upon account | 91,276 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
to the Treasurer of the Chamber, ditto | 29,060 | 16 | 9 | ||||||
to the Master of the Great Wardrobe, ditto | 20,350 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to the Paymaster of the Works, ditto | 28,467 | 3 | 1¾ | ||||||
to the Master of the Horse, for the Stables, ditto | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary Entertainment | 27,153 | 13 | 1¾ | ||||||
to ditto on their Extraordinaries | 17,457 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
(total to Foreign Ministers 44,610l. 14s. 1¾d.) | |||||||||
for Fees and Salaries | 69,162 | 4 | 0¾ | ||||||
for Pensions and Annuities | 26,833 | 2 | 9½ | ||||||
ditto per Edward Godfrey | 31,976 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
to several as of the King's Royal Bounty | 16,529 | 12 | 4¼ | ||||||
to the Band of Pensioners | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for Secret Services: | |||||||||
to the Duke of Montrose | 2,750 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Mr. Secretary Stanhope | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Lord Townshend | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to William Bromley, late Secretary of State | 427 | 7 | 11½ | ||||||
to William Lowndes | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to the Treasurer to the Prince | 35,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
for jewels or presents to Foreign Ministers | 7,625 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
to the King's Goldsmith for Plate | 25,726 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
to Contingencies: | |||||||||
Law charges | 11,900 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Liberates of the Exchequer | 2,061 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
Rewards for services | 2,181 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
surplus to Sheriffs and others on their Accounts | 3,811 | 0 | 6¾ | ||||||
riding charges to messengers | 429 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
to Printers on their bills | 3,248 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
for sundry disbursements | 14,323 | 15 | 4 | ||||||
Post fines | 730 | 10 | 8½ | ||||||
rents payable by the Crown | 310 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
money advanced on sundry occasions | 5,400 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
495,712 | 9 | 10¾ (fn. 2) | |||||||
(total for Contingencies 39,416l. 7s. 3¼d.) | |||||||||
for Public Services: | |||||||||
to William Wenman, late Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery anno 1713 | 7,650 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to Thomas Burdus, the present Paymaster | 16,500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
24,150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
to the Treasurer of the Navy, for Wear and Tear anno 1715; out of Wood Sales | 2,468 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
at the Excise Office: | |||||||||
to several on Pensions as per particulars above (p. xli) | 13,868 | 11 | 1¾ | ||||||
at the Post Office: | |||||||||
to ditto (p. liv) | 20,719 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
at the Alienation Office: | |||||||||
to the Duchess of St. Albans on 500l. per an. pension | 500 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to the Countess of Plymouth on 1,000l. per an. pension | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
to the charge of the Chancery Court for one year | 1,546 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
3,046 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
Post fines: | |||||||||
to the farmers of the Post fines in defalcation of their rent | 2,276 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
562,241 | 15 | 7½ | |||||||
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715: | |||||||||
Additional Tonnage and Poundage | 17,344 | 14 | 2½ | ||||||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise | 47,229 | 12 | 6¼ | ||||||
Letter Money | 5,219 | 14 | 3 | ||||||
Seizures [of Uncustomed etc. goods] | 622 | 19 | 5 | ||||||
Sheriffs' Proffers | 0 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
Fines of Leases | 558 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Imprest money repaid per Earl of Torrington | 37 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
Public Money appropriated for the Civil List | 77,694 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
148,707 | 2 | 3¾ | |||||||
£710,948 | 17 | 11¼ | |||||||
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS FROM THE EXCHEQUER “DECLARED ACCOUNTS" | |||||||||
(Pipe and Audit). | |||||||||
Spending Departments. | PAGE | ||||||||
Army: Guards and Garrisons | cxiii | ||||||||
”: Chelsea Hospital | cxxxi | ||||||||
”: Garrison at Gibraltar | cxxxiii | ||||||||
”: Transport Service | cxxxiv | ||||||||
”: Pensions to Officers' Widows | cxxxviii | ||||||||
Navy andVictualling: Treasurer | cxlii | ||||||||
”: Arrears of Prizes | cxlix | ||||||||
”: Marines | cxlix | ||||||||
Ordnance | cl | ||||||||
Civil List: Cofferer of the Household | cliii | ||||||||
”: Treasurer of the Chamber | clv | ||||||||
”: Master of the Robes | clxii | ||||||||
”: Master of the Horse | clxiv | ||||||||
”: Works and Buildings | clxviii | ||||||||
”: Great Wardrobe | cxc | ||||||||
”: King's Pensions | ccx | ||||||||
Revenue Departments. | |||||||||
Customs: General Account | ccxvii | ||||||||
Excise: Cash Account | cclxxvii | ||||||||
”: Tobacco. General | cccv | ||||||||
”: “ Cash | cccx | ||||||||
”: Wines and Vinegar. General | cccxii | ||||||||
”: “ Cash | cccxix | ||||||||
”: Silks and Linens. General | cccxxi | ||||||||
”: “ “ Cash | cccxxix | ||||||||
Excise: General Account | cccxxxi | ||||||||
”: Cash Account | cccxxxiv | ||||||||
”: Malt. General | cccxxxix | ||||||||
”: Cash | cccxli | ||||||||
”: Hops. General | cccxliii | ||||||||
”: Cash | cccxliv | ||||||||
”: Candles. General | cccxlv | ||||||||
”: “ Cash | ccclxvii | ||||||||
”: Gilt and Silver Wire. General | ccclxviii | ||||||||
”: “ Cash | cccxlix | ||||||||
”: Soap. General | cccl | ||||||||
”: Cash | ccclii | ||||||||
Hides: General | cccliii | ||||||||
”: Cash | ccclx | ||||||||
Salt: General | ccclxiv | ||||||||
”: Cash | ccclxxi | ||||||||
Post Office | ccclxxiv | ||||||||
Stamp Duties: General | ccclxxxi | ||||||||
” “: Cash | cccxciv | ||||||||
Hackney Coaches | cccxcix | ||||||||
Hawkers and Pedlars | cd | ||||||||
Hanaper | cdii | ||||||||
First Fruits and Tenths | cdv | ||||||||
Treasury Solicitor | cdvi | ||||||||
Tallies | cdvii | ||||||||
Mint: Warden | cdviii | ||||||||
”: Master and Worker | cdix | ||||||||
”: Tin Affair: Paymaster | cdxi | ||||||||
”: “ “ Receiver | cdxiv | ||||||||
”: “ “ Agent for Cornwall | cdxvi | ||||||||
”: “ “ Receivers and Disposers | cdxvi | ||||||||
Exchequer Bills | cdxvii | ||||||||
New Churches | cdxviii | ||||||||
Lotteries, etc. | cdxx | ||||||||
Debentures | cdxxvii |