Revenue Account: Branch Analysis

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1957.

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'Revenue Account: Branch Analysis', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715. Edited by William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1957), British History Online, accessed December 13, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/xxvii-lxxxiv.

"Revenue Account: Branch Analysis". Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 29, 1714-1715. Ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby(London, 1957), , British History Online. Web. 13 December 2024. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol29/xxvii-lxxxiv.

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Branch Analysis

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FROM MICHAELMAS, 1714 TO MICHAELMAS, 1715.
Records of The Treasury: Accounts, General, Yearly [T.30], Vol. 4.
AN ABSTRACT OF THE ACCOMPTS OF THE REVENUES OF THE CROWN, TAXES AND MONIES BORROWED FOR ONE ENTIRE YEAR FROM MICHAELMAS 1714 TO MICHAELMAS 1715.
BRANCH ANALYSIS: FUNDS FOR MEETING DEFICIENCIES.
The several Funds in the Act for making good Deficiencies, 1 Anne [c. 7] and 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 27] which determined 1 Aug. 1710 and 1 Aug. 1712; also the same Funds continued by an Act 6 Anne [c. 73] from 31 July 1712 to 1 Aug. 1714.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
for the Second General Mortgage 1 Anne [c. 7]:
of the New Customs 2,743 19
for the Third General Mortgage 5 Anne [6 Anne c. 27]:
of [the Duty on] Tobacco 3,128 6 2
for the Fourth and Fifth General Mortgages 5 Anne [6 Anne c. 73] and 7 Anne [c. 31]:
of the Impositions on Wines and Vinegar, Tobacco, and [of the Duties on] East India goods 11,239 2
of the Additional Impositions 2,024 0
of [the Duty on] Whale Fins 248 4 9
13,511 7
and of the Half Subsidy for circulating Exchequer Bills. 49,998 1
(total remaining 69,381l. 14s. 5d.)
To Receipts on the said respective Acts 28 Sept. 1714 to 28 Sept. 1715:
on the Grant 1 Anne to 1 Aug. 1710:
for Wines and Vinegar:
Xmas quarter 1714 5,216 5
for Tobacco:
Midsummer quarter 1715 43 16 0
for the Additional Impositions:
Michaelmas quarter 1715 27 12 11
(total on the Grant 1 Anne 5,287l. 13s. 11½d.)
on the Grant 5 Anne to 1 Aug. 1712:
for Tobacco:
Xmas quarter 1714 1,243 11
Ladyday quarter 1715 561 5 6
Midsummer quarter 1715 569 7 7
2,374 4
for East India goods:
Midsummer quarter 1715 818 17
(total on the Grant 5 Anne 3,193l. 1s. 10d.)
on the Grant 6 Anne to 1 Aug. 1714:
for Wines and Vinegar:
Xmas quarter 1714 3,668 2
Ladyday quarter 1715 1,120 19
4,789 1 4
for Tobacco:
Xmas quarter 1714 15,011 11
Ladyday quarter 1715 5,437 18
Midsummer quarter 1715 3,507 9 10½
Michaelmas quarter 1715 1,819 13 2
25,776 12
for East India goods:
Xmas quarter 1714 13,221 3 7
Midsummer quarter 1715 1,815 9
Michaelmas quarter 1715 8,897 6
23,933 19 2
for the Additional Impositions:
Xmas quarter 1714 1,613 14
Ladyday quarter 1715 1,164 12 10
Midsummer quarter 1715 423 15 11½
Michaelmas quarter 1715 306 17 2
3,509 0 2
for Whale Fins:
Xmas quarter 1715 6 16 10½
(total on the Grant 6 Anne 58,015l. 9s. 9d.)
on the Grant commencing 31 July 1714 [7 Anne c. 31]:
for Wines and Vinegar:
Xmas quarter 1714 28,376 10
Ladyday quarter 1715 80,925 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 63,552 6 1
Michaelmas quarter 1715 27,428 19
200,282 15 8
for Tobacco:
Xmas quarter 1714 12,615 2
Ladyday quarter 1715 14,113 18
Midsummer quarter 1715 10,683 18
Michaelmas quarter 1715 24,858 8 10½
62,271 8 6
for East India goods:
Xmas quarter 1714 29,255 0 8
Ladyday quarter 1715 12,059 18
Midsummer quarter 1715 12,431 12
Michaelmas quarter 1715 44,259 0
98,005 12
for the Additional Impositions:
Xmas quarter 1714 12,435 11
Ladyday quarter 1715 10,188 10 10
Midsummer quarter 1715 9,498 4 7
Michaelmas quarter 1715 9,081 7 4
41,203 14
for Whale Fins:
Xmas quarter 1714 2,715 5 4
Ladyday quarter 1715 1,386 4 1
Midsummer quarter 1715 1,205 18
Michaelmas quarter 1715 1,931 9
7,238 17 10
(total since 31 July 1714 409,002l. 8s. 3d.) £544,880 8
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid at the Receipt of the Exchequer towards satisfying Principal and Interest on the Act 6 Anne [c. 73], the Loans thereupon being made for the service of the year 1708 and called the Fourth General Mortgage:
for Principal 2,920 0 0
for Interest 637 6 4
3,557 6 4
By ditto towards ditto on the Act 7 Anne [c. 31], the Loans thereupon being made for the service of the year 1709 and called the Fifth General Mortgage:
for Principal 412,729 7 11
for Interest 45,812 13 8
458,542 1 7
By so much transferred to the Fond for circulating Exchequer Bills 49,998 1
512,097 9
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
for the Second General Mortgage, 1 Anne [c. 7]:
of the New Customs 2,743 19
for the Third General Mortgage 5 Anne [6 Anne c. 27]:
of [the Duty on] Tobacco 3,128 6 2
for the Fourth General Mortgage 6 Anne [c. 73]:
of [the Duties on] Wines and Vinegar 1,871 3
for the Fifth General Mortgage 7 Anne [c. 31]:
of ditto 3,315 5 3
of [the Duty on] Tobacco 6,821 6
of [the Duty on] East India goods 8,200 4 9
of the Additional Impositions 4,346 6 8
of [the Duty on] Whale Fins 2,356 6
25,039 9 10
total remains 32,782l. 18s. 11d.
£544,880 8
BRANCH ANALYSIS: DUTIES ON LOW WINES, ETC.
By an Act 3 Anne [3 & 4 Anne, c. 18]
THE CONTINUED DUTIES ON LOW WINES AND OTHER PARTICULARS AS BELOW; THE NEW ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON COFFEE, TEA AND SPICES; THE NEW ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF 15l. per cent. ON CALICOES AND CHINA WARES; THE NEW ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF 4l. per cent. ON UNRATED DRUGS: the last three are continued by an Act 6 Anne [c. 50] to 24 June 1714.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
Coffee etc. before 24 June 1714 7,286 12
Coffee since 24 June 1714; for circulating Exchequer Bills 4,967 2 11
12,253 14 11¾
To Receipts on the several Duties, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on Low Wines before 24 June 1710:
Xmas quarter 1714 3 16 10
Ladyday quarter 1715 1 16 2 5 13 0
on Coffee, Tea etc. from 24 June 1710 to 24 June 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 5,348 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 1,200 8 6
Midsummer quarter 1715 3,814 9 4
Michaelmas quarter 1715 569 16 2
10,932 14
on Additional Coffee etc. from 24 June 1710 to 24 June 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 3,393 10 10
Ladyday quarter 1715 167 17 6
Midsummer quarter 1715 878 14 2
Michaelmas quarter 1715 1,857 2 8
6,297 5 2
(total Receipts 17,235l. 12s. 8½d.) £29,489 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid in further part of 700,000l. 16,592 8
By Interest at 6l. per cent. 4,827 9 8
21,419 18
By so much transferred to the Fond for circulating Exchequer Bills 4,967 2 11
26,387 1
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 3,102 6
£29,489 7
BRANCH ANALYSIS: DUTY ON FRENCH SHIPPING.
THE DUTY OF 5s. PER TON ON FRENCH SHIPPING GRANTED 12 CAR. II [c. 18].
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 4 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Thomas Moore, late Paymaster of the Forces abroad, upon accompt 4 0 0
BRANCH ANALYSIS: CUSTOMS, ETC.
THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CON TINUED FROM 9 MARCH 1701-2 FOR THE QUEEN'S LIFE, AND FROM 1 AUGUST 1714 FOR THE KING'S LIFE [1 ANNE, c. 1, 1 GEO. I., st. 1, c. 1].
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
arrears for the late King's Debts 536 16
ditto for the late Queen's debts 31,192 11
ditto for the King's Civil List 14,179 6 8
45,908 13 10¼
To Receipts at the Exchequer for the neat produce of this Revenue, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
of arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 9,292 16 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 205 6 5
Midsummer quarter 1715 1,385 1 8
10,883 4 1
on the growing Revenue since 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 66,652 3
Ladyday quarter 1715 69,265 2 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 61,722 18
Michaelmas quarter 1715 91,770 13 6
289,410 17 1
(total Receipts 300,294l. 1s. 2d.) £346,202 15
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid at the Exchequer for the late Queen's Civil List: before 1 Aug. 1714:
to Samuel Lord Masham, late Cofferer of the Household, upon account 9,006 5
to John Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, ditto 2,300 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinaries and Extraordinaries 7,080 0 10½
to Fees and Salaries 4,383 17 2
to Pensions and Annuities 192 19
to Edward Nicholas, for Pensions, Chariities etc., directed by her late Majesty 15,138 18
for the Band of Pensioners, per William Smith, their Paymaster 1,500 0 0
to contingencies of divers natures 1,845 11 7
to Francis Scobell, on account of the Tin Affair 628 2
42,075 15
By ditto for the King's Civil List: since 1 Aug. 1914:
to Samuel Lord Masham, late Cofferer of the Household, upon account 2,500 0 0
to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, present ditto, ditto 178 8 10
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, ditto 8,561 18 11
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, ditto 350 0 0
to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, ditto 25,296 4
to ditto for Henry Wise for works done at Windsor 161 5 2
to Charles, Duke of Somerset, for Extraordinaries of the Stables, upon account 6,000 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinaries and Extraordinaries 35,761 13
to Fees and Salaries 59,184 17 11¾
to Pensions and Annuities 10,287 5
to several as of the Royal Bounty 8,618 12 6
to Edward Godfrey, for Pensions etc., continued by the King 28,965 1 4
to the Band of Pensioners per William Smith, their Paymaster 6,000 0 0
to the Duke of Montrose, a Principal Secretary of State, for secret service 2,750 0 0
to James Stanhope, another for the like 2,250 0 0
to Lord Townshend, another, for the like 2,250 0 0
to William Bromley, late Secretary of State, for the like 427 7 11½
to William Lowndes, for the like 10,000 0 0
to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales's Treasurer 15,000 0 0
to jewels or presents in lieu to Foreign Ministers 6,418 17 2
to Samuel Smethyn, goldsmith, for Coronation jewels, plate, etc. 20,214 19
to contingencies of divers natures 31,118 17
for the Civil List Lottery:
to William Wenman, Paymaster of the said Lottery upon account 3,950 0 0
286,245 9
out of the late King's arrears:
for arrears in the Treasurer of the Chamber's Office 355 1 3
for ditto in the Great Wardrobe 111 18 10½
for ditto in the Office of Works 69 16 0
536 16
328,858 0
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept 1715:
for the King's Civil List 17,344 14
£346,202 15
THE DUTIES APPROPRIATED FOR PAYING INTEREST ON THE IRISH TRANSPORT DEBT.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
before 12 June 1714 22 12 1
Discharge or Creditor.
By James, Earl of Carnarvan, for arrears due to the late Queen's Forces while [he was] Paymaster 22 12 1
[6 Anne, c. 48]
THE HALF SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CONTINUED FOR 96 YEARS FROM 31 JULY, 1712.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To money received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1714 40,533 6 1
more on the part of Scotland 250 0 0
Ladyday 1715 27,136 9 9
Midsummer 1715 19,725 13 0
Michaelmas 1715 44,680 12
£132,326 1
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for paying 80,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 £132,326 1
[7 & 8 Wm. III, c. 20]
THE 25l. PER CENT. ON FRENCH GOODS GRANTED FOR 21 YEARS FROM 28 FEBRUARY 1696.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 nil
Discharge or Creditor.
[By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715] nil
PLANTATION DUTY GRANTED 25 CAR. II [c. 7].
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept 1714:
before 12 June 1714 179 18 8
To Receipts there: £ s. d.
Xmas quarter 1714 773 1 8
Ladyday quarter 1715 81 5 6
Midsummer quarter 1715 141 17 2
Michaelmas quarter 1715 20 7
1,016 11
£1,196 10
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc., upon accompt 136 5 2
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvan, for arrears due to the late Queen's Forces while [he was] Paymaster 287 3
by [paid] Thomas Moore, late Paymaster of the Forces abroad 773 1 8
£1,196 10
[9 Wm. III, c. 13]
ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON COALS AND CULM GRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 15 MAY 1698.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 47 10
Discharge or Creditor.
To Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons, upon accompt £47 10
[1 Anne, st. 2, c. 4]
ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON COALS, CULM AND CINDERS GRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 14 MAY 1703.
Charge. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 1,685 15 10½
To Receipts there: Xmas quarter 1714 126 16 4
£1,812 12
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
To Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons, upon accompt 1,677 16
to the Earl of Carnarvan, for arrears due to the late Queen's Forces while [he was] Paymaster 7 19 7
to Thomas Moore, late Paymaster of the Forces abroad, upon accompt 126 16 4
£1,812 12
[4 & 5 Anne, c. 18]
ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON COAL, CULM AND CINDERS FROM 14 MAY 1708 TO 30 SEPTEMBER, 1710.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 nil
To Receipts there: Xmas quarter 1714 74 14 7
£74 14 7
Discharge or Creditor.
To Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1706 £74 14 7
THE [ONE THIRD] ADDITIONAL DUTY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CONTINUED 4 ANNE [4 & 5 ANNE, c. 18] FOR 98 YEARS FROM 8 MARCH 1706–7.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1714 25,496 12
Ladyday quarter 1715 24,059 13 1
Midsummer quarter 1715 19,766 5
Michaelmas quarter 1715 31,085 10 1
£100,408 1 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1706 £100,408 1 0
THE TWO-THIRD ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE GRANTED 3 ANNE [3 & 4 ANNE, c. 3] FOR FOUR YEARS FROM 8 MARCH 1704–5 AND CONTINUED BY AN ACT 6 ANNE [c. 50] FROM 7 MARCH 1708–09 TO 7 MARCH 1711–12.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To arrears received at the Exchequer:
Midsummer quarter 1715 £713 2
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By Principal repaid in further part of a credit for 636,537l. 4s. 0½d. 665 4
[by payment of] Interest at 6l. per cent. 47 17 6
£713 2
THE DUTY OF 25l. PER TON ON FRENCH PRIZE WINES GRANTED 6 ANNE [c. 73] FROM 15 MARCH 1707–8 DURING THE WAR.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1714 56 17 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 8 4 7
Midsummer quarter 1715 4 4 11
£69 6 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons, upon accompt 49 6 6
By [paid] Thomas Moore, late Paymaster of the Forces abroad, ditto 20 0 0
£69 6 6
THE [DUTY OF] 25l. PER TON ON FRENCH WINES IMPORTED IN PURSUANCE OF THE ACT [9 ANNE, c. 8] WHICH TAKES OFF THE PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
on accompt, before 12 June 1714 277 16 0
ditto, since 12 June 1714 3,742 11 5
4,020 7 5
To money received there:
Xmas quarter 1714 13,124 5 10
Ladyday quarter 1715 13,800 15 5
Midsummer quarter 1715 14,451 9 1
Michaelmas quarter 1715 5,668 8 9
47,044 19 1
£51,065 6 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc., upon accompt 17,000 5 11½
by [paid] Thomas Moore, late Paymaster of the Forces abroad, ditto 14,610 16 5
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvan, for arrears due to the late
Queen's Forces whilst [he was] Paymaster 18,720 13
50,331 16 0
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 733 10 6
£51,065 6 6
[12 Anne, c. 12]
THE DUTIES ON FOREIGN SAIL CLOTH.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
on accompt before 12 June 1714 241 5 4
on accompt since 12 June 1714 139 10 11 380 16 3
To money received there:
Xmas quarter 1714 531 12 1
Ladyday quarter 1715 205 3 10½
Midsummer quarter 1715 343 9 7
Michaelmas quarter 1715 558 6 0
1,638 11
£2,019 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc., upon accompt 638 17
by [paid] Thomas Moore, late Paymaster of the Forces abroad, ditto 633 11 11
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvan, for arrears due to the late Queen's Forces while [he was] Paymaster 653 6 8
1,925 16
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 93 11 7
£2,019 7
[9 Anne, c. 6]
THE SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE AND OTHER DUTIES ON GOODS EXPORTED. REVIVED AND CONTINUED FOR 32 YEARS FROM 8 MARCH 1710–11.
THE DUTIES ON COALS, CULM AND CINDERS GRANTED FOR THE SAME TIME. ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CANDLES FOR THE SAME TIME FROM 25 MARCH 1711.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 84,409 8
To Receipts on the said Duties, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
[on the Duties on] Goods exported:
Xmas quarter 1714 16,928 14 7
Ladyday quarter 1715 10,056 12
Midsummer quarter 1715 9,505 3
Michaelmas quarter 1715 13,301 0 11
49,791 11 6
on the Duty on Coals etc.
Xmas quarter 1714 15,752 15 4
Ladyday quarter 1715 4,711 7 3
Midsummer quarter 1715 16,087 9
Michaelmas quarter 1715 22,925 11 0
59,477 3
[on the] Additional Duty on Candles:
Xmas quarter 1714 12,961 5 9
Ladyday quarter 1715 21,539 14 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 16,361 1 1
Michaelmas quarter 1715 6,661 1
57,523 2
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1714 285 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 395 1 2
and for forfeitures on Chandlers:
Michaelmas quarter 1715 32 19 0
58,236 2
(total Receipts 167,504l. 17s. 5d.)
£251,914 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Thomas Edwards, Paymaster for the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711 85,600 0 0
by [paid] William Thomas, the present Paymaster of the said Lottery upon accompt 79,455 10 8
165,055 10 8
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1715 86,858 15
£251,914 6
PRIZE DUTY FROM THE PLANTATIONS.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To money received at the Exchequer:
Michaelmas term 1715: 1,579 7 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the Earl of Carnarvan, for arrears due to the late Queen's Forces, while [he was] Paymaster 118 2 9
by Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1715 1,461 4 10
£1,579 7 7
[8 Anne, c. 12]
THE ADDITIONAL EXCISE OF 3d. A BARREL GRANTED 8 ANNE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 25 MARCH, 1710.
THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON PEPPER, RAISINS, SPICES, SNUFFS, FOR THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME FROM 6 FEBRUARY, 1709–10.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 41,158 14
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
[on the] Additional 3d. Excise:
Xmas quarter 1714 15,278 3 6
Ladyday quarter 1715 13,508 7
Midsummer quarter 1715 13,905 9 1
Michaelmas quarter 1715 15,651 9 10
58,343 9
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1714 810 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 1,249 0 2
60,402 9 10½
[on the Duty on] Pepper, Raisins etc.
Xmas quarter 1714 10,143 18 8
Ladyday quarter 1715 7,117 5 6
Midsummer quarter 1715 4,492 5 2
Michaelmas quarter 1715 2,691 7 1
24,444 16 5
(total Receipts 84,847l. 6s. 3½d.)
£126,006 0 5
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid on Annuities for 32 years from Michaelmas 1710, amounting to 81,000l. per an. 80,964 7 6
by Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715. 45,041 12 11
£126,006 0 5
[8 Anne, c. 10]
THE DUTIES OF 3s. PER CHALDRON ON COALS, CULM, ETC. FOR 32 YEARS FROM MICHAELMAS 1710, WITH THE ADDITIONAL RATES ON HOUSES FOR WINDOWS GRANTED FOR THE SAME TIME.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 3,245 17
To money received there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
for the Duties on Coals:
Xmas quarter 1714 23,686 3 3
Ladyday quarter 1715 6,967 12 1
Midsummer quarter 1715 24,982 9 5
Michaelmas quarter 1715 34,300 8 7
89,936 13 4
for the Duties on Houses:
Xmas quarter 1714 9,077 17 7
Ladyday quarter 1715 5,558 5 2
Midsummer quarter 1715 12,312 5 6
Michaelmas quarter 1715 8,851 12 3
35,800 0 6
(total Receipts 125,736l. 13s. 10d.)
£128,982 11
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Sir John Humble, bt., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000 anno 1710 123,897 15 6
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 5,084 15
£128,982 11
[7 Anne, c. 30.]
THE TWO-THIRD ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CONTINUED FROM 8 MARCH 1711–12 FOR EVER. THE DUTIES ON COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE, SPICES, PICTURES, ETC., AND THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE, SPICES, PICTURES, ETC., THE FURTHER RATES ON CALICOES, CHINA WARES AND DRUGS FROM 23 JUNE 1714, FOR EVER, WITH THE MOIETY OF THE SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE FROM 1 AUG. 1714 FOR EVER.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
of Two-Thirds Tonnage and Poundage 4,132 8 0
of Coffee, for so much remaining at Michaelmas 1714, transferred to this accompt [as on p. xxx] 4,967 2 11
of the Half Subsidy ditto [as on p. xxix] 49,998 1
59,097 12
To money received there Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Two Third [Subsidy of] Tonnage [and Poundage]:
Xmas quarter 1714 27,121 14 6
Ladyday quarter 1715 35,984 10 2
Midsummer quarter 1715 27,614 12
Michaelmas quarter 1715 28,757 0 10
119,477 18
on the Duty on Coffee:
Xmas quarter 1714 8,659 12 1
Ladyday quarter 1715 1,731 11
Midsummer quarter 1715 5,769 12 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 6,995 4 4
23,155 19
on the Additional ditto:
Xmas quarter 1714 28,203 5 5
Ladyday quarter 1715 441 9 10
Midsummer quarter 1715 125 12
Michaelmas quarter 1715 2,117 1 0
30,887 8
on [the Duty of] 15l. per cent. on Muslins:
Xmas quarter 1714 14,080 5 4
Midsummer quarter 1715 9,276 5 9
Michaelmas quarter 1715 1,459 2
24,815 13
on the Half Subsidy before 1 Aug. 1712:
Xmas quarter 1714 497 2
Midsummer quarter 1715 631 9 2
1,128 11 10½
on ditto since 1 Aug. 1712:
Xmas quarter 1714 7,774 2 11½
Midsummer quarter 1715 42 12 10
7,816 15
on ditto since 31 July 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 32,759 3 2
Ladyday quarter 1715 27,136 9 9
Midsummer quarter 1715 19,725 13 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 44,680 12
124,301 18
on ditto from Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1714 250 0 0
(total Receipts 331,834l. 5s. 10½d.) £390,931 18 2
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By [paid] the Bank of England on 3l. per cent. per an. allowed them for circulating Exchequer Bills 81,726 5
by ditto on 45,000l. and 8,000l. per an. for exchanging all Exchequer Bills for ready money 53,000 0 0
134,726 5
by [paid] Samuel Edwards, Charles Lowe and Walter Browne for Interest on Exchequer Bills 20,000 0 0
by [paid] Samuel Edwards, Charles Lowe and Thomas Fletcher for the like 77,751 9 11¾
97,751 9 11¾
By [paid] Charles, Earl of Halifax, for charges in making and issuing these Bills 325 0 0
By [paid] George, Earl of Halifax, for the like 325 0 0
650 0 0
233,127 15 8
By Principal on Exchequer Bills cancelled 115,787 10 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto Bills 5,840 11 11¾
121,628 1 11¾
354,755 17
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 36,176 0
£390,931 18 2
BRANCH ANALYSIS: EXCISE ETC.
THE HEREDITARY AND TEMPORARY EXCISE.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Cashier's hands 28 Sept. 1714:
before 1 Aug. 1714, 0¼d. since 1 Aug. 1714; 0¼d. 0 0
to money received of the said Cashier, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715, according to the monthly Certificates:
for the late King:
Ladyday quarter 1715 12 10 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 213 5 8
225 15 8
for the late Queen:
Xmas quarter 1714 11,539 8
Ladyday quarter 1715 716 19
Midsummer quarter 1715 192 9 8
Michaelmas quarter 1715 193 12
12,642 10
for King George:
Xmas quarter 1714 107,730 0 11¾
Ladyday quarter 1715 118,814 5 2
Midsummer quarter 1715 121,940 12
Michaelmas quarter 1715 127,275 17
475,760 15 4
(total receipts 488,629l. 1s. 1¾d.) £488,629 1
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By paid to the Cashier of this Revenue, according to his certificates:
for the Civil List: before 1 Aug. 1714:
to the Duke of Northumberland on his pension 293 16
to the Duke of Cleveland, the like 293 16
to the Duchess of Grafton, the like 195 17
to the Duke of Grafton, the like 97 18 9
881 8 10¼
for the same: since 1 Aug. 1714:
to the Duke of Northumberland, on his pension 2,706 3
to the Duke of Cleveland, the like 2,706 3
to the Duchess of Grafton, the like 2,304 2
to the Duke of Grafton, the like 1,152 1 3
to the Earl of Grantham, the like 2,000 0 0
to the Countess of Granville and John, Lord Gower, the like 3,000 0 0
13,868 11
14,750 0 0
for accompt of management as to so much of the Charge thereof as is borne out of this Branch of Excise and brought to accompt as paid in the said weekly certificates:
for salaries to Officers: before 1 Aug. 1714 1,192 4
for incident charges:ditto 900 16 10½
for drawbacks and exportations, etc.: ditto 166 0 1
for salaries to Officers: since 1 Aug. 1714 12,964 16
for incident charges: ditto 1,337 5
for drawbacks and exportations etc ditto 55 2
16,616 4 10¾
(total before 1 Aug. 1714 2,259l. 1s. 4d.; since 1 Aug. 1714 14,357l. 3s. 6¾d.)
Into the Exchequer according to ditto certificates:
for the Civil List:
before 8 March 1701–2:
Ladyday quarter 1715 12 10 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 213 5 8
before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 17,950 6 3
Ladyday quarter 1715 20,272 13 11
Midsummer quarter 1715 339 4 9
Michaelmas quarter 1715 400 0 0
since 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 46,396 4 4
Ladyday quarter 1715 40,986 18
Midsummer quarter 1715 65,005 15 1
Michaelmas quarter 1715 69,446 2 7
the 3,700l. per week:
Xmas quarter 1714 48,100 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 48,100 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 48,100 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 51,800 0 0
457,123 1
total before 8 March 1701–2 225l. 15s. 8d., before 1 Aug. 1714 38,962l. 4s. 11d., since 1 Aug. 1714 221,835l. 0s. 7½d., and for the 3,700l. a week 196, 100l.
488,489 6
Balance remaining in the Cashier's hands 28 Sept. 1715:
for the late Queen 139 15
for His Majesty 0 0 139 15 1
£488,629 1
THE EXCHEQUER FOR THE WEEKLY SUM OF 3,700l. OUT OF THE HEREDITARY AND TEMPORARY EXCISE IS:
Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 84,779 17
To the sum total of the weekly payments certified by the Cashier of Excise, as above 196,100 0 0
£280,879 17
Creditor. £ s. d.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer to the uses following:
to sundry persons on Annuities for one life 14,665 10 10
ditto for two lives 7,486 0 0
ditto for three lives 2,160 18 4
ditto for 99 years 125,518 11
149,831 0
to Rewards to Officers:
to the Auditor of the Receipt 590 0 0
to the Clerk of the Pells 280 0 0
to the Four Tellers 560 0 0
1,430 0 0
to sundry Annuities called Bankers’ Annuities redeemable by Parliament 38,681 3
189,942 3 9
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 90,937 13 10½
£280,879 17
THE EXCHEQUER, FOR THE HEREDITARY AND TEMPORARY EXCISE PAID IN FOR THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT, IS:
Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
for the Civil List: before 1 Aug. 1714 23,306 10
ditto: since 1 Aug. 1714 7,266 18 2
30,573 8 10¼
to the sum total of the payments actually made at the Exchequer by the Cashier of Excise as above:
of arrears for the late Kings debts 225 15 8
of ditto for the late Queen's debts 41,033 16 3
for the King's Civil List 223,509 13
264,769 5
£295,342 14
Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer for the Civil List:
for the Civil List: before 1 Aug. 1714:
to Samuel, Lord Masham, late Cofferer of the Household, upon accompt 333 6 8
to John, Lord de la Warr, late Treasurer of the Chamber, ditto 6,699 9 11¾
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, present ditto, ditto 201 13 9
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, ditto 1,100 6
to Foreign Ministers, on their Ordinary and Extraordinary Allowances 9,391 0
for Fees and Salaries 3,743 1
for Pensions and Annuities 900 11
to the Band of Pensioners per William Smith, Paymaster 1,012 0 0
to Edward Nicholas, for the late Queen's Pensions, Charities etc. 11,912 13
to Samuel Smeythyn, goldsmith, for plate 2,823 11 11
for contingencies of divers natures 2,624 17 10
to Francis Scobell on accompt of the Tin Affair 17,623 11
58,366 4 11¼
for Public Services: before 1 Aug. 1714:
to William Wenman, Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery 1713 5,850 0 0
64,216 4 11¼
for the Civil List: since 1 Aug. 1714:
to Samuel Lord Masham, late Cofferer of the Household, upon accompt 166 13 4
to the Earl of Godolphin, present ditto, ditto 73,973 16 2
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, present Treasurer of the Chamber, ditto 18,817 10 8
to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, ditto 3,009 13
to Foreign Ministers, on their Ordinary and Extraordinary Allowances 8,849 1 0
to Fees and Salaries 9,446 12 9
to Pensions and Annuities 7,545 17
to the Prince of Wales's Treasurer 20,000 0 0
to sundry persons as of the Royal Bounty 6,740 19 10¼
to Samuel Smeythyn, goldsmith, for plate 5,511 18 11½
to jewels or presents in lieu to Foreign Ministers 1,206 17 7
to contingencies of divers natures 8,077 17
163,346 19
for Public Services; since 1 Aug. 1714:
by [paid] William Wenman, Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery anno 1713 3,700 0 0
by [paid] Thomas Burdus, ditto 16,500 0 0
183,546 19
out of arrears, for the late King's Debts:
to John, Lord de la Warr, for arrears in the Office of Treasurer of the Chamber 12 10 0
to John, Duke of Montague, for arrears in the Great Wardrobe 139 14
to Charles Dartiquenave, for arrears in the Office of Works 43 11
to the heirs of Nicholas Yates as a pension 30 0 0
225 15 8
£247,988 19
Balance remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
for the King's Civil List 31,229 12
for the Civil List Lottery 16,000 0 0
47,229 12
for the late Queen's debts 124 2 0
47,353 14
£295,342 14
[5 Wm. & Mary, c. 7, s. 26]
THE NINEPENCE PER BARREL EXCISE FOR 16 YEARS FROM 17 MAY 1697.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To money received at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 43,207 6
Ladyday quarter 1715 35,832 1 8
Midsummer quarter 1715 39,945 4
Michaelmas quarter 1715 45,174 13
164,159 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fund for Annuities purchased anno 1706 164,159 6
[5 Wm. & Mary, c. 20]
THE HEREDITARY NINEPENCE PER BARREL EXCISE COMMENCING 17 MAY 1696.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
on the Two-Sevenths Excise 35,425 12
on the Five-Sevenths Excise 5,538 15 0
40,964 7
to money received there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the two-sevenths Excise:
Xmas quarter 1714 11,402 14
Ladyday quarter 1715 9,761 3
Midsummer quarter 1715 10,630 19
Michaelmas quarter 1715 11,569 0
43,363 17 10
on the five-sevenths Excise:
Xmas quarter 1714 28,506 17
Ladyday quarter 1715 24,402 19
Midsummer quarter 1715 26,577 9
Michaelmas quarter 1715 28,922 11 5
108,409 17
(total Receipts 151,773l. 15s. 6½d.) £192,738 3 3
Discharge or Debtor.
By paid at the Exchequer to the following uses:
out of the five-sevenths Excise:
to the Bank of England on 100,000l. per an. 100,000 0 0
out of the two-sevenths Excise:
to sundry persons on Annuities for One, Two or Three Lives 35,679 18 1
for rewards to Officers viz. the Auditor of the Receipt 150 0 0
35,829 18 1
to the Earl of Carnarvon, late Paymaster of the Forces:
out of surplus two-sevenths Excise: since 12 June 1714 4,241 8 0
out of surplus five-sevenths Excise; ditto 6,623 3 1
10,864 11 1
to Sir John Humble, Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1710:
out of surplus five-sevenths Excise; before 12 June 1714 1,932 1 9
out of surplus two-sevenths Excise; ditto 467 18 3
2,400 0 0
149,094 9 2
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1715:
of the two-sevenths Excise for the Proprietors of Annuities 24,550 15 10½
of the five-sevenths Excise for the Bank of England 5,393 7 10½
29,944 3 9
of the two-sevenths Excise for the King's Civil List as directed by Parliament and is the overplus of this Fond as computed 24 June 1714 13,699 10 4
(total Balance 43,643l. 14s. 1d.)
£192,738 3 3
[4 Wm. & Mary, c. 3]
THE ADDITIONAL NINEPENCE PER BARREL EXCISE FOR 99 YEARS FROM 25 JAN. 1692–3.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 78,331 0
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 39,909 12 4
Ladyday quarter 1715 34,164 2 5
Midsummer quarter 1715 37,208 8 10½
Michaelmas quarter 1715 40,491 11 7
151,773 15
£230,104 15
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] several on Annuities at 14l. per
cent
.
123,246 8 10
by [paid] more at 7l. per cent. with the advantage of survivorship 7,458 18
130,705 6 10½
by rewards to Officers:
the Auditor of the Receipt 500 0 0
the Clerk of the Pells 400 0 0
the four Tellers 300 0 0
1,200 0 0
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon, late Paymaster of the Forces, upon accompt 14,049 6 11
145,954 13
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
for Annuities 60,749 17
for the King's Civil List as directed by Parliament, and is the overplus of this Fond, computed 24 June 1714 23,400 4 4
84,150 1
£230,104 15
ARREARS OF SUNDRY BRANCHES OF EXCISE LONG SINCE DETERMINED.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 30 19
To Arrears received Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
of the Double Excise to 17 November 1691 139 1 2
of the One-Third Excise 23 3
of the Two-Third Excise 46 7 1
of the 21d. per Barrel Excise 143 8
352 0 4
£382 19
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon for arrears due to the late Queen's Forces whilst [he was] Paymaster 328 16
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715; of the One-Third Excise 54 3 0
£382 19
BRANCH ANALYSIS: MALT DUTIES, ETC.
ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1714:
on Malt anno 1704 218 16 7
on Malt anno 1710 168 19 10
on Malt anno 1711 348 14 4
on Malt anno 1712 8,275 17
9,012 8
To Receipts at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Grant 5 Anne pro anno 1707: Midsummer quarter 1715 175 15
on the Grant 6 Anne pro anno 1708: Ladyday quarter 1715 28 7
on the Grant 8 Anne pro anno 1710: Michaelmas quarter 1715 128 19 10
on the Grant 9 Anne pro anno 1711: Michaelmas quarter 1715 399 17 6
on the Grant 10 Anne pro anno 1712: Xmas quarter 1714 9 5 0
742 5 3
£9,754 13
Discharge or Creditor.
out of Malt 1712:
By Principal repaid on Malt 1712 6,000 0 0
by Interest [paid] on ditto Loans 463 16 0
6,463 16 0
out of Malt 1704:
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon for arrears to the late Queen's Forces 218 16 7
out of Malt 1707: by ditto 175 15
out of Malt 1710: by ditto 297 19 8
out of Malt 1711: by ditto 748 11 10
out of Malt 1712: by ditto 533 4 8
1,974 8
out of Malt 1708:
by paid Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc. 28 7
out of Malt 1712: by ditto 751 17
780 4 11
9,218 9
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715, of Malt 1712 536 4 0
£9,754 13
pro anno 1713 [12 Anne, c. 2]
THE LIKE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM ETC. CONTINUED FROM 23 JUNE 1713 TO 24 JUNE 1714.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 8,570 7
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 17,226 19 1
Ladyday quarter 1715 4,167 17 2
Midsummer quarter 1715 56 19
21,451 15 10½
£30,022 2 11
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1711, transferred to Malt 1713 2,500 0 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 115 6 9
2,615 6 9
by [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1713, after the said transference 21,160 0 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 5,163 12 7
26,323 12 7
28,938 19 4
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 1,083 3 7
£30,022 2 11
BRANCH ANALYSIS: MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES.
[9 Anne, c. 15]
THE DUTIES ON CANDLES GRANTED FROM 1 MAY 1715 FOR EVER WITH THE RATES ON MONIES GIVEN WITH CLERKS AND APPRENTICES GRANTED FOR THE SAME TIME.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Duty on Candles:
Michaelmas quarter 1715 4,166 13
on rates on moneys given with Appentices:
Midsummer quarter 1715 339 11 7
Michaelmas quarter 1715 828 15 8
1,168 7 3
£5,335 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer,
28 Sept. 1715
£5,335 0
[6 Anne, c. 2]
THE 36s. PER BARREL ON SWEETS GRANTED FOR 99 YEARS FROM 24 MARCH 1706–7.
THE DUTIES ON LOW WINES AND SPIRITS OF THE FIRST EXTRACTION FOR 96 YEARS FROM 23 JUNE 1710.
THE DUTIES ON HAWKERS, PEDLARS AND PETTY CHAPMEN FOR DITTO FROM 23 JUNE 1710.
THE STAMP DUTIES ON VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER FOR DITTO FROM 31 JULY 1710.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Duties on Sweets:
Xmas quarter 1714 55 7 5
Ladyday quarter 1715 18 7
Midsummer quarter 1715 83 15
Michaelmas quarter 1715 114 12 0
272 2 0
on the Duties on Low Wines:
Xmas quarter 1714 8,353 6
Ladyday quarter 1715 7,365 6 9
Midsummer quarter 1715 6,406 3
Michaelmas quarter 1715 9,374 5
31,499 2
on the Duties on Hawkers and Pedlars:
Midsummer quarter 1715 500 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 5,212 10 0
5,712 10 0
on the Stamp Duties:
Xmas quarter 1714 11,174 4
Ladyday quarter 1715 9,648 4
Midsummer quarter 1715 10,436 5
Michaelmas quarter 1715 12,702 7 4
43,961 1
on the said Duties before 1 Aug. 1710 78 8
£81,523 4
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1707 £81,523 4
THE 12d. PER BUSHEL ON SALT GRANTED 7 & 8 WILLIAM III [c. 31] FOR EVER.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Total remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 10,402 3
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 16,713 15 11½
Ladyday quarter 1715 5,079 5
Midsummer quarter 1715 1,083 12
Michaelmas quarter 1715 15,178 16
38,055 10 1
£48,457 13 10½
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the English Company of Merchants trading to the South Seas 18,000 0 0
By [payment of] Interest of Loans on the Sixth General Mortgage anno 1710 18,018 2 2
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on the Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694 400 0 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 178 14 8
578 14 8
by [repayment of] Principal of Loans on three-quarters Customs 200 0 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 56 6 8
256 6 8
by Remains at Michaelmas 1715:
for the South Sea Company 9,938 10
for the First General Mortgage 1,666 0 3
11,604 10
£48,457 13 10½
[9 Wm. III, c. 44 and c. 25]
THE 28d. PER BUSHEL ON SALT GRANTED FROM 25 DECEMBER 1699 FOR EVER: WITH THE ADDITIONAL STAMP DUTIES FROM 1 AUGUST 1698.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 12,648 14
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Salt Duties:
Xmas quarter 1714 39,998 17 2
Ladyday quarter 1715 11,826 11
Midsummer quarter 1715 2,499 3 9
Michaelmas quarter 1715 35,403 15 4
88,728 7
on the Stamp Duties:
Xmas quarter 1714 11,169 1 2
Ladyday quarter 1715 10,163 17 6
Midsummer quarter 1715 10,184 10 8
Michaelmas quarter 1715 12,439 6
43,956 16
(total Receipts 132,685l. 3s. 5d.)
£145,333 17
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] the English Company of Merchants trading in a joint stock on 160,000l. per an. 134,695 13 8
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 10,638 3
£145,333 17
ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON STAMPT VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER CONTINUED BY AN ACT 1 ANNE [c. 7] FROM 31 JULY 1706 TO 1 AUGUST 1710.
£ s. d.
Charge or Debtor. nil
Discharge or Creditor. nil
ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON STAMPT VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER CONTINUED BY AN ACT 8 & 9 WILLIAM III [c. 20 s. 12] FROM 28 JUNE 1698 TO 1 AUGUST 1706.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 136 3 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons, upon account 136 3 7
8 Anne [c. 5]
THE DUTIES ON CANDLES GRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 1 MAY 1710: WITH THE RATES ON MONIES GIVEN WITH APPRENTICES, GRANTED FOR THE SAME TIME.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 1,671 17
To money received there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Duty on Candles:
Xmas quarter 1714 12,964 8
Ladyday quarter 1715 21,540 5 4
Midsummer quarter 1715 16,212 6
Michaelmas quarter 1715 2,473 9 9
53,190 10 2
and from Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1714 285 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 395 1 2
to forfeitures on Chandlers, received Michaelmas quarter 1715 32 19 0
53,903 10 4
on Rates on money given with Apprentices:
Xmas quarter 1714 854 11 10
Ladyday quarter 1715 811 16 11
Midsummer quarter 1715 548 6 11
Michaelmas quarter 1715 276 6 0
2,491 1 8
(total Receipts 56,394l. 12s.)
£58,066 9
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid in further part of a Credit for 50,000l. 36,640 0 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto at 6l. per cent. 19,689 15 9
56,329 15 9
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 1,736 13
£58,066 9
9 Anne [c. 13]
THE DUTIES ON HOPS, GRANTED FOR FOUR YEARS FROM 1 JUNE 1711.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 2,295 2 0
To Receipts there:
Xmas quarter 1714 7,259 6 5
Ladyday quarter 1715 3,955 0 10
Midsummer quarter 1715 8,780 13
Michaelmas quarter 1715 766 14
20,761 15 3
£23,056 17 3
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By Principal repaid in further part of a credit for 180,000l 19,095 0 0
by [payment of] Interest at 6l. per cent. 3,119 13 11
22,214 13 11
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 842 3 4
£23,056 17 3
9 Anne [c. 12 and c. 16]
THE DUTIES ON HIDES AND SKINS TANNED, TAWED AND DRESSED AND ON VELLUM AND PARCHMENT FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1711.
STAMP DUTIES ON CUSTOMS DEBENTURES, BILLS OF LADING, ALMANACKS AND LICENCES FOR RETAILING WINE AND SELLING ALE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 AUGUST 1711.
THE DUTY OF 6d. PER PACK ON CARDS AND 5s. A PAIR ON DICE FOR DITTO FROM 11 JUNE 1711.
THE WEEKLY SUM OF 700l. OUT OF THE POST OFFICE REVENUES FROM 29 SEPTEMBER 1711.
TWO HUNDRED LICENSED CHAIRS AT 10s. PER AN. EACH FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1711.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 46,865 19 1
To Receipts:
on the Duty on Hides:
Xmas quarter 1714 25,239 1 7
Ladyday quarter 1715 17,765 3 11
Midsummer quarter 1715 17,539 4 7
Michaelmas quarter 1715 26,217 18 8
86,761 8 9
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1715 1,211 1 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 913 17 11
88,886 7 8
on [the Duties on] Stamps, Cards and Dice:
Xmas quarter 1714 2,496 1 8
Ladyday quarter 1715 3,065 6 11½
Midsummer quarter 1715 2,889 8
Michaelmas quarter 1715 2,497 2 3
10,947 19 4
on [the Duties on] Rock Salt:
Xmas quarter 1714 550 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 120 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 126 0 0
796 0 0
on [the Licences for] Hackney Chairs:
Michaelmas quarter 1715 150 0 0
150 0 0
(total Receipts 100,780l. 7s.)
To the Sum Total of the Weekly Payments of 700l. actually made at the Exchequer, by the Receiver General of the Post Office, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715 36,400 0 0
£184,046 6 1
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Charles Blunt, Paymaster of the Two Million Adventure 1711 115,000 0 0
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 69,046 6 1
£184,046 6 1
BRANCH ANALYSIS: POST OFFICE AND SMALL BRANCHES, ETC.
THE REVENUE OF THE POST OFFICE.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the hands of the Receiver General of this Revenue, 27 Sept. 1714:
for the Civil List; before 1 Aug. 1714 85 18 0
for ditto; since 1 Aug. 1714 233 13 9
319 11 9
To Receipts per ditto Receiver for the Gross Produce of this Revenue Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Grants which determined 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 9,721 17 3
Ladyday quarter 1715 5,006 10 4
Midsummer quarter 1715 1,340 15 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 777 2 4
16,846 4 11
on the Grant which commenced 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 21,633 8 10
Ladyday quarter 1715 29,810 4 4
Midsummer quarter 1715 25,371 12 1
Michaelmas quarter 1715 27,381 18 4
104,197 3 7
(total Receipts 121,043l. 8s. 6d.)
£121,363 0 3
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid by the Receiver General of this Revenue for the following uses according to his weekly Certificates:
for the Civil List: before 1 Aug. 1714:
to Sir Simon Harcourt, late Lord Keeper 405 9 0
to the Dukes of Northumberland and Grafton 448 4 0
to the Earl of Rochester 381 9 0
to the Duke of Marlborough 476 16 0
to the Duke of Schonburgh 381 9 0
2,093 7 0
for ditto; since 1 Aug. 1714:
to Sir Simon Harcourt, late Lord Keeper 569 17 0
to William, Lord Cowper, present Lord Keeper 3,087 13 0
to the Dukes of Northumberland and Grafton 4,251 16 0
to the Earl of Rochester 3618 11 0
to the Duke of Marlborough 4,523 4 0
to the Duke of Schonburgh 3,618 11 0
to the Duke of Grafton, Executor of the Duchess of Cleveland, in part of an arrear due Midsummer 1701 1,050 0 0
20,719 12 0
22,812 19 0
for Management: before 1 Aug. 1714:
for salaries 838 11 2
for incident expenses 991 15 2
for ships letters 39 6 3
for charge of packet boats 747 19 0
for so much remitted to Mr. Pajot, Comptroller of Posts in France 115 19 0
2,733 10 7
for ditto; since 1 Aug. 1714:
for salaries 8,573 17 0
for incident expenses 4,140 5 8
for letters returned 253 1 4
for ships letters 43 5 1
for charge of packet boats 5,535 7 4
for so much remitted to Mr. Pajot, Comptroller of Posts in France 860 17 0
19,406 13 5
22,140 4 0
into the Exchequer according to weekly certificates:
for the 700l. per week:
Xmas quarter 1714 9,100 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 9,100 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 9,100 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 9,800 0 0
37,100 0 0
for the Civil List; before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 5,800 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 5,887 8 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 1,340 15 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 552 6 9
13,580 9 9
for ditto; since 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1714 6,500 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 7,969 14 3
Midsummer quarter 1715 5,500 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 5,000 0 0
24,969 14 3
(total [paid] into the Exchequer 75,650l. 4s.)
120,603 7 0
Balance is the remains in the Receivers’ hands at Michaelmas 1715:
of arrears for the late Queen's debts 224 15 7
for the King's Civil List 534 17 8
759 13 3
£121,363 0 3
THE EXCHEQUER FOR THE REVENUE PAID IN THERE FOR THE CIVIL LIST IS:
Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
of arrears for the late Queen's debts 3,100 0 0
for the King's Civil List 3,000 0 0
6,100 0 0
to the sum total of the payments actually made at the Exchequer by the Receiver General of the Post Office, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
of arrears for the late Queen's debts 13,580 9 9
for the King's Civil List 22,469 14 3
36,050 4 0
£42,150 4 0
Creditor.
By payments made to the several heads of the Civil List:
before 1 Aug. 1714:
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 8,400 0 0
to the Robes per Charles Hodges and Rachel Thomas 1,050 0 3
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary Allowances 445 6 8
for Fees and Salaries 611 6 10
to Pensions and Annuities 1,542 10 0
to Edward Nicholas for Pensions authorised by the late Queen 3,663 14 7
to contingencies of divers natures 967 11 5
16,680 9 9
since 1 Aug. 1714:
to John Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 20,000 0 0
for fees and salaries 100 0 0
to Bounties 150 0 0
20,250 0 0
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
for the King's Civil List 5,219 14 3
£42,150 4 0
THE DUTY OF 4½ PER CENT. FROM BARBADOES AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 September 1714 837 8
To money received there Michaelmas 1714
to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 4,325 3 10
Ladyday quarter 1715 100 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 2,944 16 3
Michaelmas quarter 1715 398 15 0
7,768 15 1
£8,606 3
Discharge or Creditor.
By the following payments made:
to George, Viscount Dupplin, assignee of the Earl of Kinoul, on a perpetuity 1,000 0 0
to Michael Lambert, late Lieutenant [Governor] of St. Christopher's, on his allowance 168 4
to William Matthew, present Lieutenant Governor of ditto, ditto 100 0 0
to Walter Hamilton, late Lieutenant Governor of Nevis, ditto 187 7 11½
to Daniel Smith, present Governor of Nevis, ditto 50 0 0
to George Hay, late Lieutenant Governor of Montserat, ditto 126 0 0
to John Pearne, late ditto, ditto 104 2
to John Yeomans, late Lieutenant Governor of Antegoa, ditto 160 10 11½
1,896 5
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 6,709 18
£8,606 3
[18 & 19 Car. II, c. 5]
COINAGE DUTY FOR THE MINT, BEING 10s.PER TON ON WINES IMPORTED.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To money received at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 3,419 6 7
Midsummer quarter 1715 4,452 6 5
Michaelmas quarter 1715 3,687 4 10
£11,558 17 10
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint, upon account 9,371 3 3
By [paid] John Montgomerie, ditto at Edinburgh, ditto 1,800 0 0
by [paid] Richard Barrow, for prosecuting coiners 387 14 7
£11,558 17 10
[5 & 6 Wm. and Mary, c. 22]
REVENUE BY LICENSING HACKNEY COACHES GRANTED FOR 21 YEARS FROM MIDSUMMER 1694.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To money received at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Ladyday quarter 1715 400 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 600 0 0
£1,000 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons, upon account 400 0 0
by [paid] James, Earl of Carnarvon, for arrears [due] to the late Queen's Forces whilst [he was] Paymaster 600 0 0
£1,000 0 0
THE FONDS GRANTED 7 & 8 WILLIAM III [c. 31] FOR CANCELLING EXCHEQUER BONDS ISSUED 1697.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 531 18
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 531 18
ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON MARRIAGES, BIRTHS ETC. GRANTED 8 & 9 WILLIAM III [c. 20, s. 14] FROM 1 MAY 1700 TO 1 AUG. 1706.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 8 11 2
To Receipts there:
Ladyday quarter 1715 3 4 6
Midsummer quarter 1715 2 10 0
5 14 6
£14 5 8
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 £14 5 8
10 Anne pro anno 1712 [10 Anne, c. 18].
THE DUTIES ON PRINTED, PAINTED, STAINED AND DYED CALICOES, LINENS AND STUFFS FOR 32 YEARS FROM 20 JULY 1712.
DUTIES ON SOAP GRANTED FOR 32 YEARS FROM 10 JUNE 1712.
DUTIES ON PAPER GRANTED FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1712.
NEW STAMP DUTIES ON SURRENDERS, RESIGNATIONS, TRANSFERS, NEWSPAPERS AND PAMPHLETS FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 AUG. 1712.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 65,273 6
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on Soap, Paper etc.:
Xmas quarter 1714 37,063 1 2
Ladyday quarter 1715 19,276 15
Midsummer quarter 1715 27,371 10 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 36,083 14 2
119,795 0 11½
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1714 264 15 0
and to penalties or forfeitures on Soapboilers in Michaelmas 1715 5 7 9
120,065 3
on Pamphlets etc.:
Xmas quarter 1714 2,542 13
Ladyday quarter 1715 1,611 7
Midsummer quarter 1715 2,244 19 8
Michaelmas quarter 1715 2,184 16
8,583 16 10½
(total Receipts 128,649l. 0s. 7d.)
£193,922 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Thomas Jett, Paymaster of the Lottery for 180,000l. anno. 1712 155,648 8 11
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 38,273 18
£193,922 7
10 Anne 1712 [10 Anne, c. 19].
ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON HIDES, SKINS ETC. GRANTED FOR 32 YEARS FROM 31 JULY 1712. NEW DUTIES ON STARCH FOR 32 YEARS FROM THE SAME TIME. DUTIES ON GILT AND SILVER WIRE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 JULY 1712. DUTY OF 2s. 4d. ON EVERY POLICY OF INSURANCE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 AUGUST 1712 AND NEW DUTIES ON COFFEE, TEA ETC. FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 JULY 1712.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 40,568 12
To money received there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Additional Duty on Hides:
Xmas quarter 1714 30,382 9 3
Ladyday quarter 1715 18,942 11
Midsummer quarter 1715 26,056 10
Michaelmas quarter 1715 28,312 9
103,694 0
on the part of Scotland:
Michaelmas quarter 1715 1,275 8
104,969 9 4
on Wire and Station (sic pro Starch):
Xmas quarter 1714 2,980 7
Ladyday quarter 1715 2,761 4
Midsummer quarter 1715 3,969 14 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 5,590 11
15,301 17
for forfeitures on Wiredrawers; Michaelmas quarter 1715 2 10 0
15,304 7
[for the Duty on] Policies of Insurances:
Xmas quarter 1714 574 9 11
Ladyday quarter 1715 602 1 9
Midsummer quarter 1715 457 4 10
Michaelmas quarter 1715 526 7 7
2,160 4 1
(total Receipts 122,434l. 1s. 2½d.)
£163,002 13 11
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] John Morley, late Paymaster of the Class Lottery £ s. d.
for 1,800,000l. anno 1712 66,000 0 0
by [paid] Ambrose Philips, present ditto, upon account 33,500 0 0
99,500 0 0
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 63,502 13 11
£163,002 13 11
THE DUTIES ON HOUSES FOR WINDOWS CONTINUED BY AN ACT 5 ANNE [6 ANNE c. 21] FROM 31 JULY 1710 FOR EVER.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 1,022 1
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 28,848 11 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 15,272 6 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 32,738 18 1
Michaelmas quarter 1715 26,771 16 5
103,631 11 6
£104,653 12 10¾
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the Bank of England 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 101,501 13 5
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1715 3,151 19
£104,653 12 10¾
SMALL BRANCHES AND CASUAL REVENUES.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714, of:
Tenths of the Clergy 1,908 18 4
Seizures [of uncustomed goods etc.] 2,019 4
[Sheriffs] Proffers 404 12 9.
ditto for the late King's arrears 0 4 0
Fine of a Lease 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 on account of the Assiento 2 0 0
Prize Money, being Captains’ shares un called for 70 13
Imprest money repaid per Thomas Kenedy 0 6 0
ditto per Executors of William Herbord 422 18 4
rent of the Savoy Hospital 3,440 8 5
20,382 18
to money arisen by small Branches and Casualties, 28 Sept. 1714 to 28 Sept. 1715:
First Fruits (whereof by tallies of assignment 3,000l.) 3,492 11
Tenths of the Clergy (whereof by ditto 6,000l.) 8,052 4
Fines on Alienations (whereof by ditto 1,000l.) 1,000 0 0
Revenue of Wine Licences 2,500 0 0
Sheriffs’ Proffers; for the late Queen's debts 100 18 3
ditto; for other uses 1,092 16 8
Compositions 3 3 4
Seizures of uncustomed and prohibited goods; for the late Queen's debts 1,513 8 5
ditto; for other uses 16,553 0 9
Land Revenue viz. Fines of Leases 1,815 10 0
Rents and other incomes out of Lands to the Crown; for the late Queen's debts 410 5 0
ditto; for other uses 26 16 8
as also the Value of Timber delivered the Navy, per the Surveyor of Woods, Trent South 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, whereof 10l. by tallies of assignment 10 0 0
rents belonging to 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 the Transports 10,000 0 0
ditto per Robert Walpole as late Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc. 3,972 17
ditto per Earl of Torrington 37 13 8
Brewers’ Forfeitures 159 5 5
Vaudois money for building Churches abroad 1,000 0 0
209,166 12 10¾
(total Receipts for the late Queen's debts 155,247l. 16s. 8d. and for other uses 53,918l. 16s. 2¾d.)
£229,549 11
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid to the following uses:
to the Civil List of the late Queen:
to the Master of the Great Wardrobe; out of Proffers 0 10 0
to Foreign Ministers: £ s. d.
out of Seizures 242 19 9
out of Proffers 450 9 5
693 9 2
to Fees and Salaries:
out of Seizures 95 10
out of Proffers 0 8 0
95 18
to Pensions and Annuities:
out of Proffers 24 0 0
out of money paid per Mr. Baker 23 5 0
out of Land Revenue 410 5 0
457 10 0
to Edward Nicholas for Charities etc.:
out of Seizures 499 9 11½
out of Proffers 29 8 3
out of Revenues of South Wales 700 0 0
1,228 18
to Contingencies:
out of Seizures 118 6 8
out of Proffers 0 2 0
out of the Revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall 1,500 0 0
1,618 8 8
to Francis Scobell, on account of the Tin Affair:
out of Seizures 2,530 12 11¼
out of Proffers 0 13 4
out of Fines of Leases 217 0 0
2,748 6
6,843 0
to the King's Civil List:
to the Cofferer of the Household:
out of Seizures 14,400 0 0
out of Proffers 55 10 0
out of Rent on Lands 0 3 4
out of Compositions 1 13 4
14,457 6 8
to the Treasurer of the Chamber:
out of Proffers 132 7 2
out of Compositions 1 10 0
out of Fine of a Lease 47 10 0
out of Wine Licences 1,500 0 0
1,681 7 2
to Fees and Salaries:
out of Seizures 420 13 4
out of Profits of the Hanaper 10 0 0
430 13 4
to Pensions and Annuities:
out of First Fruits 3,000 0 0
out of Tenths 6,000 0 0
out of Alienations 1,000 0 0
10,000 0 0
to Edward Godfrey, for Charities etc.:
out of Proffers 774 8 10
out of Rent on Lands 26 13 4
out of Wine Licences 1,000 0 0
out of Fines of Leases 1,210 0 0
3,011 2 2
to Bounties:
out of Seizures 1,000 0 0
out of Proffers 20 0 0
1,020 0 0
to Contingencies:
out of Seizures 109 8 0
out of Proffers 110 4 0
219 2 0
£37,663 1 10¼
for public Services:
to the Earl of Carnarvon, for Forces and Garrisons at Minorca 1714:
out of Prize Money 70 13
out of Kenedy's Imprest 0 6 0
out of Herbord's Imprest 422 18 4
out of Imprest money repaid for prompt payment of Annuities 393 5 7
887 3
to John Hill, Paymaster of Transports, for that service:
out of Micklethwaite's Imprest money 2,550 0 0
to Thomas Moor for Half-pay to Officers of the Land Forces and Marines 1714: out of Brewers’ Forfeitures 292 14 11
to the Treasurer of the Navy for Wear and Tear anno 1715, being the Value of Timber from the King's Forests 2,468 10 7
to Loans on Tin, Principal repaid:
out of Tin 149,653 15 3
ditto; [for payment of] Interest: out of Tin 4,138 7 6
153,792 2 9
to Edward Barker, Treasurer for the Queen's Bounty for augmenting poor Livings:
out of Tenths 2,300 0 0
for the late King's Debts out of arrears of his Revenue:
for debts in the Office of Works per Charles Dartiquenave:
Out of Proffers 0 4 0
199,953 17
Balance in Cash remaining in the Ex chequer 28 Sept. 1715:
of Tenths of the Clergy 1,661 2
of rent of the Savoy 4,395 8 5
of Vaudois money for building Churches abroad 1,000 0 0
of First Fruits 492 11
of Seizures; before 1 Aug. 1714 45 13 4
of ditto; since 1 Aug. 1714 622 19 5
of Sheriffs’ Proffers since 1 Aug. 1714 0 6 8
of Fines of Leases; since 1 Aug. 1714 558 0 0
of Brewers’ Forfeitures 159 5 5
of money levied on Mr. Mason 1,319 15 3
of Imprest money for payment of An nuities 386 0
of ditto per Thomas Micklethwaite 7,450 0 0
of ditto per Robert Walpole 3,972 17
of ditto per Earl Torrington for the Civil List 37 13 8
of Assiento money paid per South Sea Company 2 0 0
of Sale of Tin 7,492 0 2
29,595 14
£229,549 11
BRANCH ANALYSIS: AIDS AND TAXES.
ARREARS OF DIVERS AIDS AND TAXES GRANTED BY PARLIAMENT.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714:
on the Third Quarterly Poll 1698 0 4 0
on Subsidies 1703 26 13 4
on the Second 4s. Aid anno 1708 511 11
on the Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 1,578 15 10
on the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 4,544 16
6,662 0 10
To Arrears received there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Tobacco Pipe Duty; Michaelmas quarter 1715 2 0 0
on the Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698; Xmas quarter 1714 604 0 0
on ditto; Midsummer quarter 1715 4 18 0
on the First 3s. Aid anno 1697; Michaelmas quarter 1715 0 4 0
on the Subsidies eodem anno; Midsummer quarter 1715 11 6 5
on the Second 3s. Aid anno 1698; Ladyday quarter 1715 387 12 3
on the Subsidies and other Duties anno [1698]; Michaelmas quarter 1715 0 3 3
on the First 2s. and 12d. Aid; Midsummer quarter 1715 4 10 0
on the Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1696; Midsummer quarter 1715 1 4 0
on Subsidies anno 1703; Midsummer quarter 1715 64 2 0
on the Eighth 4s. Aid anno 1705; Ladyday quarter 1715 10,350 18 3
on ditto; Michaelmas quarter 1715 36 14 0
on the Ninth 4s. Aid anno 1706; Ladyday quarter 1715 9,649 1 9
on the Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708; Xmas quarter 1714 1,000 0 0
on ditto; Ladyday quarter 1715 160 0 0
on the Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709; Xmas quarter 1714 92 10 0
on ditto; Ladyday quarter 1715 3 0 1
on ditto; Midsummer quarter 1715 91 0 4
on the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710; Xmas quarter 1714 1,700 0 0
on ditto; Ladyday quarter 1715 300 5 3
on ditto; Michaelmas quarter 1715 62 6 5
(total Xmas quarter 1714 3,396l. 10s., Ladyday quarter 1715 20,850l. 17s. 7d., Midsummer quarter 1715 177l. 0s. 9d., Michaelmas quarter 1715 101l. 7s. 8d.) 24,525 16 0
£31,187 16 10
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid on the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710; out of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid 2,500 0 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto at 6l. per cent.; out of ditto 198 11 6
2,698 11 6
by [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards, Garrisons etc., upon account:
out of the Third Quarterly Poll; before 12 June 1714 0 4 0
out of the Second 3s. Aid; since 12 June 1714 387 12 3
out of the Eighth 4s. Aid; since 12 June 1714 10,350 18 3
out of the Ninth 4s. Aid; since 12 June 1714 9,649 1 9
out of the Eleventh 4s. Aid; before 12 June 1714 511 11
out of ditto; since 12 June 1714 1,160 0 0
out of the Twelfth 4 s. Aid; before 12 June 1714 1,578 15 10
out of ditto; since 12 June 1714 94 0 5
out of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid; before 12 June 1714 8 0 0
out of ditto; since 12 June 1714 300 5 3
24,040 9
(total before 12 June 1714 2,098l. 11s. 3½d., since 12 June 1714 21,941l. 17s. 11d.)
By [paid] Thomas Moor, late Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, upon account:
out of the Third Quarterly Poll; since 12 June 1714 604 0 0
out of the Twelfth 4 s. Aid; ditto 92 10 0
out of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid; ditto 2,596 16
3,293 6
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon for arrears to the Forces whilst [he was] Paymaster, upon account:
out of the First 2s. and 12d. Aid; since 12 June 1714 4 10 0
out of the Tobacco Pipe Duty; ditto 2 0 0
out of Subsidies and other Duties; ditto 11 9 8
out of the First 3s. Aid; ditto 0 4 0
out of the Fourth 4s. Aid; ditto 1 4 0
out of Subsidies 1703; before 12 June 1714 26 13 4
out of ditto; since 12 June 1714 64 2 0
out of the Eighth 4s. Aid; ditto 36 14 0
out of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid; ditto 62 6 5
out of the Third Quarterly Poll; ditto 4 18 0
214 1 5
(total before 12 June 1714 26l. 13s. 4d., since 12 June 1714 187l. 8s. 1d.) 30,246 8 4
by Cash remaining in the Exchequer Michaelmas 1715:
out of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid for Principal and Interest 941 8 6
£31,187 16 10
[9 Anne, c. 1]
THE FOURTEENTH 4s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1711.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1714:
before 12 June 1714 5,411 7 1
since 12 June 1714 937 5
6,348 12
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 1,072 9 8
Lady day quarter 1715 1,351 7 2
Midsummer quarter 1715 1,274 1 5
Michaelmas quarter 1715 569 4
4,267 2
10,615 15 3
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on this Aid 600 0 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans at 6l. per cent. 11 3 3
611 3 3
by [paid] Robert Walpole for account of the Guards and Garrisons etc.; before 12 June 1714 1,237 10 11
by ditto; since 12 June 1714 1,742 9 2
by [paid] Thomas Moore, late Paymaster of the Forces Abroad etc.; ditto 2,009 15
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon for arrears [due] to the Forces whilst [he was] Paymaster; before 12 June 1714 342 16 9
by ditto; since 12 June 1714 1,452 3 11½
(total before 12 June 1714 1,580l. 7s. 8d.; since 12 June 1714 5,204l. 8s. 2d.) 6,784 15 10
7,395 19 1
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
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
£10,615 15 3
pro anno 1712 [10 Anne, c. 1]
THE FIFTEENTH 4s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1712.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28
Sept. 1714
7,441 15
To Receipts there Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 1,856 12 2
Ladyday quarter 1715 7,521 0 4
Midsummer quarter 1715 83 6 6
Michaelmas quarter 1715 260 13
9,721 12
and on the part of Scotland:
Midsummer quarter 1715 500 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 254 1 0
754 1 0
(total Receipts 10,475l. 13s. 1½d.)
£17,917 8 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on this Aid 11,460 0 0
by [payment of] Interest on ditto at 6l. per cent. 2,285 13 1
13,745 13 1
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon for arrears to Land Forces upon account out of money since 12 June 1714 1,014 14
14,760 7
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715 for Principal and Interest 3,157 1
£17,917 8 7
pro anno 1713 [12 Anne, c. 1]
THE THIRD 2s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1713.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 32,978 17
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 52,134 17 11
Ladyday quarter 1715 11,574 13 9
Midsummer quarter 1715 7,726 2 3
Michaelmas quarter 1715 9,434 10
80,870 4
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1714 8,700 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 2,000 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 1,900 0 0
12,600 0 0
(total Receipts 93,470l. 4s. 1½d.)
£126,449 1 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on this Aid 113,293 18
[by payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 4,778 6 0
118,072 4
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 8,376 17
£126,449 1 6
pro anno 1714 [13 Anne, c. 1]
LOANS ON THE FOURTH 2s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1714.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 1,870 1 10
To Loans made at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715: Xmas quarter 1714 60,327 6
£62,197 8
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, upon account 58,217 6
[by paid over] to make good deficiencies:
of the Fond for the Class Lottery 1711 at Michaelmas 1713 2,583 8 1
on the Register for Loans on the TwoThird Subsidy 1705:
[for repayment of] Principal 1,300 0 0
[for payment of] Interest 96 13 9
1,396 13 9
(total to make good deficiencies 3,980l. 1s. 10d.)
£62,197 8
pro anno 1714 [12 Anne, c. 2]
LOANS ON THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CON-TINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1714 TO 24 JUNE 1715.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 March 1714 1,765 17 10
To Loans made at the Exchequer Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 in money 77,452 4
Ladyday quarter 1715 in money 124,669 10
202,121 14
Xmas quarter 1714 by levying tallies 34,826 15 10
Ladyday quarter 1715 by levying tallies 19,939 5
54,766 1
(total Loans 256,887l. 15s. 11¾d.)
£258,653 13
Discharge or Creditor.
By payments made at the Exchequer to the following uses:
to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy upon account; out of Loans in money 202,121 14
to John How, late Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc. upon account; out of Loans in tallies 54,766 1
256,887 15 11¾
by [paid over] to make good the following Deficiencies:
the Deficiency of the Fond for the Classis Lottery 1711 to Michaelmas 1713 489 15 0
on the Register for Loans on the TwoThird Subsidy 1705:
for [repayment of] Principal 1,200 0 0
[for payment of] Interest 76 2 10
1,276 2 10
(total to make good deficiencies 1,765l. 17s. 10d.)
£258,653 13
pro anno 1714 [13 Anne, c. 1]
THE FOURTH 2s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1714.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the part of England:
Xmas quarter 1714 199,781 2 1
Ladyday quarter 1715 134,519 16 2
Midsummer quarter 1715 350,064 1 2
Michaelmas quarter 1715 163,058 18 2
847,423 17 7
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1715 4,900 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1715 3,200 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715 5,500 0 0
13,600 0 0
£861,023 17 7
Discharge or Creditor
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on the Fourteenth 4s. Aid transferred to this Aid 36,000 0 0
[by payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 1,718 9 3
37,718 9 3
by Principal of Loans repaid on this Aid after the said transference 761,455 16
[by payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 35,935 6 3
797,391 3
835,109 12
by [paid] John Mellish to rectify an Overpayment as Receiver for the County of Southampton 4,530 11 4
839,640 3
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 21,383 13 11¼
£861,023 17 7
pro anno 1714 [13 Anne, c. 2]
THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1714 TO 24 JUNE 1715.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 100 8 5
To Receipts there Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 20,225 15 11
Ladyday quarter 1715 123,009 9
Midsummer quarter 1715 211,052 11
Michaelmas quarter 1715 207,888 0
562,175 17
£562,276 5
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1712 transferred to Malt 1714 141,317 4
by [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 19,210 12 5
160,527 16 11½
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on Malt 1714 after the said transference 359,544 19
by [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 16,163 0 6
375,707 19 11¾
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 26,040 8 10¼
£562,276 5
THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON SOAP AND PAPER CONTINUED 12 ANNE [13 ANNE, c. 18] FOR 32 YEARS FROM 2 AUG. 1714.
THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON PAINTED, STAINED AND DYED SILKS, CALICOES, LINENS, ETC.; DITTO.
THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON STARCH AND ON COALS EXPORTED; DITTO.
THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON STAMPT VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER; DITTO.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 3,305 4
To Receipts there, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on the Additional Duty on Soap:
Xmas quarter 1714 12,083 17
Ladyday quarter 1715 13,029 2 11
Midsummer quarter 1715 17,978 17 10
Michaelmas quarter 1715 24,585 16
67,677 14 6
on the Additional Duty on Paper:
Xmas quarter 1714 7,041 2 9
Ladyday quarter 1715 4,342 2
Midsummer quarter 1715 4,442 6 2
Michaelmas quarter 1715 6,171 14 4
21,997 5
on the Additional Duty on Coals Exported:
Xmas quarter 1714 294 1
Ladyday quarter 1715 538 13 10
Midsummer quarter 1715 866 17 10
Michaelmas quarter 1715 1,083 9
(total Receipts 92,458l. 2s. 11½d.) £95,763 7 0
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By [paid] George Murray, Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,400,000l. anno 1714 13,305 4
By [paid] Christopher Rhodes, Secretary to the Managers of the said Lottery for incidents 1,407 2
By [paid] Thomas Bernard, for the like 1,500 0 0
2,907 2
16,212 6 8
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 79,551 0 4
£95,763 7 0
[13 Anne, c. 18]
CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE ACT FOR RAISING 1,400,000l. BY WAY OF A LOTTERY FOR THE YEAR 1714.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 17,406 7
To Contribution money paid in there, Xmas quarter 1714 560,000 0 0
£577,406 7
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] Charles Cæsar, late Treasurer of the Navy, upon account 30,000 0 0
by [paid] John Aislabie, present ditto, ditto 180,304 6 4
by [paid] John How, late Paymaster of the Guards, Garrisons etc., ditto 35,632 17 0
by [paid] Robert Walpole, present ditto, ditto 200,173 1
by [paid] Thomas Moor, late Paymaster of the Forces abroad, ditto 17,094 6
by [paid] Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer of the Ordnance, ditto 37,470 5 2
500,674 15 10¾
by Interest [paid] on Debentures made out for the sufferers at Nevis and St. Xtophers 10,907 7
by paid to make good the following deficiencies:
of the Fond for the Class Lottery anno 1711 to Michaelmas 1713 24,285 12 6
of ditto for ditto anno 1712, ditto 27,546 4
on the Register for Loans on the TwoThird Subsidy anno 1705; for Principal 7,527l. 12s. 2½d. and for Interest 687l. 2s. 9d. 8,214 14 11½
60,046 11 9
571,628 15
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 5,777 12
£577,406 7
THE RECEIVERS OF THE MONIES CONTRIBUTED ON THE ACT FOR THIS LOTTERY ARE:
Debtors. £ s. d.
To Balance at the foot of their Account at Michaelmas 1714 570,000 0 0
Creditors.
By the Receivers’ payments into the Exchequer as above 560,000 0 0
Balance is the Remain in their hands at Michaelmas 1715 10,000 0 0
£570,000 0 0
[1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 1] pro anno 1715.
LOANS ON THE FIFTH 2s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1715.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Midsummer quarter 1715; in money 621,941 8 0
ditto; by levying tallies 273,379 0
£895,320 8
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, upon account; out of Loans in money 378,296 2
ditto, ditto; out of Loans in Tallies 273,379 0
by [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc., ditto; out of Loans in money 203,645 5
by [paid] Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer of the Ordnance, ditto; ditto 40,000 0 0
(total in money 621,941l. 8s., in tallies 273,379l. 0s. 5½d.)
£895,320 8
[1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 2] pro anno 1715.
LOANS ON THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CON TINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1715 TO 24 JUNE 1716.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Midsummer quarter 1715: in money 58,760 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1715; ditto 3,986 9 7
62,746 9 7
ditto; in tallies 200,000 0 0
£262,746 9 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy upon account; in money 20,945 7
by [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc., ditto; ditto 33,197 1
by [paid] ditto, ditto; in tallies 200,000 0 0
by [paid] James, Earl of Carnarvon, for arrears due to the Forces, whilst [he was] Paymaster; in money 500 0 0
(total in money 54,642l. 8s. 10d., in tallies 200,000l.) 254,642 8 10
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 8,104 0 9
£262,746 9 7
[1 Geo. 1, st. 2, c. 1] pro anno 1715.
THE FIFTH 2s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1715.
£ s. d.
Charge or Debtor. nil
Discharge or Creditor. nil
[1 Geo. 1, st. 2, c. 2] pro anno 1715.
THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1715 TO 24 JUNE 1716.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To the Income of the said Duty into the Exchequer:
Michaelmas quarter 1715 1,285 5 4
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 1,285 5 4
BRANCH ANALYSIS: EXCHEQUER BILLS, ANNUITIES, LOTTERIES ETC.
THE TELLERS OF THE EXCHEQUER FOR EXCHEQUER BILLS MADE FORTH IN PURSUANCE OF THE ACT FOR ENLARGING THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND [12 ANNE, c. 11] AND FOR EXCHEQUER BILLS MADE FORTH FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1713, ARE:
£ s. d.
Debtors. nil
Creditors. nil
CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE ACT [8 ANNE, c. 12] FOR 81,000l. PER AN. IN ANNUITIES AT 9l. PER CENT.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 25 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 September 1715 25 0 0
SAMUEL EDWARDS, CHARLES LOW AND WALTER BROWNE, THE PERSONS APPOINTED TO PAY INTEREST ON EXCHEQUER BILLS, ARE:
Debtors. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in their hands 28 Sept. 1714 4,071 1
To money imprested to them to reimburse the Interest allowed by the Tellers on all Exchequer Bills paid in there within the time of this Account 20,000 0 0
£24,071 1
Creditors.
By [paid] the Tellers of the Exchequer for Interest allowed by them on Bills paid in there within the time of this accompt 22,523 17
by [paid] the Accomptants on their salary and for incidents to 15 Nov. 1714, the time their Constitution determined 379 9
22,903 6
Balance is the Remain in the hands of Mr. Edwards, Mr. Lowe and Mr. Browne, 15 Nov. 1714 1,167 14 9
£24,071 1
SAMUEL EDWARDS, CHARLES LOW, THOMAS FLETCHER, THE PERSONS APPOINTED TO PAY INTEREST ON EXCHEQUER BILLS ARE:
Debtors. £ s. d.
To Cash brought to this accompt as remaining in the hands of Messrs. Edwards, Lowe and Browne 15 Nov. 1714 the day their Constitution was superseded 1,167 14 9
To money imprested to them to reimburse the Tellers the Interest allowed by them on all Exchequer Bills paid in there within the time of this Account 80,000 0 0
£81,167 14 9
Creditors.
By [paid] the Tellers of the Exchequer for Interest allowed by them on all Bills paid in there within the time of this Account 80,251 4 3
Balance is the Remain in the hands of the Accomptants 28 Sept. 17 916 10 6
£81,167 14 9
[10 Anne, c. 18]
CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE ACT FOR RAISING 1,800,000l. BY WAY OF A LOTTERY FOR THE YEAR 1712.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 1,091 12 3
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for 80,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 2 10 0
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 1,089 2 3
£1,091 12 3
[10 Anne, c. 19]
CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE ACT FOR THE CLASSIS LOTTERY FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1712.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 1,763 6 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 1,763 6 6
LOANS ON COALS FOR BUILDING FIFTY NEW CHURCHES.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 8,146 6 5
To Loans made there Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1714 10,000 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1715 19 0 6
Michaelmas quarter 1715 11,000 0 0
21,019 0 6
£29,165 6 11
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Henry Smith, Treasurer to the Commissioners for building fifty new Churches 24,000 0 0
by [payment of] Interest of Loans registered on the Duties on Coals at 6l. per cent. 2,711 19 5
26,711 19 5
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 2,453 7 6
£29,165 6 11
THE RECEIVERS OF THE MONIES CONTRIBUTED FOR RAISING 500,000l. BY A LOTTERY FOR THE CIVIL LIST ARE:
Debtors. £ s. d.
To Remains in their hands 28 Sept. 1714 1,100 0 0
Creditors.
By Remains in their hands 28 Sept. 1715 1,100 0 0
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RAISING 500,000l. BY A LOTTERY FOR THE CIVIL LIST.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1714 16,143 15
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 16,143 15
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, PAYMASTER OF THE CIVIL LIST IN SCOTLAND, IS:
Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in his hands Michaelmas 1714 579 16 96/12
To his Receipts, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
on Compositions for Signatures 392 6 41/12
on Crown rents and casualties:
Property Equæs 76 15 810/12
Sheriffs’ Equæs 26 3 511/12
Burrough Equæs 29 14 1010/12
132 14 17/12
on Fines of Justiciary 361 15 69/12
on Imprests from the Receivers of the Customs and Commissioners of Excise, pursuant to Exchequer Warrants:
out of Customs per the Receivers thereof 7,704 8 06/12
out of Excise per ditto 2,479 1 88/12 10,183 9 92/12
out of several Branches of Excise per the Commissioners of that Revenue 18,039 13 13/12
(total Receipts 29,109l. 18s. 1010/12d.)
£29,689 15 8 1/4
Creditor.
By payments, according to an Abstract signed by himself:
for salaries to three Courts of Session, Justiciary and Exchequer 21,720 4 1
for salaries to Officers not of these Courts on the Civil Establishment 6,208 8 01/12
for defraying the charge of the Circuits 930 0 0
for contingencies 700 0 0
29,558 12 11/12
By cash remaining in his hands, Michaelmas 1715 131 3 71/4
£29,689 5 81/4
pro anno 1715 [1 Geo. I, st.2,c. 19].
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RAISING 910,000l. BY SALE OF ANNUITIES AT 5l. PER CENT. PER AN. REDEEMABLE BY PARLIAMENT.
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To money contributed and paid into the Exchequer:
Michaelmas quarter 1715 137,000 0 0
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy, upon accompt 81,182 9 5
by [paid] Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons, ditto 40,000 0 0
by [paid] Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer of the Ordnance, ditto 12,632 2 0
133,814 11 5
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 3,185 8 7
£137,000 0 0
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RAISING 169,000l. BY SALE OF ANNUITIES AT 5l. PER CENT. PER AN. REDEEMABLE BY PARLIAMENT [1 GEO. I. st. 2, c. 21].
£ s. d.
Charge or Debtor. nil
Discharge or Creditor. nil
RECEIVERS OF THE MONIES CONTRIBUTED ON THE ACT FOR THESE ANNUITIES, ARE:
Debtors. £ s. d.
To the sum total of the Payments authorized to be contributed under the Act 1,079,000 0 0
Creditors. £ s. d.
By the Receivers’ Payments into the Exchequer as above 137,000 0 0
Balance at Michaelmas 1715:
to money which appears to have been paid into the Exchequer, Michaelmas 1715 to Michaelmas 1716 920,500 0 0
in the Receivers’ hands to be accounted for 21,500 0 0
942,000 0 0
£1,079,000 0 0
MONEY ARISING BY SALE OF SOUTH SEA STOCK.
(Under this all is left blank for two double pages).
BRANCH ANALYSIS: TALLIES.
THE SEVERAL ACCOMPTANTS FOR THE SUMS IMPRESTED TO THEM IN TALLIES FOR USES TO BE APPOINTED, ARE:
Debtors. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To the sum in Tallies remaining in their hands unapplied at Michaelmas 1714:
for the year 1705; on Reversionary Annuities in the hands of Charles Cæsar 46,563 0 0
for the year 1711; on Duties on Hops, ditto 1,690 16
for the year 1712; on Malt Duties, ditto 5,000 0 0
53,253 16
To the sum imprested to the several Treasurers and Paymasters by levying tallies on the Public Fonds for uses to be appointed, Michaelmas 1714 to Michaelmas 1715:
for the year 1714; tallies on the Malt Duties; to John How, late Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc. 54,766 1
for the year 1715; tallies on the Fifth 2s. Aid; to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy 273,379 0
ditto; tallies on the Malt Duties; to Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons etc. 200,000 0 0
528,145 2 0
581,398 18
To a surcharge on John Aislabie for so much in tallies on Reversionary Annuities anno 1705 assigned to him by Charles Cæsar, late Treasurer of the Navy 39,789 0 0
£621,187 18
Creditors. £ s. d.
By services supplied out of the above Tallies:
on Reversionary Annuities anno 1705; by [supplied] Charles Cæsar, late Treasurer of the Navy, for so much by him assigned to John Aislabie, the present Treasurer 39,789 0 0
ditto; by ditto for uses to be appointed 6,774 0 0
46,563 0 0
on Hops anno 1711; by ditto, for ditto 1,690 16
on Malt anno 1712; by ditto, for ditto 5,000 0 0
on Malt anno 1714; by [supplied] John How, for accompt of Guards and Garrisons etc. 33,818 4
ditto; by ditto, for accompt of Debts due to the Land Forces and Outpensioners 20,947 17 4 54,766 1
on Malt anno 1715; by [supplied] Robert Walpole, Paymaster General of the Guards, Garrisons and other Forces:
for accompt of the Guards, Garrisons etc. in Great Britain, twelve Companies of Invalids and Forces in the Plantations 98,764 6 4
for pay and levy money of four Companies to be added to the Coldstream Regiment of Guards 312 0 0
for ditto of 3,000 Dragoons and 4,000 Foot 51,483 2 0
for accompt of 600 Out-pensioners ordered upon service 2,281 5 0
for the Royal Hospital of Chelsea and pay of the Outpensioners 14,237 11 7
for the pay of seven Battalions brought from Flanders 9,061 17 0
for accompt of the Forces in Flanders 3,889 5 0
for the Forces and Garrison in Minorca 2,625 4 8
for the Forces and Garrison in Gibraltar 1,844 8 0
184,498 19 7
292,518 17 10
By the Remains in Tallies for uses to be appointed in the hands of the respective Treasurers and Paymasters at Michaelmas 1715:
for the year 1705; on Reversionary Annuities, in the hands of Mr. Aislabie 39,789 0 0
for the year 1715; on the Fifth 2s. Aid; ditto 273,379 0
ditto, on the Malt Duties; in the hands of Robert Walpole 15,501 0 5
328,669 0 10½
£621,187 18
[4 & 5Anne, c. 18].
THE EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 184,242l. 14s. PER AN. IN ANNUITIES PURCHASED ANNO 1706, IS:
Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1714:
One-Third Tonnage and Poundage 93,679 8
9d. per barrel Excise 52,533 17 3
146,213 6
To the One-Third Tonnage and Poundage for the net produce thereof in the year to Michaelmas 1715 (see p. xxxiv above) 100,408 1 0
to the produce of the 9d. per barrel Excise granted for 16 years from 17 May 1697 (see p. xliv above) 164,159 6
to the Duties on Coal, Culm and Cinders, for arrears recovered on the Grant which determined Michaelmas 1710 (see p. xxxiv above) 74 14 7
264,642 1 10½
£410,855 7 11
Creditor.
By paid on Annuities as above for 99 years from 25 March 1706 183,695 17 4
By Rewards [paid] to Officers for paying and accounting etc. 1,470 0 0
185,165 17 4
By Cash transferred to the Fond for paying 40,000l. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 49,042 13
234,208 10
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715:
9d. per Barrel Excise for the Proprietors of Annuities 53,365 17
One-Third Tonnage and Poundage for ditto 50,109 3
Surplus of ditto for 40,000l. per an. anno 1708 33,251 3
more for the King's Civil List as directed by Parliament 39,920 12 7
176,646 17
£410,855 7 11 (fn. 1)
[6 Anne, c. 2]
THE EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 72,187l. 10s PER AN.ON IN ANNUITIES PURCHASED ANNO 1707 IS:
Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer Michaelmas 1714 29,168 19 1
To the Income of sundry Duties and Revenues appropriated to pay these Annuities in the year to Michaelmas 1715 81,523 4
£110,692 3
Creditor. £ s. d.
By paid on the Annuities as above for 99 years from 25 March 1707 70,963 5 0
by rewards [paid] to Officers for paying and accounting etc. 375 12 2
71,338 17 2
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon for arrears to the late Queen's Forces upon account 5,848 2
by Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715:
Duty on Sweets 1,226 11 11½
Duty on Low Wines 8,918 1 11
Hawkers and Pedlars 10,741 5 0
Duties on Paper 12,619 5
33,505 4 2
£110,692 3
[6 Anne, c. 39].
THE EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 40,000l. PER AN. ON THE FIRST ACT FOR THE SALE OF ANNUITIES ANNO 1708 IS:
Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1714:
of Overplus money of the Fond for Annuities and Survivorship 2,140 17 3
To the Overplus of Sundry Fonds and Revenues appropriated to pay these Annuities:
Surplus of One-third Tonnage and Poundage for Annuities 41,710 12 1
Surplus of the 9d. per Barrel Excise 7,332 0 11¼
49,042 13
£51,183 10
Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By paid on the Annuities as above for 99 years from 25 March 1708 39,804 10 0
by Rewards [paid] to Officers for paying and accounting etc. 208 2 7
40,012 12 7
by [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon, for arrears [due] to the late Queen's Forces, upon account 9,030 0
49,042 13
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715; of Overplus money for the Fond for Annuities and Survivorship 2,140 17 3
£51,183 10
[6 Anne, c. 39].
THE EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 80,000l. PER AN. ON THE SECOND ACT FOR SALE OF ANNUITIES ANNO 1708 IS:
Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1714 55,178 6
To the Income of the Half Subsidy appropriated to pay these Annuities (see page xxxii above) 132,326 1
to Contributions on the First Lottery Act anno 1712, for so much thereof as hath been applied in this year to pay these Annuities 2 10 0
132,328 11
£187,506 18 1
Creditor.
By paid on Annuities as above for 99 years from 24 June 1708 80,257 10 0
by Rewards [paid] to Officers for paying and accounting etc. 416 5 3
80,673 15 3
by [paid] the Bank of England on the Allowance of 3l. per cent. per an. for circulating Exchequer Bills 54,531 11
by [paid] Messrs. Edwards, Lowand Fletcher, persons appointed to pay Interest on Exchequer Bills 2,248 10
56,780 1
137,453 16
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715 50,053 1
£187,506 18 1
ESTIMATES AND GRANTS FOR THE YEAR 1715.
SUMS VOTED OR ENACTED FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE SESSION OF PARLIAMENT BEGUN 17 MARCH 1714–15 AND ENDED 9 JANUARY 1715–16.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
2 April 1715. For 10,000 men for the Sea (including Ordnance Sea Service) for one year from 1 Jan. 1714–15 520,000 0 0
11 August 1715. For 6,000 men for the Sea for six months from 24 June, 1715 156,000 0 0
10 May 1715. For the Ordinary of the Navy (excluding Half-pay to Sea-Officers) anno 1715 197,896 17 5
For Half-pay to Sea-Officers 35,574 3 6
For extra Repairs, Rebuildings and other extra Works; and for completing the Furniture and Stores of Ships in repair and to be repaired 237,277 0 0
1,146,748 0 11
10 May 1715. For the charge of the Office of Ordnance for Land Service in the year 1715 90,797 11 3
31 ditto. For the Military Officers and Chaplains that served in the Train of Artillery in Flanders and Spain and on several Expeditions; which, with the Allowance they have on the Establishment in the Office of Ordnance, is to complete their half-pay for the year 1715 2,832 8 6
93,629 19 9
9 April 1715. For maintaining Guards and Garrisons in Great Britain, Jersey, Guernzey and America; and for twelve Companies of Invalids and three Independent Companies in North Britain for the year 1715 425,900 14 6
For maintaining the Forces and Garrison at Minorca, ditto 57,759 14 7
For the like at Gibraltar, ditto 37,192 14
31 May 1715. For the charge of Officers’ Servants of the Regiments in Minorca and Gibraltar from 25 June 1713 to 24 December 1714 8,183 9 4
For maintaining Harrison's, North and Grey's and Stern's Regiment in Flanders from 29 Sept. 1714 to 25 Dec. 1714 8,461 13 8
9 April 1715. For maintaining the same three Regiments for one year 24 Dec. 1714 to 24 Dec. 1715 35,912 19 2
31 May 1715. For maintaining seven Battalions in Flanders or England from 29 Sept. 1714 till 25 March 1715 when [they were] transferred to Ireland, viz. the Royal Regiment, Webb's, Forfar's, Hill's, Orrery's and Sutton's 33,525 1 8
For Bounty to disbanded men on transferring Regiments to Ireland 468 0 0
25 July 1715. For 3,000 Dragoons and 4,000 Foot, Commission Officers and Noncommissioned Officers, one year and levy money 265,754 7 6
For four Companies to complete the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards to two Battalions, one year and levy money 5,458 10 0
31 May 1715. For the support of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and Pay of the Outpensioners (ultra Poundage) 20,000 0 0
18 June 1715. For Half-pay to Officers of the Land Forces and Marines, being natural born subjects or naturalized, for the year 1715 123,698 10 0
For Half-pay to the Officers of Hamilton's Regiment of Foot 2,591 10 0
1,024,907 5
18 June 1715. Towards satisfying the Debt due for Subsidies and Arrears upon account of the Land Forces 250,000 0 0
21 July 1715. For the South Sea Company on their original Fond; for the half-year ended Midsummer 1715 275,339 0 8
to ditto on their Encreased Fond for the half-year to Xmas 1715 300,000 0 0
to Management for their year's allowance to ditto 8,000 0 0
(total 583,339l. 0s. 8d.)
31 May 1715. For the Deficiency of the Fond for the Class Lottery 1711; for the year to Michaelmas 1714 53,322 0 0
for ditto for the Class Lottery 1712; for the same year 52,938 9 8
21 July 1715. For the Deficiency on the former Act for Hops per Clause in the Bank Act 86,805 0 0
776,404 10 4
Pursuant to Acts of Parliament or Special Clauses contained therein:
The Loans which remained unsatisfied on 2 May 1715 and the Interest thereof upon the Land Tax anno 1712 are made good by being transferred to the Register for Loans on the Land Tax anno 1715 and amount to 44,679 11
the Loans which remained unsatisfied on 3 June 1715 and the Interest thereof upon the Duties on Malt for the year 1713 are made good by being transferred to the Register for Loans on Malt Duties anno 1715 and amount to 293,729 0 4
the Commissioners for examining and stating Army Debts, being seven in number at 500l. per an. each from 10 Sept. 1715, 3,500l.; and for clerks, messengers, officers, etc. 3,000l. 6,500 0 0
the Commissioners for stating the Debts due and growing due to Scotland by way of Equivalent, for themselves, being six in number, at 500l. per an. each, 3,000l.; and for Secretary, Accomptant, clerks, messengers, doorkeeper, housekeeper, office rent and incidents 980l. 3,980 0 0
the Contributors to Annuities at 5l. per cent. per an. for 1,079,000l. anno 1715 are by the Act to be allowed Interest at the rate of 8l. per cent. per an. for the first of their five payments of their contribution money from the day of their making the same to 29 Sept. 1715 and after the rate of 5l. per cent. per an. for the remaining four payments from the respective days of their making the same to 29 May 1716; with
allowance for prompt payments which according to the Receiver's Account amounts to 20,791l. 13s. 10d.; and for rewards and charges to the said Receivers by virtue of the said Act 600l. 21,391 13 10
370,280 5
£3,661,970 1 11
THE GRANTS IN PARLIAMENT TOWARDS SATISFYING THE PUBLIC SERVICES AS ABOVE, WITH THE VALUE OF THOSE GRANTS AS ESTIMATED BY PARLIAMENT.
£ s. d.
The Land Tax of 2s. per libram for one year from 25 March 1715, chargeable with 44,679l. 11s. 6½d. Deficiency transferred thereunto and the Interest thereof as above, and such further Loans to be registered after the said transference at 4l. per cent. per an. Interest as shall not exceed 940,000 0 0
The Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry for one year from 23 June 1715, chargeable with 293,729l. 0s. 4d. in Loans transferred thereunto and Interest as above, and with such further loans to be registered after the said transference at 4l. per cent. per an. Interest as shall not exceed 700,000 0 0
the Contributions for Annuities at 5l. per cent. per an. from Michaelmas 1715 redeemable on a year's notice 910,000l. by one Act and 169,000l. by a second Act (including all discounts and charges) 1,079,000 0 0
An Addition to the Capital Stock of the Corporation for carry ing on the Trade to the South Seas from 9,177,967l. 15s. 4d. to Ten Millions 822,032 4 8
3,541,032 4 8
Balance is the difference between the estimated value of the Grants and the sum total of the Public Services, the said services exceeding the Grants according to the estimated value by 120,937 17 3
£3,661,970 1 11

Footnotes

  • 1. Written in error 410,885l. 7s. 11d. in T.30/4.