Revenue Account: Branch Analysis

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 30, 1716. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1958.

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'Revenue Account: Branch Analysis', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 30, 1716, (London, 1958) pp. xxviii-xciv. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol30/xxviii-xciv [accessed 24 March 2024]

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Branch Analysis

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FROM MICHAELMAS 1715 TO MICHAELMAS 1716.

Records of the Treasury Accounts, General, Yearly [T.30] Vol. 5.

AN ABSTRACT OF THE ACCOMPT OF THE REVENUES OF THE CROWN, TAXES AND MONIES BORROWED FOR ONE ENTIRE YEAR FROM MICHAELMAS 1715 TO MICHAELMAS 1716.

BRANCH ANALYSIS.

FONDS FOR MEETING DEFICIENCIES.

The several Fonda hereunder mentioned continued by an Act [1] Geo. 1 [st. 2, c. 21 (fn. 1) ] for Ever.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
for the Second General Mortgage, 1 Anne [1 Anne, c. 7]:
of the New Customs
2,743 19
for the Third General Mortgage 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 27]:
of the Impositions on Tobacco
3,128 6 2
for the Fourth General Mortgage, 6 Anne [6 Anne, c. 73]:
of the Impositions on Wines and Vinegar
1,871 3 78/4
for the Fifth General Mortgage, 7 Anne [7 Anne, c. 31]:
of the Impositions on Wines and Vinegar
3,315 5 3
of the Impositions on Tobacco 6,821 6
of the Duties 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 remaining 32,782l. 18s. 11d.)
To Receipts on the respective Grants 28 Sept. 1715 to 28 Sept. 1716:
on the Grant 1 Anne which determined 1 Aug. 1710:
for Wines and Vinegar:
Xmas quarter 1715
126 9
Ladyday quarter 1716 51 4
177 13 4
for Tobacco:
Xmas quarter 1715
55 5 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 3,396 14 10
Midsummer quarter 1716 1,033 9
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
4 2 1
4,489 11
(total for England 4,485l. 9s.d.)
for the Additional Impositions:
Xmas quarter 1715
2 7 3
for Whale Fins:
Xmas quarter 1715
7 14 7
Midsummer quarter 1716 0 9 0
8 3 7
(total on the Grant 1 Anne 4,677l. 15s.d.)
on the Grant 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 27] which determined 1 Aug. 1714:
for Wines and Vinegar:
Xmas quarter 1715
64 12
Ladyday quarter 1716 259 13 2
324 5 11½
for Tobacco:
Xmas quarter 1715
106 5 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 282 14 1
Midsummer quarter 1716 132 14 2
521 13 6
for the Additional Impositions:
Xmas quarter 1715
12 14
for Whale Fins:
Xmas quarter 1715
1 6 3
(total on the Grant 5 Anne 860l. 0s. 5d.)
on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1714 [6 Anne, c. 73]:
for Wines and Vinegar:
Xmas quarter 1715
271 16 11½
Ladyday quarter 1716 254 17
Midsummer quarter 1716 158 17
Michaelmas quarter 1716
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
3 11 11
689 3
(total for England 685l. 11s. 10½d.)
for Tobacco:
Xmas quarter 1715
2,098 14 8
Ladyday quarter 1716 3,999 18
Midsummer quarter 1716 2,056 9 11
Michaelmas quarter 1716 497 17 6
8,653 0
for East India Goods:
Xmas quarter 1715
20 18 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 66 5 4
Michaelmas quarter 1716 160 0 0
247 3 7
for Additional Impositions:
Xmas quarter 1715
164 8 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 132 7 5
296 15 7
(total on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1714 [6 Anne, c. 73] 9.886l. 3s. 3d.)
on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1716 [7 Anne, c. 31]:
for Wines and Vinegar:
Xmas quarter 1715
10,494 15 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 50,423 14 4
Midsummer quarter 1716 55,188 9 11
Michaelmas quarter 1716 21,897 5 2
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
781 4
138,785 9
(total for England 138,004l. 4s. 8d.)
for Tobacco:
Xmas quarter 1715
7,554 11 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 10,505 10
Midsummer quarter 1716 18,243 2
Michaelmas quarter 1716 50,777 4 9
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
15 12
87,096 1
(total for England 87,080l. 8s. 11d.)
for East India Goods:
Xmas quarter 1715
31,510 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 4,309 5
Midsummer quarter 1716 35,418 5 6
Michaelmas quarter 1716 4,157 6
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
208 17 10
75,603 18
(total for England 75,395l. 0s.d.)
for Additional Impositions:
Xmas quarter 1715
10,912 4 10½
Ladyday quarter 1716 9,992 18 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 12,328 15
Michaelmas quarter 1716 10,435 2 1
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
88 19
43,758 0
(total for England 43,669l. 1s. 0d.)
for Whale Fins:
Xmas quarter 1715
3,007 17
Ladyday quarter 1716 1,334 13
Midsummer quarter 1716 1,777 17 2
Michaelmas quarter 1716 685 7 4
6,805 15 3
(total on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1716 [7 Anne, c. 31] 352,049l. 4s. 8d.)
on the Grant which continues these Duties from 1 Aug. 1716 For Ever [1 Geo. 1, St. 2, c. 21]:
Michaelmas quarter 1716:
for Wines and Vinegar
10,860 4 4
for Tobacco 2,087 0 0
for East India Goods 5,684 12 0
for Additional Impositions 3,608 1 5
for Whale Fins 579 14
22,819 12
£423,075 15 5
[Summary—Remains 28 Sept. 1715 32,782 18 11
On the Grant 1 Anne 4,677 15
On the Grant 5 Anne 860 0 5
On the Grant 6 Anne 9,886 3 3
On the Grant 7 Anne 352,049 4 8
On the Grant 1 Geo. I 22,819 12
£423,075 15 5]
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid at the Receipt of the Exchequer towards satisfying Principal and Interest on the Act 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 27], the loans thereupon being made for the service of the year 1707 and called the Third General Mortgage:
for Principal
200 0 0
for Interest 30 15 1
230 15 1
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer towards satisfying Principal and Interest on the Act 6 Anne [c. 73], the loans thereupon being made for the year 1708 and called the Fourth General Mortgage:
for Principal
1,100 0 0
for Interest 38 12 9
1,138 12 9
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer towards satisfying Principal and Interest 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
230,890 12 1
for Interest 13,684 5 8
244,574 17 9
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer towards satisfying Principal and Interest on the Act 8 Anne [c. 14], the loans thereupon being made for the service of the year 1710 and called the Sixth General Mortgage:
for Principal
6,050 0 0
for Interest 6,091 14 1
12,141 14 1
258,085 19 8
By paid the Governor and Company of Merchants trading to the South Seas 152,000 0 0
Balance in cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
for the Second General Mortgage 1 Anne:
New Customs
2,743 19
for the Third General Mortgage, 5 Anne:
Tobacco
2,897 11 1
for the Fourth General Mortgage 6 Anne:
Wines and Vinegar
732 10 10¾
for the Fifth General Mortgage 7 Anne:
Wines and Vinegar
5,103 16 5
for the South Sea Company:
Wines and Vinegar
235 1 11½
Tobacco 773 15 5
East India Goods 312 1
Whale Fins 144 14 3
Additional Impositions 46 5 2
1,511 18 1
(total remains 28 Sept. 1716, 12,989l. 15s. 9d.)
£423,075 15 5

By an Act 3 Anne [3 and 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 arc 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. 1715 on the Duty on Coffee before 24 June 1714 3,102 6
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Low Wines before 24 June 1710:
Xmas quarter 1715
Coffee, Tea etc. from 24 June 1710 to 24 June 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
9 18
Additional Coffee etc., from 24 June 1710 to 24 June 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
220 0 10½
229 19 8
£3,332 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid in further part of 700,000l. 500 0 0
[By payment of] Interest at 6l. per cent. 2,361 10 7
2,861 10 7
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 470 15
£3,332 6

ARREARS OF THE TONNAGE DUTIES ON SHIPS AND VESSELS WHICH CEASED 17 MAY 1696 [5 & 6 W. & M., c. 20].

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer:
Midsummer quarter 1716:
of the five sevenths Tonnage
44 7 1
of the two sevenths Tonnage 17 15 1
£62 2 2
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank £62 2 2

THE NEW SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE GRANTED FROM 1 AUGUST 1714 [1 GEO. I, st. 1, c. 1] FOR THE KING'S LIFE.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received by Henry Ferne, Esq., late Receiver General of this Revenue, between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716 according to his Weekly Certificates in that behalf:
for the late Queen:
Xmas quarter 1715
7,283 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 1,847 11
Midsummer quarter 1716 3,068 10
Michaelmas quarter 1716
12,199 4
for his present Majesty:
Before Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
29,845 11 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 7,956 2
Midsummer quarter 1716 14,866 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 450 0 0
53,117 13 4
Since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
43,765 10
Ladyday quarter 1716 50,112 9 11
Midsummer quarter 1716 77,022 19 3
Michaelmas quarter 1716 7,840 2
178,741 1 4
£244,057 18
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid by the Receiver General of this Revenue according to their (sic) Weekly Certificates:
for the Civil List:
to His Royal Highness the Prince; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715
30,750 0 0
for Management:
for Drawbacks on Debentures and Allowances on damaged Goods; out of the late Queen's Arrears
8,892 15
for ditto; out of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715 30,485 17
for ditto; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 14,446 18
for accompt of Salaries; out of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715 37 10 0
for ditto; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 87 10 0
for accompt of Incidents; out of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715 375 18
for ditto; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 763 18 7
55,090 8
[By paid] into the Exchequer according to the said Certificates:
for the Civil List:
before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
3,306 8 7
since 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
19,015 10
Ladyday quarter 1716 876 16
Midsummer quarter 1716 1,876 0 5
Michaelmas quarter 1716 450 0 0
22,218 7 3
since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
31,962 19 4
Ladyday quarter 1716 30,027 15
Midsummer quarter 1716 62,861 18 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 7,840 2
132,692 14 7
(total paid into the Exchequer according to the said Certificates, 158,217l. 10s. 5d.)
£244,057 18

THE SAME SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE FOR THE KING'S CIVIL LIST.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received by Horatio Walpole and Francis Hawes, Esquires, Receivers General of this Revenue between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716 according to their Weekly Certificates in that behalf:
Michaelmas quarter 1716:
for the late King
1,000 0 0
for the late Queen 40 0 0
for His present Majesty, before Michaelmas 1715 442 0 3
for His present Majesty, since Michaelmas 1715 91,444 6
92,926 6 11½
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid by the Receivers General of this Revenue according to their Weekly Certificates:
for the Civil List:
to His Royal Highness the Prince; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715
9,250 0 0
for Management:
for Drawbacks on Debentures and Allowances on damaged goods; out of the late King's Arrears
330 19
for ditto; out of the late Queen's Arrears 40 0 0
for ditto; out of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715 442 0 3
for ditto; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 10,809 17
for accompt of Salaries; out of ditto 12 10 0
11,635 6 10
[By paid] into the Exchequer according to the said Certificates:
Michaelmas quarter 1716:
Arrears due before 8 March 1701–2
669 0
Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 71,371 19 7
72,041 0
£92,926 6 11½

THE NEW SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CONTINUED FROM 1 AUGUST 1714 FOR THE KING'S LIFE.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
for the King's Civil List
17,344 14
To Receipts at the Exchequer for the neat produce of this Revenue between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
of Arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
3,306 8 7
on growing Revenue, since 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
19,015 10
Ladyday quarter 1716 535 3 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 2,217 12 11
Michaelmas quarter 1716 450 0 0
22,218 7
on growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
31,781 19 11½
Ladyday quarter 1716 26,127 10 3
Midsummer quarter 1716 58,156 8
Michaelmas quarter 1716 79,023 6 2
195,089 5 1
and on the part of Scotland:
of Arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714:
Ladyday quarter 1716
127 12 0
on growing Revenue, since 1 Aug. 1714:
Ladyday quarter 1716
365 1 2
492 13 2
(total of Arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714, 3,434l. 0s. 7d.; total on growing Revenues since 1 Aug. 1714 22,583l. 8s.d.; total Receipts at the Exchequer 221,106l. 14s.d.)
£238,451 8 5
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer for the Civil List:
before Michaelmas 1715:
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of His Majesty's Chamber, upon account
1,779 15 0
to William, Lord Cadogan, Master of the Robes, upon account 2,500 0 0
to Conyers D'Arcy and Francis Negus, Commissioners for executing the Office of Master of the Horse 900 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary [Allowances] 4,748 18 11¾
to Fees and Salaries 3,549 1 0
to Pensions and Annuities 150 0 0
to His Royal Highness the Prince's Treasurer 10,000 0 0
to several as of His Majesty's Royal Bounty 1,810 0 0
to James Stanhope, Esq., a Principal Secretary of State, for Secret Service 750 0 0
to Casper Frederick Hennyng, Esq., for His Majesty's Privy Purse 1,148 1 11¼
to Contingencies of divers natures 10,406 0
37,741 16 11½
since Michaelmas 1715:
to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of the Household, upon account
900 0 0
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of His Majesty's Chamber, upon account 17,958 3 11
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 6,632 18
to William, Lord Cadogan, Master of the Robes, upon account 4,654 15 10
to Charles Dartiquenave, Esq., Paymaster of the Works, upon account 700 0 0
to Charles, Duke of Somerset, for the Extraordinaries of the Stables, upon account 4,000 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary [Allowances] 27,899 4 1
to Fees and Salaries 33,526 0
to Pensions and Annuities 7,822 17 0
to Pensions and Bounties payable per William Clayton, Esq. 21,372 6 9
to His Royal Highness the Prince 10,000 0 0
to several as of His Majesty's Royal Bounty 8,609 2 11
to Lord Townshend, a Principal Secretary of State, for Secret Service 1,500 0 0
to James Stanhope, Esq., another, for the like 900 0 0
to William Smith, Esq., Paymaster of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners 3,000 0 0
to Casper Frederick Hennyng, Esq., for His Majesty's Privy Purse 11,344 18
to Jewels or Presents to Foreign Ministers 4,128 11 0
to Samuel Smithen, Esq., His Majesty's Goldsmith, for Plate 1,698 16 1
to Contingencies of divers natures 22,240 9 10½
188,888 3 11¼
(total paid for the [King's] Civil List, 226,630l. 0s. 10¾d.)
out of the late Queen's Arrears:
to Conyers D'Arcy and George Fielding, late Commissioners for Executing the Office of Master of the Horse, upon account
927 15 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary [Allowances] 1,000 0 0
to Fees and Salaries 123 5 9
to Edward Nicholas, Esq., for Bounties and Charities 738 3 8
to Contingencies of divers natures 644 16 2
3,434 0 7
(total paid for the [King's] Civil List and out of the late Queen's Arrears, 230,064l. 1s.d.)
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715
2,186 5
of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 6,201 1
8,387 6 11¼
£238,451 8 5

[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 Money received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1715
£48 17 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank £48 17 6

[1 Anne, st. 2, c. 4.]

ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON COALS, CULM AND CINDERS GRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 14 MAY 1703.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Moneys received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1715
345 3 1
Ladyday quarter 1716 50 0 0
£395 3 1
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank 345 3 1
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 50 0 0
£395 3 1

[4 & 5 Anne, c. 18.]

ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON COALS, CULM AND CINDERS FROM 14 MAY 1708 TO 30 SEPT. 1710

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Moneys received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1715
425 18 7
Midsummer quarter 1716 26 9 10
£452 8 5
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1706 £452 8 5

PLANTATION DUTY GRANTED 25 CAR. II, [c. 7].

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Moneys received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1715
500 9 7
Michaelmas quarter 1716 14 14 0
£515 3 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank £515 3 7

THE DUTIES ON FOREIGN SAILCLOTH [12 ANNE, c. 12].

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 93 11 7
To Money received there:
Xmas quarter 1715
614 7
Ladyday quarter 1716 234 11
Midsummer quarter 1716 486 19
Michaelmas quarter 1716 504 10 11
1,840 8
£1,934 0
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon for Arrears to Her late Majesty's Forces while Paymaster 93 11 7
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank 1,840 8
£1,934 0

PRIZE DUTY FROM THE PLANTATIONS.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 1,461 4 10
To Money received there:
Xmas quarter 1715
688 2
Michaelmas quarter 1716 1,110 2 0
1,798 4
£3,259 8 11½
Discharge or Creditor.
By Interest on Debentures made out for the Sufferers at Nevis and St. Christopher's 1,461 4 10
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank 1,798 4
£3,259 8 11½

THE ONE-THIRD ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUND. AGE CONTINUED 4 ANNE [4 & 5 ANNE, c. 18] FOR 98 YEARS FROM 8 MARCH 1706–7.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1715
19,079 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 13,087 5 11
Midsummer quarter 1716 23,890 7
Michaelmas quarter 1716 30,272 4
86,329 0
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
113 12
£86,442 12 9
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1706 £86,442 12 9

Anno 1711.

[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. 1715 86,858 15
To Receipts, Michaelmas 1715 to Michaelmas 1716:
on Goods exported:
Xmas quarter 1715
10,771 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 5,440 12
Midsummer quarter 1716 7,510 7 10½
Michaelmas quarter 1716 12,070 5
35,792 5 4
on the Duty on Coals etc.:
Xmas quarter 1715
11,514 11 10
Ladyday quarter 1716 4,665 8 3
Midsummer quarter 1716 18,262 16
Michaelmas quarter 1716 24,001 10 2
58,444 6
on the Additional Duty on Candles:
Xmas quarter 1715
11,877 0 6
Ladyday quarter 1716 24,348 17 1
Midsummer quarter 1716 14,432 4
Michaelmas quarter 1716 7,058 2
57,716 4 5
and on the part of Scotland:
on Goods exported:
Ladyday quarter 1716
109 13 6
on the Duty on Coals etc.:
Ladyday quarter 1716
18 15 0
on the Additional Duty on Candles:
Xmas quarter 1715
498 8 10½
626 17
(total on Goods exported 35,901l. 18s. 10d.; total on the Duty on Coals 58,463l. 1s.d.; total on the Additional Duty on Candles 58,214l. 13s.d.; total Receipts as above 152,579l. 13s. 7d.)
£239,438 8 11½
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] William Thomas, Esq., late Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711 79,556 3
By [paid] Sir Andrew Chadwick, Kt., present Paymaster of the said Lottery, upon account 78,000 0 0
157,556 3
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 81,882 5 7
£239,438 8 11½

THE 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. 1715 733 10 6
To Money received there:
Xmas quarter 1715
5,306 13
Ladyday quarter 1716 11,160 2
Midsummer quarter 1716 20,231 17
Michaelmas quarter 1716 10,728 3 10½
47,426 17 8
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
93 16
(total Receipts 47,520l. 14s.d.)
£48,254 4 11½
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the Earl of Carnarvon for Arrears due to her late Majesty's Forces whilst Paymaster 733 10 6
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank 47,520 14
£48,254 4 11½

[8 Anne, c. 12]

THE ADDITIONAL EXCISE OF 3d. PER 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. 1715 45,041 12 11
To Receipts there, between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the Additional 3d. Excise:
Xmas quarter 1715
13,575 5
Ladyday quarter 1716 13,488 4 1
Midsummer quarter 1716 15,465 10
Michaelmas quarter 1716 15,603 6
58,132 5 11½
and on the part of Scotland:
Midsummer quarter 1716
648 3 0
58,780 8 11½
on Pepper, Raisins:
Xmas quarter 1715
6,196 12
Ladyday quarter 1716 5,297 18
Midsummer quarter 1716 10,871 2 1
Michaelmas quarter 1716 2,589 19
24,955 12 11½
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,040 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 0 3 7
25,995 16
(total Receipts 84,776l. 5s. 6d.)
£129,817 18 5
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By paid on Annuities for 32 years from Michaelmas 1710, amounting to 81,000l. per an. 80,213 5 0
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 49,604 13 5
£129,817 18 5

THE TWO THIRDS ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUND. AGE CONTINUED [BY AN ACT 7 ANNE, c. 30] 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 [CONTINUED BY THE SAID ACT 7 ANNE, c. 30] FROM 23 JUNE 1714 FOR EVER.

THE HALF SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE GRANTED [BY THE SAID ACT 7 ANNE, c. 30] FROM 1 AUGUST 1714 FOR EVER.

[The above are all absorbed into the Aggregate Fund by 1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 12].

THE DUTIES ON HOPS CONTINUED FROM 1 AUGUST 1715 FOR EVER [1 GEO. I, st. 2, c. 12].

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
of the Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage for the Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page xc)
8,030 0
of the Duty on Coffee, etc. for ditto 2,624 15 11½
of the Additional Duty on Coffee for ditto 341 1
of [the Duty] of 15l. per cent. on Muslins etc. for ditto 7 16 3
of the Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage for ditto 25,172 6 9
36,176 0
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the Two-thirds Tonnage:
Xmas quarter 1715
16,975 19 10
Ladyday quarter 1716 21,648 4 2
Midsummer quarter 1716 30,525 2 10
Michaelmas quarter 1716 24,432 17 0
93,582 3 10
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
159 14
on the Duty on Coffee etc.:
Xmas quarter 1715
6,244 1 10½
Ladyday quarter 1716 7,044 7 7
Midsummer quarter 1716 7,559 14
Michaelmas quarter 1716 6,773 16
27,622 0
on the Additional Duty on Coffee etc.:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,609 10
Ladyday quarter 1716 16,112 13
Midsummer quarter 1716 2,538 2 1
Michaelmas quarter 1716 20,709 19 9
40,970 5 9
on the 15l. per cent. duty on Muslins:
Xmas quarter 1715
11 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 5,177 11
Midsummer quarter 1716 0 10 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 21,918 9
27,107 13
on the Duty on Hops:
Xmas quarter 1715
318 12 10½
Ladyday quarter 1716 1,375 11
Midsummer quarter 1716 35,293 5 11
Michaelmas quarter 1716 2,069 3 10
39,056 14 0
on the Half Subsidy since July 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
17,184 8
Ladyday quarter 1716 13,605 17 9
Midsummer quarter 1716 36,680 17 1
Michaelmas quarter 1716 54,888 6 1
122,359 9
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
192 10
(total Receipts 351,050l. 11s.d.)
£387,226 11 10¾
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank £387,226 11 10¾

[8 Anne, c. 10].

THE DUTIES OF 3s. PER CHALDRON ON COALS, CULM ETC. FOR 32 YEARS FROM MICHAELMAS 1710.

THE ADDITIONAL RATES ON HOUSES FOR WINDOWS GRANTED FOR THE SAME TIME.

Charge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 5,084 15
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the Duties on Coals:
Xmas quarter 1715
17,733 3 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 7,246 10
Midsummer quarter 1716 27,168 15 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 35,515 17 1
87,664 5 11½
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
27 14 11½
87,692 0 11
on the Duties on Houses:
Xmas quarter 1715
7,842 11 4
Ladyday quarter 1716 5,900 3 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 16,332 3 7
Michaelmas quarter 1716 8,642 8 5
38,717 7 0
(total Receipts 126,409l. 7s. 11d.)
£131.494 3
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] Sir John Humble, Bt., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1710 130,825 0 0
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 669 3
£131,494 3

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 Money received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1715
545 14
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank 545 14

THE HALF SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CONTINUED [BY AN ACT 6 ANNE, c. 48] FOR 96 YEARS FROM 31 JULY 1712.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Xmas quarter 1715
17,184 8 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 13,605 17
Midsummer quarter 1716 36,680 17 1
Michaelmas quarter 1716 54,888 6 2
122,359 9
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
192 10
£122,5552 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for paying 80.000l. per an. in Annuities purchased Anno 1708 £122,552 0 0

THE HEREDITARY AND TEMPORARY EXCISE.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Cashier's hands 28 Sept. 1715:
For the late Queen
139 15
For his Majesty 0 0
139 15 1
To Money received by the said Cashier between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716 according to his Weekly Certificates in that behalf:
For the late Queen:
Xmas quarter 1715
28 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 10 5
Midsummer quarter 1716 23 11
Michaelmas quarter 1716 17 15
79 13
For His present Majesty; arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
61,674 19
Ladyday quarter 1716 1,674 18
Midsummer quarter 1716 207 9
Michaelmas quarter 1716 185 4
63,742 11 8
For His present Majesty; Growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
52,187 7 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 111,560 12
Midsummer quarter 1716 134,119 11
Michaelmas quarter 1716 121,523 0
419,390 12
(total Receipts 483,212l. 17s. 0d.)
£483,352 12 1
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid the Cashier of this Revenue according to his Certificates in that behalf:
for the Civil List; out of Arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
to the Duke of Northumberland on his pension of 3,000l. per an.
750 0 0
to the Duke of Cleveland, the like 3,000l. per an. 750 0 0
to the Earl of Grantham, the like 2,000l. per an. 1,000 0 0
to the Countess of Granville and John, Lord Gower, the like 3,000l. per an. 1,500 0 0
4,000 0 0
for the same; Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
to His Royal Highness, George Prince of Wales
41,250 0 0
to the Duke of Northumberland on his pension of 3,000l. per an. 2,250 0 0
to the Duke of Cleveland, the like 3,000l. 2,250 0 0
to the Earl of Grantham, the like 2,000l. per an. 1,000 0 0
to the Countess of Granville and John, Lord Gower, the like 3,000l. per an. 1,500 0 0
to the Duke of Grafton, the like, 2,000l. per an. 1,500 0 0
to the Duchess Dowager of Grafton, the like 1,000l. per an. 750 0 0
9,250 0 0
(total for the Civil List, excluding the Prince of Wales, 13,250l.)
for account of Management as to so much of the Charge thereof as is borne out of this Branch of Excise and brought to account as paid in the said Weekly Certificates:
before 1 Aug. 1714:
for Salaries to Officers
6 10
for Incident charges 2 6
for Drawbacks and Exportations 22 15 10½
31 12 10¼
before Michaelmas 1715:
for Salaries to Officers
1,026 0
for Incident Charges 1,190 10 1
for Drawbacks and Exportations 126 13
2,343 3 11
since Michaelmas 1715:
for Salaries to Officers
12,056 4 10½
for Incident Charges 1,562 6
for Drawbacks and Exportations 56 18
13,675 9
(total for account of Management, 16,050l. 6s.d.)
[By paid] into the Exchequer according to the said Certificates:
for the Civil List:
before 1 Aug. 1714:
Ladyday quarter 1716
100 0 0
before Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
31,093 13
Ladyday quarter 1716 642 13 10
Midsummer quarter 1716 400 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 150 0 0
32,286 7
More in Xmas and Ladyday quarters, being for so much taken from the Hereditary and Temporary Excise after Michaelmas 1715 to recoup what had been paid into the Exchequer out of Arrears before Michaelmas to answer sundry weekly Payments of 3,700l. incurred after Michaelmas 1715 28,743 10 10
61,029 18
since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
10,597 12
Ladyday quarter 1716 23,076 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 67,598 19 9
Michaelmas quarter 1716 57,842 9 10
159,115 2 6
(total for the Civil List, 220,245l. 0s.d.)
for the 3,700l. per week:
before Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
25,043 10 10
since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
23,056 9 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 48,100 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 48,100 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 48,100 0 0
192,400 0 0
(total paid into the Exchequer 412,645l. 0s.d.)
Balance remains in the Cashier's hands 28 Sept. 1716:
for the late Queen's Arrears
87 15
for the King's Civil List:
before Michaelmas 1715
69 9
since Michaelmas 1715 0 0
69 9 6
(total Balance 157l. 4s. 10¾d.)
£483,352 12 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. 1715 90,937 13 10½
To the sum total of the weekly payments certified by the Cashier of Excise actually to be made there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716 192,400 0 0
£283,337 13 10½
Creditor. £ s. d.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer:
on Annuities for one life
14,287 17 6
ditto for two lives 7,503 0 0
ditto for three lives 2,074 13 4
ditto for 99 years 125,771 13
149,637 3 10½
to Rewards:
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 the Bankers' Annuities redeemable by Parliament 39,316 8 9
190,383 12
Balance is Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 92,954 1 3
£283,337 13 10½

THE EXCHEQUER FOR THE HEREDITARY AND TEMPORARY EXCISE PAID IN THERE FOR THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT IS

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
for the King's Civil List
31,229 12
for the late Queen's Debts 124 2 0
for the Civil List Lottery 16,000 0 0
47,353 14
To the sum total of the payments actually made at the Exchequer by the Cashier of Excise between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
of Arrears for the late Queen's Debts
100 0 0
for His Majesty's Civil List; of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715 63,133 6
for ditto; of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 156,682 13
219,915 19 11
£267,269 14
Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer:
for the Civil List:
out of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715:
to the Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of the Household, upon account
6,288 3
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account 1,788 7 6
to William Cadogan, Esq., Master of the Robes, upon account 1,110 0 0
to Charles Dartiquenave, Esq., Paymaster of the Works, upon account 700 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary Allowances 8,188 12 6
to Fees and Salaries 17,396 3
to Pensions and Annuities 4,224 14 2
to French Protestants per William Clayton, Esq. 7,500 0 0
to His Royal Highness the Prince's Treasurer 10,000 0 0
to His Royal Highness the Prince 5,000 0 0
to sundry persons as of His Majesty's Royal Bounty 3,630 0 0
to the Duke of Montross, a Principal Secretary of State, for Secret Service 339 0
to the Lord Townshend, another, for ditto 750 0 0
to William Lowndes, Esq., for His Majesty's Secret Service 200 0 0
to Casper Frederick Henning, for His Majesty's Privy Purse 5,000 0 0
to Jewels, or Presents in lieu of Jewels, to Foreign Ministers 483 2 6
to Samuel Smithen, Esq., His Majesty's Goldsmith, for Plate 2,596 9 2
to Contingencies 4,068 5
79,262 19
for Public Services:
out of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715:
to Thomas Burdus, Esq., Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery anno 1713
30,750 0 0
110,012 19
for the Civil List:
out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
to the Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of the Household, upon account
41,998 12
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 7,236 9
to Charles, Duke of Somerset, for the extraordinaries of the Stables, upon account 5,000 0 0
to Conyers D'Arcy and Francis Negus, Esquires, Commissioners for executing the Office of Master of the Horse, upon account 4,300 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary Allowances 8,072 17 11½
to Fees and Salaries 16,075 12 9
to Pensions and Annuities 9,668 11 4
to Pensions and Bounties per William Clayton, Esq. 1,150 0 0
to sundry persons as of His Majesty's Royal Bounty 3,522 1 10
to William Lowndes, Esq., for His Majesty's Secret Service 10,455 0 3
to Casper Frederick Henning for His Majesty's Privy Purse 12,500 0 0
to Jewels, or Presents in lieu of Jewels to Foreign Ministers 457 0 0
to Contingencies 6,588 17 11½
127,025 4
for Public Services:
out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
to Thomas Burdus, Esq., Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery, anno 1713
4,250 0 0
131,275 4
(total of the Civil List and Public Services, 241,288l. 3s. 4d.)
out of Arrears for the late Queen's Debts:
to Pensions and Annuities
50 0 0
to Thomas Coke, Esq., as of Her late Majesty's Royal Bounty 50 0 0
to a contingent expense 124 2 0
224 2 0
Balance is Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715
350 0 0
of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 9,407 9
for the Civil List Lottery 16,000 0 0
25,757 9
£267,269 14

ARREARS OF SUNDRY BRANCHES OF EXCISE LONG SINCE DETERMINED.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715, of the One-Third Excise 54 3 0
To Arrears received there in the Xmas quarter 1715, of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the late King's debts 2 14
£56 17
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1716:
of the One-third Excise
54 3 0
of Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the late King's debts 2 14
£56 17

THE HEREDITARY 9d. [PER BARREL] EXCISE COMMENCING 17 MAY 1696.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
on the two-sevenths Excise for Annuities
24,550 15 10½
on the five-sevenths Excise for the Bank of England 5,393 7 10½
29,944 3 9
on the two-sevenths Excise for the King's Civil List as directed by Parliament and is the overplus of this Fund computed on 24 June 1714 13,699 10 4
43,643 14 1
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the two-sevenths Excise:
Xmas quarter 1715
9,774 11
Ladyday quarter 1716 9,863 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 11,349 3 10
Michaelmas quarter 1716 11,450 13 6
42,437 17 4
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
558 13
Ladyday quarter 1716 33 6 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 107 19
43,137 16 3
on the five-sevenths Excise:
Xmas quarter 1715
24,436 9
Ladyday quarter 1716 24,658 12
Midsummer quarter 1716 28,373 0 6
Michaelmas quarter 1716 28,626 14 7
106,094 16 8
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,396 13 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 83 6 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 269 17 10½
107,844 14
(total Receipts 150,982l. 10s.d.)
£194,626 4
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer:
out of the five-sevenths Excise:
to the Bank of England on 100.000l. per an.
105,000 0 0
out of the two-sevenths Excise:
to sundry persons on Annuities for one, two and three lives
34,374 7 0
for Rewards to Officers: to the Auditor of the Receipt on 150l. per an. 150 0 0
34,524 7 0
surplus on the five-sevenths Excise:
transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank
6,164 15 2
surplus on the two-sevenths Excise:
transferred to ditto
5,813 11
11,978 6
for the Civil List:
surplus on the two-sevenths Excise:
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account
266 15 11¼
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary Allowances 1,372 18
to Fees and Salaries 5,240 0 0
to His Royal Highness the Prince's Treasurer 5,724 16
to William Lowndes, Esq., for His Majesty's Secret Service 1,000 0 0
to Contingencies 94 19 8
13,699 10 4
(total paid at the Exchequer 165,202l. 3s. 11½d.)
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of the five-sevenths Excise for the Proprietors of Annuities
2,073 6 11
of the two-sevenths Excise for the Bank of England 27,350 13 8
29,424 0 7
£194,626 4

[5 W. & M., c. 7]

THE 9d. PER BARREL EXCISE FOR 16 YEARS FROM 17 MAY 1697.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,955 6 1
Ladyday quarter 1716 116 13 4
Midsummer quarter 1716 449 4 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716
2,521 3 5
England:
Xmas quarter 1715
36,286 11
Ladyday quarter 1716 36,064 14 11½
Midsummer quarter 1716 42,206 19
Michaelmas quarter 1716 43,581 13 6
158,139 18 10½
£160,661 2
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities, purchased anno 1706 £160,661 2

[4 W. & M., c. 3]

THE ADDITIONAL 9d. PER BARREL EXCISE FOR 99 YEARS FROM 25 JANUARY 1692–3.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To 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 on 24 June 1714 23,400 4 4
84,150 1
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,955 6
Ladyday quarter 1716 116 13 4
Midsummer quarter 1716 378 3 0
2,450 2
England:
Xmas quarter 1715
34,211 0 10½
Ladyday quarter 1716 34,522 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 39,722 4 6
Michaelmas quarter 1716 40,077 8 0
148,532 14 1
(total Receipts 150,982l. 16s.d.)
£235,132 18
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] on Annuities at 14l. per cent. 122,004 15 0
More at 7l. per cent. with the advantage of survivorship 7,502 17
129,507 12
By Rewards to Officers:
to the Auditor of the Receipt
500 0 0
to the Clerk of the Pells 400 0 0
to the Four Tellers 300 0 0
1,200 0 0
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank 15,469 2 2
for the Civil List:
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account
232 4
to Conyers D'Arcy and George Fielding, Commissioners for executing the Office of Master of the Horse 2,291 8 10
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 393 0 10
to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, upon account 457 10 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary Allowances 3,237 0 0
to Fees and Salaries 1,797 14
to Pensions and Annuities 1,000 0 0
to several as of His Majesty's Royal Bounty 628 16 6
to His Royal Highness the Prince's Treasurer 9,978 0 0
to Charles, Lord Viscount Townshend, a Principal Secretary of State, for Secret Service 750 0 0
to Contingencies 2,634 9 3
23,400 4 4
(total payments 169,576l. 18s.d.)
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 for Annuities 65,555 19 7
£235,132 18

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. 1715:
on Malt anno 1712
536 4 0
on Malt anno 1713 1,083 3 7
on Malt anno 1714 26,040 8 10¼
27,659 16
To Receipts at the Exchequer, for Arrears between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the Grant 9 Anne [c. 3] pro anno 1711. Midsummer quarter 1716
301 14 0
on the Grant 10 Anne [c. 7] pro anno 1712:
Michaelmas quarter 1716
200 0 0
on the Grant 11 Anne [12 Anne, c. 2] pro anno 1713:
Michaelmas quarter 1716
300 0 0
on the Grant 12 Anne [13 Anne, c. 2] pro anno 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
11,609 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 2,985 3 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 171 14 8
Michaelmas quarter 1716 300 0 0
15,065 18
(total Receipts 15,867l. 12s.d.)
£43,527 9
Discharge or Creditor.
out of Malt 1714:
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1712 transferred to Malt 1714
300 0 0
By [payment of] Interest on ditto loans 21 12 0
321 12 0
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1714 after the said transfer 30,352 4
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 6,843 17 7
37,196 1
out of Malt 1712:
to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of Guards Garrisons etc.
536 4 0
out of Malt 1713:
to the Earl of Carnarvon for Arrears to Her late Majesty's Forces
1,083 3 7
(total payments made out of Duties on Malt 39,137l. 1s.d.)
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of Malt 1711
301 14 0
of Malt 1712 200 0 0
of Malt 1713 300 0 0
of Malt 1714 3,588 13 11¼
4,390 7 11¼
£43,527 9

[6 Anne, c. 2]

THE 36s. PER BARREL 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 AND PEDLARS AND PETTY CHAPMEN FOR 96 YEARS FROM 23 JUNE 1710.

THE STAMP DUTIES ON VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER FOR 96 YEARS FROM 31 JULY 1710.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the Duties on Sweets:
Xmas quarter 1715
58 2 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 20 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 48 6
Michaelmas quarter 1716 46 2
172 19
on the Duties on Low Wines:
Xmas quarter 1715
7,951 16 5
Ladyday quarter 1716 6,674 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 8,731 15
Michaelmas quarter 1716 8,853 1
32,210 13
and on the part of Scotland; Low Wines:
Xmas quarter 1715
63 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 15 13 0
78 13
on the Duties on Hawkers and Pedlars:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,000 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 500 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 5,500 0 0
7,000 0 0
on Stamp Duties:
Xmas quarter 1715
7,014 5 11
Ladyday quarter 1716 7,962 11
Midsummer quarter 1716 9,611 11 6
Michaelmas quarter 1716 9,094 16
33,683 5 3
(totals for the several quarters, including Scotland, Xmas 1715, 16,087l. 5s.d.:
Ladyday 1716, 15,156l. 19s.d.; Midsummer 1716, 18,407l. 6s. 1d.; Michaelmas 1716, 23,494l. 0s.d.)
£73,145 11
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1707 £73,145 11

THE 12d. PER BUSHEL ON SALT GRANTED 7 & 8 Wm. III [c. 31] FOR EVER.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
for the South Sea Company
9,938 10
for the First General Mortgage 1,666 0 3
11,604 10
To Receipts there:
Xmas quarter 1715
16,365 11 6
Ladyday quarter 1716 2,784 3 3
Midsummer quarter 1716 4,201 17
Michaelmas quarter 1716 26,112 4 1
49,463 16
and on the part of Scotland:
Midsummer quarter 1716
1,585 0 0
51,048 16
£62,653 6 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the English Company of Merchants trading to the South Seas 50,190 0 0
By [payment of] Interest of Loans on Sixth General Mortgage anno 1710 10,665 15 0
60,855 15 0
By Remains at Michaelmas 1716:
for the South Sea Company
131 11 4
for the First General Mortgage 1,666 0 3
1,797 11 7
£62,653 6 7

[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. 1715 10,638 3
To Receipts there:
on the Salt Duties:
Xmas quarter 1715
38,186 6 8
Ladyday quarter 1716 6,465 1
Midsummer quarter 1716 9,732 16 2
Michaelmas quarter 1716 60,944 0
115,328 4 8
on the Stamp Duties:
Xmas quarter 1715
7,958 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 8,527 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 9,780 7 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 9,641 7
35,906 16
(total Receipts 151,235l. 1s.d.)
£161,873 5 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid the English Company of Merchants trading in a Joint Stock to India on 160,000l. per an. £161,873 5 0

10 Anne [c. 18] pro anno 1712

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 AUGUST 1712.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 38,273 18
To Receipts there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on Soap, Paper, etc.:
Xmas quarter 1715
29,343 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 24,362 12 11
Midsummer quarter 1716 36,025 17 6
Michaelmas quarter 1716 35,971 0
125,702 14 2
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
80 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 8 17 10½
To Penalties or Forfeitures on Soap Boilers
Michaelmas quarter 1716
74 1 11½
125,865 14 0
on Pamphlets:
Xmas quarter 1715
2,182 10 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 1,795 4
Midsummer quarter 1716 2,012 18
Michaelmas quarter 1716 1,903 10 4
7,894 3 8
(total Receipts 133,759l. 17s. 8d.)
£172,033 15 11½
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Thomas Jett, Esq., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,800,000l. anno 1712 137,000 0 0
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 35,033 15 11½
£172,033 15 11½

[8 Anne, c. 5]

THE DUTIES ON CANDLES GRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 1 MAY 1710; WITH THE RATES ON MONIES GIVEN WITH APPRENTICES FOR THE SAME TIME.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 1,736 13
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Duty on Candles:
Ladyday quarter 1716
0 9 4
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
488 8 10½
488 18
Rates on Monies given with Apprentices:
Xmas quarter 1715
47 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 241 0 8
288 0 8
(total Receipts 776l. 18s. 10½d.)
£2,513 12
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid in further part of a Credit for 500,000l. 400 0 0
[By payment of] Interest on ditto at 6l. per cent. 990 1 9
1,390 1 9
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 September 1716 1,123 10 10¼
£2,513 12

[9 Anne, c. 15 as amended by 1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 21]

THE DUTIES ON CANDLES GRANTED FROM 1 MAY 1715 FOR EVER: WITH THE RATES ON MONIES GIVEN WITH APPRENTICES FOR THE SAME TIME.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 5,335 0
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Duty on Candles:
Xmas quarter 1715
11,913 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 24,543 4 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 14,445 8 4
Michaelmas quarter 1716 7,041 0 9
57,942 16
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
111 0 0
58,053 16
Rates on Monies given with Apprentices:
Xmas quarter 1715
568 1
Ladyday quarter 1716 571 18
Midsummer quarter 1716 885 2 5
Michaelmas quarter 1716 986 19
3,012 2
(total Receipts 61,065l. 18s. 9d.)
£66,400 19
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the Governor and Company of Merchants trading to the South Seas 66,310 0 0
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 90 19
£66,400 19

[9 Anne c. 13]

THE DUTIES ON HOPS GRANTED FOR 4 YEARS FROM 1 JUNE 1711.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 842 3 4
To Receipts there:
Xmas quarter 1715
74 4 6
Ladyday quarter 1716 35 4 5
Midsummer quarter 1716 200 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 100 0 0
and on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
2 13 1
412 2 0
£1,254 5 4
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid in further part of a Credit for 180,000l. 1,078 13 0
[By payment of] Interest at 6l. per cent. 75 12 4
1,154 5 4
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fund for the Bank 100 0 0
£1,254 5 4

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. 1715 3,151 19
To Receipts there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Xmas quarter 1715
19,552 8 9
Ladyday quarter 1716 21,995 11 10
Midsummer quarter 1716 31,737 4 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 29,933 3 9
103,218 8 4
£106,370 7
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 106,323 2
By [payment to] Nathaniel Tredcroft, Esq., Receiver of Taxes for the County of Sussex, in lieu of an Overpayment 47 5 0
£106,370 7

10 Anne [c. 19] 1712.

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 AUGUST 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. 1715 63,502 13 11
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the Additional Duty on Hides:
Xmas quarter 1715
26,584 12 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 22,800 3 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 26,664 19 1
Michaelmas quarter 1716 27,715 1 8
103,764 16 8
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,004 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 0 4 3
104,769 0 11
on Wire and Starch:
Xmas quarter 1715
3,740 16
Ladyday quarter 1716 2,280 2 10½
Midsummer quarter 1716 3,035 6
Michaelmas quarter 1716 4,387 15 3
13,444 1
and on the part of Scotland:
Michaelmas quarter 1716
2 0 7
13,446 1
on Policies of Insurance:
Xmas quarter 1715
574 17 1
Ladyday quarter 1716 440 0 10
Midsummer quarter 1716 453 8 2
Michaelmas quarter 1716 466 16 0
1,935 2 1
(total Receipts 120.150l. 4s.d.)
£183,652 18
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Ambrose Philips, Esq. Paymaster of the Class Lottery for 1,800,000l. anno 1712 146,006 15
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 37,646 3 0
£183,652 18

[9 Anne, c. 12 and c. 16]

THE DUTIES ON HIDES AND SKINS, TANNED, TAWED OR DRESSED AND ON VELLUM AND PARCHMENT FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1711.

STAMP DUTIES ON CUSTOM 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 32 YEARS FROM 11 JUNE 1711.

THE WEEKLY SUM OF 700l. OUT OF THE POST OFFICE REVENUE FROM 29 SEPTEMBER 1711.

TWO HUNDRED LICENSED CHAIRS AT 10s. PER ANNUM. EACH FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1711.

[EIGHT HUNDRED HACKNEY COACHES AT 5s. PER WEEK FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1715.

THE DUTY OF 9s. PER TON ON ROCK SALT EXPORTED TO IRELAND FOR 32 YEARS FROM 11 JUNE 1711.]

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 69,046 6 1
To Receipts:
on the Duty on Hides:
Xmas quarter 1715
24,263 0 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 19,589 17
Midsummer quarter 1716 18,590 2 11
Michaelmas quarter 1716 26,097 7 8
88,540 7 11½
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
303 10 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 0 3 2
88,844 1
ditto: on Stamps, Cards and Dice:
Xmas quarter 1715
2,329 13
Ladyday quarter 1716 3,448 18 3
Midsummer quarter 1716 3,642 12
Michaelmas quarter 1716 2,357 9 2
11,778 13 2
ditto: on Rock Salt:
Xmas quarter 1715
300 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 200 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 200 0 0
700 0 0
ditto: on Hackney [Coaches and] Chairs:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,000 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 5,000 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 2,952 0 0
8,952 0 0
(total Receipts 110,274l. 14s.d.)
To the sum total of the weekly payments of 700l. actually made at the Exchequer by the Receiver General of the Post Office between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716, making 52 weeks 36,400 0 0
£215,721 0
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] John Dutton Colt, Esq., Paymaster of the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 159,244 0 5
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 56,476 19 11½
£215,721 0

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 28 Sept. 1715:
for the Civil List: before 1 Aug. 1714
224 15 7
for ditto: since 1 Aug. 1714 534 17 8
759 13 3
To Receipts per ditto Receiver for the gross produce of this Revenue between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
for the late Queen, arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
175 4 4
Ladyday quarter 1716 17 5 3
192 9 7
for His present Majesty, arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
9,845 3 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 5,965 8 3
Midsummer quarter 1716 1,155 3 11
Michaelmas quarter 1716 1,423 0 5
18,388 15 10
for His present Majesty, Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
15,734 5 4
Ladyday quarter 1716 24,265 19 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 25,323 18 9
Michaelmas quarter 1716 26,230 13 7
91,554 17 4
(total Receipts 110,136l. 2s. 9d.)
£110,895 16 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid by the Receiver General of this Revenue for the uses and services following according to his weekly certificates:
for the Civil List:
out of arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
to William, Lord Cowper, Lord Keeper
1,000 0 0
to the Dukes of Northumberland and Grafton 1,175 0 0
to the Earl of Rochester 1,000 0 0
to the Duke of Schonburgh 1,000 0 0
to the Duke of Marlborough 1,250 0 0
to William Brockett, Esq. 500 0 0
to the Duke of Grafton, Executor of the Duchess of Cleveland, in part of an arrears due at Xmas 1701 500 0 0
6,425 0 0
Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
to William, Lord Cowper, Lord Keeper
2,500 0 0
to the Dukes of Northumberland and Grafton 3,525 0 0
to the Earl of Rochester 3,000 0 0
to the Duke of Schonburgh 3,500 0 0
to the Duke of Marlborough 3,750 0 0
to William Brockett, Esq. 300 0 0
to the Duke of Grafton, Executor of the Duchess of Cleveland, in part of an arrears due at Xmas 1701 1,500 0 0
18,075 0 0
(total for the Civil List, 24,500l.)
for Management:
out of arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
for Salaries to Officers and others
3,431 2 9
for incident expenses 2,244 19 2
for charge of packet-boats 1,332 3 1
7,008 5 0
Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
for Salaries to Officers and others
7,260 0 3
for incident expenses 3,836 17 10
to letters returned 244 19 7
for charge of packet-boats 2,844 16 8
14,186 14 4
(total for Management, 21,194l. 19s. 4d.)
into the Exchequer:
[for Public Services]:
the 700l. per week:
Xmas quarter 1715
9,100 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 9,100 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 9,100 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 9,100 0 0
36,400 0 0
for the Civil List:
arrears before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1715
309 16 4
Ladyday quarter 1716 107 8 10
417 5 2
before Michaelmas 1715:
Ladyday quarter 1716
3,817 17 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 500 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 700 0 0
5,017 17 0
since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1715
5,500 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 4,478 0 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 5,500 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 7,000 0 0
22,478 0 8
(total paid into the Exchequer 64,313l. 2s. 10d.)
Balance is the remains in the Receiver's hands at Michaelmas 1716:
of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715
472 11 6
growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 415 2 4
887 13 10
£110,895 16 0

THE EXCHEQUER FOR THE REVENUE OF THE POST OFFICE PAID IN THERE FOR THE CIVIL LIST IS

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715, for the King's Civil List 5,219 14 3
To the sum total of the payments actually made at the Exchequer by the Receiver General of the Post Office between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
of arrears for the late Queen's debts
417 5 2
for King's Civil List: of Revenue due before Michaelmas 1715 7,517 17 0
for ditto: of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 20,478 0 8
28,413 2 10
£33,632 17 1
Creditor.
By Payments made to the several heads of the Civil List:
out of Revenue; before Michaelmas 1715:
to Charles Dartiquenave, Esq., Paymaster of the Works, upon account
3,317 17 0
to Pensions and Annuities 500 0 0
to Bounties 3,444 10
to His Royal Highness the Prince's Treasurer 4,275 3
to contingencies 500 0 0
12,037 11 3
out of Revenue; since Michaelmas 1715:
to Charles Dartiquenave, Esq., Paymaster of the Works upon accompt
4,085 19
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary [Allowances] 1,801 0 0
to Fees and Salaries 3,237 10 8
to Bounties 2,957 7
to Samuel Smithen, Esq., His Majesty's Goldsmith, for plate 3,499 18 11
to James Stanhope, Esq., Secretary of State, for Secret Services 750 0 0
to contingencies 683 15
17,015 11 4
(total out of Revenue 29,053l. 2s. 7d.)
out of arrears for the late Queen's Debts:
to Thomas Coke, Esq., Vice Chamberlain, on a Bounty allowed him by her late Majesty
107 8 10
to Pensions and Annuities 48 0 0
to ditto paid by Edward Nicholas, Esq. 261 16 4
417 5 2
(total payments 29,470l. 7s. 9d.)
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of Revenue due before Michaelmas 1715
700 0 0
of growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 3,462 9 4
4,162 9 4
£33,632 17 1

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 Sept. 1715 6,709 18
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Xmas quarter 1715
3,269 19
Midsummer quarter 1716 7,542 13 8
Michaelmas quarter 1716 500 0 0
11,312 12 11½
£18,022 11
Discharge or Creditor
By Payments made:
to George, Viscount Dupplin, Assignee of the Earl of Kinoul, on a Perpetuity
1,000 0 0
to William Matthew, Esq., Lieutenant Governor of St. Christopher's, on his allowance 200 0 0
to Daniel Smith, Esq., Governor of Nevis, on ditto 200 0 0
to Thomas Talmash, Esq., Lieutenant Governor of Montserat, on ditto 220 0 0
to Robert Lowther, Esq., Governor of the Island of Barbadoes, on ditto 2,583 11 6
4,203 11 6
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 13,818 19
£18,022 11

[18 & 19 Car. II, c. 5 continued by 7 Anne c. 27 and 1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 43.]

COINAGE DUTY FOR THE MINT BEING 10s. PER TON ON WINES IMPORTED.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
53 9 10
England:
Xmas quarter 1715
2,733 0 6
Ladyday quarter 1716 2,453 14 1
Midsummer quarter 1716 3,294 5 0
8,480 19 7
£8,534 9 5
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Sir Isaac Newton, Kt., Master and Worker of His Majesty's Mint, upon account £8,534 9 5

[5 & 6 Wm. & M., 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, Xmas quarter, 1715 £772 19 10
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank £772 19 10

ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, ETC. GRANTED 8 AND 9 WILLIAM [c. 20] FROM 1 MAY 1700 TO 1 AUGUST 1706.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 14 5 8
To Receipts:
Xmas quarter 1715
0 6 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 67 16 5
Midsummer quarter 1716 1 11 6
69 13 11
£83 19 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 £83 19 7

THE FONDS GRANTED 7 AND 8 WILLIAM [c. 31] FOR CANCELLING EXCHEQUER BILLS ISSUED ANNO 1697.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 £531 18
Discharge or Creditor.
By Exchequer Bills cancelled:
for Principal
55 0 0
for Interest 38 8
93 8
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 438 10 1
£531 18

SMALL BRANCHES AND CASUAL REVENUES.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
out of Tenths of the Clergy
1,661 2
out of Rent of the Savoy 4,395 8 5
out of Vaudois Money for building churches abroad 1,000 0 0
out of First Fruits 492 11
out of Seizures before 1 Aug. 1714 45 13 4
out of Seizures since ditto 622 19 5
out of Sheriffs' Proffers since ditto 0 6 8
out of Fines of Leases since ditto 558 0 0
out of Brewers' Forfeitures 159 5 5
out of Money levied on Mr. Mason 1,319 15 3
out of Imprest Money for prompt payment of Annuities 386 0
out of Imprest Money per Thomas Micklethwait, Esq. 7,450 0 0
out of ditto per Robert Walpole, Esq. 3,972 17
out of ditto per Earl of Torrington for the Civil List 37 13 8
out of Assiento Money per South Sea Company 2 0 0
out of the Sale of Tin 7,492 0 2
29,595 14
To Money arisen by Small Branches and Casualties between 28 Sept. 1715 and 28 Sept. 1716:
First Fruits (whereof by tallies of assignment 3,000l.)
4,724 11
Tenths (whereof by tallies of assignment 5,700l.) 8,005 17 9
Alienations (whereof by tallies of assignment 1,000l.; since Michaelmas [1715]) 1,000 0 0
Post Fines by the Farmers thereof (whereof by tallies of assignment 2,276l.; since Michaelmas [1715]) 2,276 0 0
Revenue of Wine Licences (since Michaelmas [1715]) 3,000 0 0
Sheriffs' Proffers (before Michaelmas [1715], 567l. 9s. 2d.; since Michaelmas [1715], 502l. 10s. 0d.) 1,069 19 2
Compositions (since Michaelmas [1715]) 1 10 0
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods (before Michaelmas [1715], 2,319l. 9s.d.; since Michaelmas [1715], 16,048l. 13s. 4d.) 18,368 2
Land Revenue (before Michaelmas [1715], 616l. 16s. 8d.; since Michaelmas [1715], 10l.) 626 16 8
Fines of Leases (since Michaelmas [1715]) 1,687 6 9
Profits of the Hanaper (whereof by tallies of assignment 37l. 4s. 7d.) 37 4 7
Imprest Money repaid per Edward Godfrey 434 1 10
Ditto per Henry Smith, Esq. 2,300 0 0
Rent of the Savoy Hospital 740 0 0
Sale of Foreign Salt in Scotland 1,200 0 0
Forfeitures for High Treason 3,002 12 0
Money paid per Securities of John Eversfield 5,800 0 0
Brewers' Forfeitures 101 9 1
Ditto from Scotland 21 0 10½
54,396 12
of Arrears for the late Queen's Debts:
Sale of Tin
83,785 3 11
Sheriffs' Proffers 5 17 4
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods 82 7 0
Duchy of Cornwall Revenue 1,000 0 0
Alienations 300 0 0
85,173 8 3
Value of Timber delivered the Navy per the Surveyor of His Majesty's Woods, Trent South, in this year, according to his certificate in that behalf
£[169,165 14 11¼]
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid to the following uses, etc. to the King's Civil List:
to the Cofferer:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
51 16 8
out of Seizures 822 1
873 17 10½
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Seizures
4,600 17 4
out of Fines of Leases 582 6 5
(total paid to the Cofferer 6,057l. 1s.d.) 5,183 3 9
to the Treasurer of the Chamber:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
137 18 5
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
342 10 0
out of Compositions 1 3 4
out of Land Revenue 10 0 0
(total paid to the Treasurer of the Chamber 491l. 11s. 9d.) 353 13 4
to the Paymaster of the Works:
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Seizures
4,633 11 9
to Foreign Ministers:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
11 0 0
out of Land Revenue 10 0 0
21 0 0
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
134 3 4
out of Wine Licences 1,500 0 0
out of Seizures 1,358 15 0
out of Fines of Leases 130 0 0
(total paid to Foreign Ministers 3,143l. 18s. 4d. 3,122 18 4
to Fees and Salaries:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Seizures
38 3 3
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Seizures
711 5 0
out of Hanaper Profits 37 4 7
(total paid in Fees and Salaries 786l. 12s. 10d.) 748 9 7
to Pensions and Annuities:
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of First Fruits
3,000 0 0
out of Tenths 5,700 0 0
out of Alienations 1,000 0 0
9,700 0 0
to William Clayton, Esq. for Pensions etc.:
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Seizures
425 0 0
to Bounties:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Seizures
105 16 10½
out of Proffers 79 2 1
out of Torrington's Imprest 37 13 8
222 12
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Seizures
614 3
out of Fines of Leases 475 3 4
(total paid in Bounties 1,311l. 19s. 4d.) 1,089 6
to the Prince of Wales' Treasurer:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
22 0 0
to James Stanhope, Esq., for Secret Service:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Land Revenue
600 0 0
to William Lowndes, Esq., for ditto:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
0 5 4
out of Seizures 93 11 1
93 16 5
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
25 16 8
out of Seizures 2,500 0 0
out of Wine Licences 1,500 0 0
out of Compositions 0 6 8
out of Fines of Leases 225 0 0
(total paid to William Lowndes 4,344l. 19s. 9d.) 4,251 3 4
to the Privy Purse:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
7 0 0
to His Majesty's Goldsmith for Plate:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Land Revenue
6 13 4
to contingencies:
before Michaelmas 1715:
out of Proffers
258 13 4
out of Fines of Leases 558 0 0
out of Seizures 1,882 16
out of Land Revenue 0 3 4
2,699 13
since Michaelmas 1715:
out of Fines of Leases
220 0 0
out of Seizures 533 10 9
(total paid to contingencies 3,453l. 3s.d.) 753 10 9
(total for the King's Civil List 34,983l. 12s. 6d.) to the late Queen's Civil List:
to the Stables per Commissioners:
out of Duchy of Cornwall Revenue
1,000 0 0
to Foreign Ministers:
out of the Sale of Tin
7,890 0 0
to Fees and Salaries:
out of Proffers
0 4 0
out of Seizures 11 13 6
11 17 6
to Pensions and Annuities:
out of Proffers
2 0 0
out of the Sale of Tin 4,000 0 0
4,002 0 0
to Bounties:
out of Alienations
300 0 0
out of Proffers 0 16 8
out of Seizures 36 11 0
out of the Sale of Tin 355 3 6
692 11 2
to contingencies:
out of Seizures
79 15 10
(total for the late Queen's Civil List, 13,676l. 4s. 6d.; total for the two Civil Lists 48,659l. 17s. 0d.)
for Public Services:
to John Aislabie for Bills on the Course of the Navy and Victualling:
out of Walpole's Imprest money
3,972 17
More for Wear and Tear, anno 1716 being the value of Timber delivered out of His Majesty's Forests this year
[3,972 17 6½]
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, for Land Services:
out of money paid per Securities of Charles Eversfield, Esq.
5,800 0 0
to John Hill, Esq., Paymaster of Transports for that service:
out of Micklethwaite's Imprest money
6,574 13 2
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Guards and Garrisons for subsistence to the Forces in North Britain anno 1715:
out of Mason's Imprest money
1,319 15 3
out of Micklethwaite's Imprest money 875 6 10
2,195 2 1
to the Earl of Carnarvon for arrears to Land Forces:
out of Brewers' Forfeitures
159 5 5
out of the Sale of Foreign Salt 626 0 0
785 5 5
to the Commissioners of Enquiry, for Salaries and Incidents:
out of Forfeitures for Treason
2,000 0 0
to Richard Hill and John Chetwyn, Esquires, for building the Vaudois Churches abroad:
out of Vaudois money
1,000 0 0
to Loans on Tin:
out of [the Sale of] Tin:
Principal repaid
55,558 1 10¾
Interest repaid 189 12 11
55,747 14
to Edward Elliot on accompt of the Tin affair:
out of the Sale of Tin
17,776 10
to Farmers of the Post Fines in Defalcation of their Rent, being to make good so much of this Revenue as the Sheriffs receive and apply to their Accounts 2,276 0 0
transferred to the Aggregate Fond for the Bank:
out of Brewers' Forfeitures
122 9 11½
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of Tenths of the Clergy
3,967 0
of First Fruits 2,217 2 8
of Proffers before 1 Aug. 1714 2 16 8
of Seizures since Michaelmas 1715 671 10
of Fines of Leases since ditto 54 17 0
of Imprest money per Edward Godfrey 434 1 10
of Sale of Foreign Salt in Scotland for the late Queen's use 574 0 0
of the Rent of the Savoy Hospital 5,135 8 5
of Imprest money repaid for prompt payments of Annuities 386 0
of Assiento money 2 0 0
of Forfeitures for Treason 1,002 12 0
of Sale of Tin 5,507 14 11¾
of Imprest money repaid per Henry Smith 2,300 0 0
22,255 4 2
£[169,165 14 11¼] (fn. 2)
[From the General Abstract pages xcix and cviii we obtain the following additional figures:
Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
Alienations; more being applied per the Receiver thereof 2,046 12 0
Discharge or Creditor.
For Public Services; at the Alienation Office—to the Duchess of St. Albans on her pension 500 0 0
to the charges of the Chancery Court, for one year 1,546 12 0
£2,046 12 0
Thus this Account should balance at 171,212l. 6s.d.]

ARREARS OF DIVERS AIDS AND TAXES GRANTED BY PARLIAMENT.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715:
of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710
941 8 6
of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 before 12 June 1714 1,057 5 1
ditto for Principal and Interest 1,488 16 9
ditto for King's Civil List as directed by Parliament 673 14 4
(total of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid 3,219l. 16s. 2d.)
of the Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 3,157 1
of the Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 8,376 17
15,695 3
to Arrears received there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the First Poll anno 1688:
Ladyday quarter 1716
5 1 0
on the Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694:
Ladyday quarter 1716
11 10 0
on the First Quarterly Poll anno 1692:
Ladyday quarter 1716
3 2 0
on the First 4s. Aid anno 1693:
Ladyday quarter 1716
218 11 1
on the Third 4s. Aid anno 1695:
Ladyday quarter 1716
7 0 0
on the Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1696:
Ladyday quarter 1716
7 2 0
on the First 3s. Aid anno 1697:
Ladyday quarter 1716
205 0 6
on the Additional 12d. Aid anno 1697:
Ladyday quarter 1716
0 4 0
on the Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698:
Ladyday quarter 1716
39 0 0
on Subsidies and other Duties:
Ladyday quarter 1716
4 10 3
Midsummer quarter 1716 0 7 4
4 17 7
on the Fifth 4s. Aid and Subsidies anno 1702:
Ladyday quarter 1716
32 4 0
on Subsidies anno 1703:
Ladyday quarter 1716
5 4 0
on the Ninth 4s. Aid anno 1706:
Ladyday quarter 1716
274 2 10½
on the Tenth 4s. Aid anno 1707:
Ladyday quarter 1716
3 12 5
on the Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708:
Xmas quarter 1715
1,000 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 106 6
Midsummer quarter 1716 2,000 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 2,188 2 3
5,294 8
on the Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709:
Ladyday quarter 1716
550 5 10
Midsummer quarter 1716 50 1
Michaelmas quarter 1716 970 1 3
1,570 8
on the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710:
Xmas quarter 1715
150 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 289 9 2
Midsummer quarter 1716 18 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 284 3
741 13 5
on the Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711:
Xmas quarter 1715
94 3 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 618 15 4
Midsummer quarter 1716 823 8 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 545 1 6
2,081 7 10
on the Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712:
Xmas quarter 1715
658 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 148 18 7
Midsummer quarter 1716 74 16 7
Michaelmas quarter 1716 163 12 0
1,045 9
on the Third 2s. Aid anno 1713:
Xmas quarter 1715
3,557 7 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 6,701 17 8
Midsummer quarter 1716 385 4 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 2,321 18 10½
(total Arrears received, 24,516l. 7s.d. quarterly totals: Xmas, 5,459l. 12s.d.; Ladyday, 9,231l. 17s.d.; Midsummer, 3,351l. 17s. 10d.; Michaelmas, 6,474l. 19s. 6d.) 12,966 7
£40,211 10 8
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid on the Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712, out of the Fifteenth 4s. Aid 300 0 0
By [payment of] Interest on ditto at [6] per cent., out of ditto 12 18 8
312 18 8
By Principal repaid on the Third 2s. Aid anno 1713, out of the Third 2s. Aid 10,600 0 0
By [payment of] Interest on ditto at [5] per cent., out of ditto 908 9 10
11,508 9 10
[By paid] to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Guards Garrisons and for subsistence to the Forces in North Britain anno 1715, out of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid 1,057 5 1
[By paid] to the Earl of Carnarvon to repay sundry Receivers of Taxes the like sums advanced by them on accompt of Recruits, out of ditto 137 15 0
1,195 0 1
[By paid] to ditto on the like accompt, out of the Fifteenth 4s. Aid 1,542 2 0
[By paid] to Bernard Hutchins, Esq., Receiver of Taxes for the County of Somerset in lieu of an overpayment, out of ditto 148 6 1
[By paid] to Sir Robert Harris, Kt., Receiver of Taxes for the County of Oxon. in lieu of an overpayment, out of ditto 2,066 0
3,756 8
(total payments made 16,772l. 17s.d.)
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of the First Poll, anno 1688
5 1 0
of the First Quarterly Poll, anno 1692. 3 2 0
of the First 4s. Aid, anno 1693 218 11 1
of the Second Quarterly Poll, anno 1694 11 10 0
of the Third 4s. Aid, anno 1695 7 0 0
of the Fourth 4s. Aid, anno 1696 7 2 0
of the First 3s. Aid, anno 1697 205 0 6
of the Additional 12d. Aid, anno 1698. 0 4 0
of the Third Quarterly Poll, anno 1698. 39 0 0
of the Subsidies and other Duties 4 17 7
of the Fifth 4s. Aid, anno 1702 32 4 0
of the Subsidies, anno 1703 5 4 0
of the Ninth 4s. Aid, anno 1706 274 2 10½
of the Tenth 4s. Aid, anno 1707 3 12 5
of the Eleventh 4s. Aid, anno 1708 5,294 8
of the Twelfth 4s. Aid, anno 1709 1,570 8
of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid, anno 1710. 1,683 1 11
of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid, anno 1711. 3,432 9 7
of the Fifteenth 4s. Aid, anno 1712 133 4
of the Third 2s. Aid, anno 1713 9,834 15
For the King's Civil List:
of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711.
673 14 4
23,438 13
£40,211 10 8

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 Cash remaining at the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 21,383 13 11¼
To Receipts at the Exchequer, between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
4,500 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 1,000 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 2,200 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 1,000 0 0
8,700 0 0
on the part of England:
Xmas quarter 1715
58,008 9
Ladyday quarter 1716 27,556 13 4
Midsummer quarter 1716 19,400 16
Michaelmas quarter 1716 4,778 3
109,744 1 10½
(total Receipts 118,444l. 1s. 10½d.)
£139,827 15
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on this Aid 128,306 17 0
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 7,807 6 7
136,114 3 7
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 3,713 12
£139,827 15

Pro Anno 1715 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 1].

THE FIFTH 2s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1715.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the part of Scotland:
Ladyday quarter 1716
3,500 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 1,000 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 10,300 0 0
14,800 0 0
on the part of England:
Xmas quarter 1715
216,991 16 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 132,540 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 429,571 4
Michaelmas quarter 1716 123,342 9
902,445 10 4
£917,245 10 4
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on the Fifteenth 4s. Aid transferred to this Aid 44,679 11
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 3,877 17 0
48,557 8
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans repaid on this Aid after the said transference 824,841 8 0
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 29,104 14 2
853,946 2 2
902,503 10
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 14,741 19
£917,245 10 4
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on the Fifteenth 4s. Aid transferred to this Aid 44,679 11
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 3,877 17 0
48,557 8
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans repaid on this Aid after the said transference 824,841 8 0
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 29,104 14 2
853,946 2 2
902,503 10
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 14,741 19
£917,245 10 4

Pro Anno 1715 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 2].

LOANS ON THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1715 TO 24 JUNE 1716.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 8,104 0 9
To Loans made at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
In Money:
Xmas quarter 1715
30 0 0
By levying Tallies:
Xmas quarter 1715
143,494 10 1
143,524 10 1
£151,628 10 10
Discharge or Creditor.
By Payments made at the Exchequer out of Loans:
In Money:
to Robert Walpole, Esq., late Paymaster of His Majesty's Guards, Garrisons etc., upon accompt
8,134 0 9
In Tallies:
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, the present Paymaster of ditto, upon accompt
143,494 10 1
£151,628 10 10

Pro Anno 1715 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 2].

THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1715 TO 24 JUNE 1716.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 1,285 5 4
To Receipts at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Xmas quarter 1715
7,877 0 2
Ladyday quarter 1716 94,280 16
Midsummer quarter 1716 218,070 15
Michaelmas quarter 1716 252,644 5 1
572,872 16 11
for Forfeitures on Maltsters:
Michaelmas quarter 1716
62 2 0
(total Receipts 572,934l. 18s. 11d.)
£574,220 4 3
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1713, transferred to Malt 1715 292,029 0 4
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 34,696 10 10
326,725 11 2
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on Malt 1715, after the said transference 218,416 9 7
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 10,046 11 7
228,463 1 2
(total payments made 555,188l. 12s. 4d.)
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 19,031 11 11
£574,220 4 3

Pro Anno 1716 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 31]

LOANS ON THE SIXTEENTH 4s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1716.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
In Money:
Ladyday quarter 1716
1,000,447 12 6
By levying Tallies:
Ladyday quarter 1716
870,188 10
£1,870,636 2
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By Payments made at the Exchequer, out of Loans:
In Money:
to John Aislabie, Esq., Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, upon account
355,545 0
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 30,000 0 0
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of His Majesty's Guards and Garrisons etc., upon account 591,239 1
976,784 1
to the Commissioners for stating the Debts due to the Army on their salary 875 0 0
to ditto for salaries to clerks and incidents 750 0 0
978,409 1
In Tallies:
to John Aislabie, Esq., Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, upon account
360,188 10
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 40,000 0 0
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of His Majesty's Guards, Garrisons etc., upon account 470,000 0 0
870,188 10
(total Payments 1,848,597l. 12s. 0d.)
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 22,038 10
£1,870,636 2

Pro Anno 1716 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 31]

THE SIXTEENTH 4s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1716.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michalmas 1716:
Michaelmas quarter 1716
£168,216 0 0
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on the Third 2s. Aid transferred to this Aid 9,363 17
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 1,163 11 2
10,527 8
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans repaid on this Aid after the said transference 142,000 0 0
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 10,336 6 4
152,336 6 4
162,863 14
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 5,352 5
£168,216 0 0

Pro Anno 1716 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 36].

LOANS ON THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1716 TO 24 JUNE 1717.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
In Money:
Midsummer quarter 1716
200,000 0 0
By levying Tallies:
Midsummer quarter 1716
331,564 8
£531,564 8
Discharge or Creditor.
By Payments made at the Exchequer, out of Loans:
In Money:
to John Aislabie, Esq., Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, upon account
93,000 0 0
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 10,000 0 0
103,000 0 0
In Tallies:
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account
30,000 0 0
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Guards, Garrisons, etc., upon account 301,564 8
331,564 8
(total payments made 434,564l. 8s.d.)
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 97,000 0 0
£531,564 8

Pro Anno 1716 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 36]

THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1716 TO 24 JUNE 1717.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Michaelmas quarter 1716
£6 11
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 £6 11

[9 Anne, c. 17]

LOANS ON COALS FOR BUILDING 50 NEW CHURCHES.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Loans remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 2,453 7 6
To Loans made there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Ladyday quarter 1716
24,805 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 195 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 10,000 0 0
35,000 0 0
£37,453 7 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] John Leacroft, Esq., Treasurer to the Commissioners for building 50 new Churches, upon account 35,000 0 0
By [payment of] Interest of Loans registered on the Duties on Coals 2,277 10 11
37,277 10 11
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of Loans made at the Exchequer
175 16 7
£37,453 7 6

[9 Anne, c. 17]

THE DUTY ON COALS AND CULM FOR BUILDING 50 NEW CHURCHES GRANTED FROM 14 MAY 1716 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 1724.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Midsummer quarter 1716
5,084 4 11½
Michaelmas quarter 1716 15,115 18
£20,200 3 3
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on the above Duties 15,815 9 0
By [payment of] Interest on the said Loans at [6] per cent. 1,266 1 9
17,081 10 9
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 3,118 12 6
£20,200 3 3

LOANS ON MONEY ARISING BY SALE OF HER LATE MAJESTY'S TIN.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
Midsummer quarter 1716
48,170 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1716 1,830 0 0
£50,000 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid to] Edward Elliot, Esq., on account of the Tin Affair £50,000 0 0

THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON SOAP AND PAPER: THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON PRINTED, PAINTED, STAINED AND DYED SILKS, CALICOES, LINENS ETC.: THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON STARCH AND ON COALS EXPORTED: THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON STAMPED VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER. (Granted [by an Act] 12 Anne [13 Anne, c. 18] for 32 years from 2 Aug. 1714).

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 79,551 0 4
To Receipts there between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the Additional Duty on Soap:
Xmas quarter 1715
19,771 11
Ladyday quarter 1716 15,370 2 11½
Midsummer quarter 1716 23,407 18 10½
Michaelmas quarter 1716 24,785 16
83,335 10 0
and on the part of Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1715
49 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 6 8 4
83,390 18 4
on the Additional Duty on Paper:
Xmas quarter 1715
3,770 10 3
Ladyday quarter 1716 3,630 13 1
Midsummer quarter 1716 5,423 15 1
Michaelmas quarter 1716 6,129 8 11½
18,954 7
on the Additional Duty on Coals Exported:
Xmas quarter 1715
907 9 9
Ladyday quarter 1716 232 16
Midsummer quarter 1716 1,565 9
Michaelmas quarter 1716 3,507 8 8
6,213 4 1
(total Receipts 108,558l. 9s.d.)
To Cash for so much transferred from the Aggregate Fond (page xci) being to make good the Deficiency of this Fond at Michaelmas 1715 pursuant to an Act 1 Geo. I [st. 2, c. 12] 34,022 11 8
£222,132 1
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By [paid] George Murray, Esq., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,400,000l. anno 1714 148,573 12 0
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of the Fond for the said Lottery
63,651 7 2
of the Surplus 9d. Excise for the Deficiency of the Fond 9,907 2
73,558 9
£222,132 1

[8 Anne, c. 12]

CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE ACT FOR 81,000l. PER AN. IN ANNUITIES AT 9l. PER CENT.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 £25 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of His Majesty's Guards, Garrisons, etc., upon account £25 0 0

SAMUEL EDWARDS, CHARLES LOW AND THOMAS FLETCHER, THE PERSONS APPOINTED TO PAY INTEREST ON EXCHEQUER BILLS ARE

Debtors. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in their hands 28 Sept. 1715 916 10 6
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 (see p. xci) 35,000 0 0
£35,916 10 6
Creditors.
By [paid] the Tellers of the Exchequer for Interest allowed by them on Bills paid in there within the time of this Account 34,674 4
By [paid] the Accomptants on their salary and for incidents to 5 Jan. 1715–16 the time when their constitution determined 926 4 3
35,600 8
Balance is the remain in the hands of Mr. Edwards, Mr. Low and Mr. Fletcher, 5 Jan. 1715–16, according to their conclusive certificate on that behalf 316 2
£35,916 10 6

SAMUEL EDWARDS, GEORGE GERMAIN AND JOHN STOCKWELL, THE PERSONS APPOINTED TO PAY INTEREST ON EXCHEQUER BILLS, ARE

Debtors. £ s. d.
To Cash brought to this Account as remaining in the hands of Mr. Edwards, Mr. Low and Mr. Fletcher 5 Jan. 1715–16, the day their constitution was superseded 316 2
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 (see p. xci) 80,000 0 0
£80,316 2
Creditors.
By the Tellers of the Exchequer for Interest allowed by them on all Bills paid in there within the time of this Account 77,172 3 3
Balance is the remains in the Accomptants' hands 28 Sept. 1716 3,143 18
£80,316 2

[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. 1715 £1,089 2 3
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of His Majesty's Guards, Garrisons, etc., upon accompt 1,051 12 3
By Cash transferred to the Fond for 80,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 37 10 0
£1,089 2 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. 1715 £1,763 6 6
Discharge or Creditor.
By Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of His Majesty's Guards, Garrisons, etc., upon account £1,763 6 6

[12 Anne, c. 11]

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. 1715 £16,143 15
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Samuel Travers, Esq., towards discharging Debts incurred on accompt of the building Blenheim House £16,143 15

THE RECEIVERS OF THE MONIES CONTRIBUTED ON THE ACT FOR THIS LOTTERY, ARE

Debtors. £ s. d.
To a remain in their hands 28 Sept. 1715 £1,100 0 0
Creditors.
By allowance to the said Receivers for their trouble in passing their Accounts through the several Offices 579 16 3
By remains in their hands at Michaelmas 1716 to be accounted for 520 3 9
£1,100 0 0

Pro Anno 1714 [13 Anne, c. 18, amended 1 Geo. I, c. 2]

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. 1715 5,777 12
To Contribution Money paid in there in Michaelmas quarter 1716 2,412 16 0
£8,190 8
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on the Two-thirds Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage anno 1705 100 0 0
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loan 14 3 5
114 3 5
By [payment of] Interest on Debentures made out for the sufferers at Nevis and St. Christopher's 3,799 1 11¾
3,913 5
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
for the Two-thirds Tonnage anno 1705
403 9 0
for Interest on Debentures made out for the sufferers at Nevis and St. Christopher's 1,460 18
for Public Services 2,412 16 0
4,277 3
£8,190 8

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. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1715 3,185 8 7
To Contribution Money paid in there:
Xmas quarter 1715
553,000 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1716 165,000 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1716 33,500 0 0
751,500 0 0
£754,685 8 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] John Aislabie, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy, upon account 120,448 13 11½
By [paid] Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 15,970 6 2
By [paid] Robert Walpole, Esq., late Paymaster of the Guards, Garrisons etc., upon account 29,317 19
By [paid] Henry, Earl of Lincoln, present Paymaster of the Guards, Garrisons, etc., upon account 497,352 8 6
By [paid] the Commissioners for stating debts due to the Army, one-half Salary to 10 March 1715 1,750 0 0
By [paid] James Moody, Esq., Secretary to the said Commissioners, for Salaries to clerks and incidents 1,500 0 0
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on the Duties on Hops 72,335 10
By [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 9,428 6 3
81,763 16
748,103 4
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716 6,582 3 11½
£754,685 8 7

Pro Anno 1715 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 21]

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RAISING 169,000l. 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 in Xmas quarter 1715 169,000 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] John Aislabie, Esq., Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, upon account 33,800 0 0
By [paid] Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 47,760 0 0
By [paid] Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of all His Majesty's Land Forces, upon account 87,440 0 0
£169,000 0 0

THE RECEIVERS OF THE MONIES CONTRIBUTED ON THE ACT FOR THESE ANNUITIES, ARE

Debtors. £ s. d.
To Balance at the foot of their Accompt at Michaelmas 1715 £942,000 0 0
Creditors. £ s. d.
By the Receivers' Payment into the Exchequer as [in the Charges] above 920,500 0 0
By Discounts allowed for prompt payment of the Purchase Money for the Premium allowed to the contributors as per their account 20,791 13 10
By allowance to the Receivers for Rewards and Charges in receiving, paying and accounting 600 0 0
21,391 13 10
941,891 13 10
By remain at Michaelmas 1716 in their hands, to be accounted for 108 6 2
£942,000 0 0

[13 Anne, c. 18 amended by 1 Geo. I, c. 2]

THE RECEIVERS OF THE MONIES CONTRIBUTED FOR RAISING 1,400,000l. BY A LOTTERY FOR THE YEAR 1714, ARE

Debtors. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in their hands 28 Sept. 1715 £10,000 0 0
Creditors. £ s. d.
By the Receivers' Payment into the Exchequer as [in the Account] above (p. lxxxi) 2,412 16 0
By Money allowed the contributors for Discount for prompt payment at 8l. per cent. per an. for the first payment and at 6l. per cent. for the three other payments from the times of payment to Michaelmas 1714 as per Act 6,317 18 7
By allowance to the Receivers for Rewards and Charges in receiving, paying and accounting 1,269 5 5
7,587 4 0
£10,000 0 0

MONEY ARISING BY SALE OF SOUTH SEA STOCK.

Charge or Debtor. nil
Discharge or Creditor. nil

ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, PAYMASTER OF THE CIVIL LIST IN SCOTLAND, IS

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in [his] hands at Michaelmas 1715 as by his Accompt then ended 131 3 73/12
To his Receipts between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716 according to the Accompt signed by himself:
on Compositions for signatures
212 5 210/12
on Crown Rents and Casualties (Property Equaes 113l. 15s. 7d., Burrows Equaes 84l. 3s. 14/12d.) 197 18 84/12
on Imprests from the Receivers of the Customs and Commissioners of Excise pursuant to Warrants from the Barons of the Exchequer in that behalf (out of Customs per the Receivers thereof, 3,919l. 7s. 66/12d.; out of Seizures per ditto 978l. 17s. 03/12d.) 4,898 4 69/12
out of several Branches of Excise per Commissioners of that Revenue 18,944 17 36/12
24,253 5 95/12
24,384 9 45/12
To Balance; is what the said Archibald Douglas hath overpaid in this year 184 16 68/12
£24,569 5 114/12
Creditor.
By Payments according to an Abstract signed by himself:
for salaries to the three Courts of Session, Justiciary and Exchequer
19,325 6 94/12
for salaries to such Officers on the Civil Establishment as do belong to these Courts 4,403 19 2
for contingencies 840 0 0
£24,569 5 114/12

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 1715:
for the year 1705:
on Reversionary Annuities in the hands of John Aislabie, Esq.
39,789 0 0
for the year 1715:
on Land Tax Tallies
273,379 0
on Malt Duties in the hands of Robert Walpole, Esq. 15,501 0 5
328,669 0 10½
To the sum imprested to the several Treasurers and Paymasters by levying Tallies on the Public Fonds for uses to be appointed between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
for the year 1715:
Tallies on Malt Duties:
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces [see page lxxiii]
143,494 10 1
for the year 1716:
Tallies on the Sixteenth 4s. Aid:
to John Aislabie, Treasurer of the Navy [see page lxxv]
360,188 10
to Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer of the Ordnance [see page lxxv] 40,000 0 0
to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces [see page lxxv] 470,000 0 0
870,188 10
Tallies on Malt Duties:
to Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer of the Ordnance [see page lxxvi]
30,000 0 0
to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces [see page lxxvi] 301,564 8
(total imprested 1,345,247l. 8s.d.)
331,564 8
1,673,916 9 5
To a Surcharge on Robert Walpole, Esq., late Paymaster of the Forces, for so much in Tallies on Malt 1715, assigned to him by Henry, Earl of Lincoln, the present Paymaster 30,000 0 0
£1,703,916 9 5
Creditors.
By Services supplied out of the Tallies:
on the Malt [Duty] 1715:
by Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces, for so much by him assigned to Robert Walpole, Esq., late Paymaster of the said Forces
30,000 0 0
by Robert Walpole, Esq., for so much assigned to him by Henry, Earl of Lincoln:
for Pay and Levy Money of Additional Forces
15,000 0 0
for full or half pay to Officers 15,000 0 0
30,000 0 0
by Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons, etc. and other land Forces:
for account of Guards, Garrisons, etc.
40,473 3
for account of the Forces in Flanders 3,234 0 0
for Pay and Levy Money of 3,000 Dragoons and 4,000 Foot and 4 Companies added to the Coldstream Regiment 65,301 16 10½
for Forces and Garrisons in Gibraltar 4,485 9 6
113,494 10 1
by Robert Walpole, Esq., late Paymaster of the Forces; for account of Guards, Garrisons, etc. 1,003 15 0
for the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, and Pay of Out-Pensioners 496 5 0
(total on Malt 1715, 174,994l. 10s. 1d.)
1,500 0 0
on the Land Tax 1715:
by John Aislabie, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy:
for account of the Ordinary
26,446 0 0
for account of Wages 37,164 5 10
for account of Wear and Tear 147,442 14 1
for account of Victualling 1,947 0 1
213,000 0 0
on the Land Tax 1716 by John Aislabie, Esq.:
for account of the Ordinary
24,500 0 0
for account of Wages 33,699 0
for account of Wear and Tear 77,584 0 0
for account of Victualling 49,590 0 0
for one-quarter Interest to South Sea Company at Midsummer 1716 82,400 0 0
267,773 0
by Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance:
for Land Services
40,000 0 0
by Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of Guards, Garrisons, etc. and other of His Majesty's Land Forces:
for several extraordinary expenses for the service of His Majesty's Land Forces in the year 1715
656 10 0
for account of Guards, Garrisons, etc. in Great Britain, Guernsey and Jersey and 28 Companies of Invalids and 3 Independent Companies in North Britain 307,176 5 11¼
for account of Forces in the Plantations in America 7,551 15 0
for account of Forces and Garrison in Minorca 8,304 12 1
for account of Forces and Garrison in Gibraltar 5,576 16 5
for the Pay of 6,000 men taken into His Majesty's Service from the States General of the United Provinces 27,808 2 1
for the extraordinary expenses of the Land Forces for the year 1716 7,857 11
for full Pay to Officers of the Forces and Marines disbanded 29,000 0 0
for half Pay to the said Officers 4,986 0 0
for the extraordinary charges relating to the demolition of Dunkirk 1,559 0 0
(total out of the Land Tax 1716, 708,249l. 13s.d.) 400,476 12 9
on [the] Malt [Duty] 1716:
by Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance for Land Services
30,000 0 0
by Henry, Earl of Lincoln:
for account of Guards, Garrisons, etc. in Great Britain
147,060 14 3
for the Pay of 6,000 men taken into His Majesty's Service from the States General of the United Provinces 6,217 8
for Forces in the Plantations in America 6,355 11 4
for half Pay to Officers of the Forces and Marines 2,048 2
for full Pay to the said Officers 2,000 0 0
for extraordinary expenses of the Land Forces for the year 1716 5,017 14 10½
for Forces and Garrison in Minorca 12,963 0 2
for Forces and Garrison in Gibraltar 8,381 10 6
(total out of Malt 1716, 220,044l. 1s. 11d.)
190,044 1 11
1,316,288 5
By the Remains in Tallies for uses to be appointed in the hands of the respective Treasurers and Paymasters at Michaelmas 1716:
in the hands of Mr. Aislabie:
for the year 1705:
on Reversionary Annuities
39,789 0 0
for the year 1715:
on the Fifth 2s. Aid
60,379 0
for the year 1716:
on the Sixteenth 4s. Aid
92,415 9 8
192,583 10
in the hands of Robert Walpole, Esq for the year 1715:
on the Duties on Malt
14,001 0 5
in the hands of Henry, Earl of Lincoln:
for the year 1716:
on the Sixteenth 4s. Aid
69,523 7 3
on the Duties on Malt 111,520 6
(total Remains 387,628l. 4s.d.)
181,043 13
£1,703,916 9 5

[4 & 5 Anne, c. 18]

EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 184,242l. 14s. 0d. PER ANNUM IN ANNUITIES PURCHASED ANNO 1706, IS

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715:
out of the 9d. per Barrel Excise for the proprietors of Annuities
53,365 17
out of the One-third Tonnage and Poundage for ditto 50,109 3
out of the Surplus of ditto for 40,000l. per an. Annuities anno 1708 33,251 3
more for the King's Civil List as directed by Parliament 39,920 12 7
176,646 17
To the One-third Tonnage and Poundage for the net produce thereof in the year ended at Michaelmas 1716 [see page xxxviii] 86,442 12 9
To the produce of the 9d. per Barrel Excise granted for 16 years from 17 May 1697 [see page 1] 160,661 2
To the Duties on Coals, Culm and Cinders for Arrears recovered on the Grant which determined at Michaelmas 1710 [see page xxxvii] 452 8 5
247,556 3
£424,203 1
Creditor.
By paid on Annuities which continue for 99 years from 25 March 1706 183,145 15 8
By Rewards to Officers for paying, accounting, etc. 1,470 0 0
184,615 15 8
By Cash transferred to the Fond for paying 40,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 54,743 9 0
For the Civil List:
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon accompt
29,968 0 0
to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, upon accompt 700 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary allowances 5,192 14 0
to Fees and Salaries 1,706 13 6
to Bounties 20 0 0
to contingencies of divers natures 2,333 5 1
39,920 12 7
279,279 17 3
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
of the One-Third Tonnage and Poundage
56,543 17
of the 9d. per barrel Excise 54,373 8 11¼
Surplus One Third Tonnage and Poundage for 40,000l. pro Annuities anno 1708 33,553 8
Coals before Michaelmas 1710 452 8 5
144,923 3
£424,203 1

[6 Anne, c. 2]

EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 72,187l. 10s. 0d. PER ANNUM IN ANNUITIES PURCHASED ANNO 1707, IS

Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715 33,505 4 2
To the Income of sundry Duties and Revenues appropriated to pay these Annuities in the year ended at Michaelmas 1716 [see page liii] 73,145 11
£106,650 15
Creditor. £ s. d.
By paid on the Annuities which continue for 99 years from 25 March 1707 72,853 10 0
By Rewards to Officers for paying and accounting, etc. 375 12 2
73,229 2 2
By Cash transferred to the Fond for paying 40,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 3,470 16 0
76,699 18 2
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
on the Duty on Sweets
1,399 11 0
on the Duty on Low Wines 11,098 15 8
on Hawkers and Pedlars 6,648 10 0
on the Duties on Paper 10,804 0
29,950 17
£106,650 15

[6 Anne, c. 39]

EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 40,000l. PER ANNUM ON THE FIRST ACT FOR SALE OF ANNUITIES ANNO 1708, IS

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715, to wit 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 the One-Third Tonnage and Poundage
39,905 17 7
Surplus of the 9d. per barrel Excise 14,837 11 5
Surplus of the Low Wines 3,470 16 0
58,214 5 0
£60,355 2 3
Creditor.
By paid on Annuities which continue for 99 years from 25 March 1708 39,697 15 0
By Rewards to Officers for paying and accounting 208 2 7
39,905 17 7
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank 18,308 7 5
58,214 5 0
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1716, to wit overplus money of the Fond for Annuities and Survivorship 2,140 17 3
£60,355 2 3

[6 Anne, c. 48]

EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 80,000l. PER ANNUM ON THE SECOND ACT FOR SALE OF ANNUITIES ANNO 1708, IS

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1715 50,053 1
To the Income of the Half Subsidy appropriated to pay these Annuities [see page xliii] 122,552 0 0
To contributions on the First Lottery Act anno 1712 for so much thereof as hath been applied in this year to pay these Annuities 37 10 0
122,589 10 0
£172,642 11
Creditor.
By paid on Annuities which continue for 99 years from 24 June 1708 79,658 17 6
By Rewards to Officers for paying and accounting, etc. 416 5
80,075 2
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank 66,326 9 0
146,401 11
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1716 26,240 19
£172,642 11

EXCHEQUER TO THE GENERAL OR AGGREGATE FOND ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT 1 GEO. I [St. 2, c. 12] FOR THE BANK AND OTHERS, IS

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Remains on the several heads composing this Fond 28 Sept. 1715:
of the Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage
8,030 0
of the Duty on Coffee, Tea, etc. 2,624 15 11½
of the [Duty of] 15 per cent. on Calicoes 7 16 3
of the Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage 25,172 6 9
of the Additional Duty on Coffee, Tea, etc. 341 1
36,176 0
To the Income or produce of the said Fond between Michaelmas 1715 and Michaelmas 1716:
on the Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage
93,741 17 11½
on the Duty on Coffee, Tea, etc. 27,622 0
on the increased Duties on ditto 40,970 5 9
on the increased Duties on Calicoes 27,107 13
on the Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage 122,551 19 11
on the Surplus of the other Moiety above 80,000l. to pay Annuities 66,326 9 0
on the Duties on Hops on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1715 100 0 0
on ditto on the Grant commencing 1 Aug. 1715 39,056 14 0
on the [Duty of] 25l. per ton on French Wines imported 47,520 14
on the Plantation Duties 515 3 7
on the Surplus of the Fond for Annuities on several Acts 18,308 7 5
on the Surplus 99 years 9d. Excise 15,469 2 2
on the Overplus of the Five-sevenths 9d. Excise 6,164 15 2
on the Overplus of the Two-sevenths 9d. Excise 5,813 11
on the Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth 1,840 8
on the Five-sevenths Tonnage on Ships 44 7 1
on the Two-sevenths Tonnage on Ships 17 15 1
on Coals anno 1698 48 17 6
on Coals anno 1703 345 3 1
on the Prize Duty from the Plantations 1,798 4
on the [Duty of] 25l. per ton on French Prize Wines 545 14
on Brewers' Forfeitures 122 9 11½
on Hackney Coaches Arrears 772 19 10
516,804 14 10½
£552,980 15
Creditor.
By payments made at the Exchequer:
to make good the Deficiency at Michaelmas 1715 of the Fond for the Lottery anno 1714
34,022 11 8
to Samuel Edwards, Charles Low and Thomas Fletcher, Esquires, to reimburse the Interest allowed by the Tellers of the Exchequer on all Exchequer Bills at the rate of 2d. per cent. per diem 35,000 0 0
to Samuel Edwards, George Jerman and John Stockwell on account of ditto 80,000 0 0
to the Bank of England on the allowance of 3l. per cent. per an. for circulating all the said uncancelled Bills which amount to the principal sum of 4,561,025l. 136,830 15 0
to ditto on the allowance of 45,000l. and 8,000l. per an. in consideration of their exchanging all the said Exchequer Bills for ready money upon demand 53,000 0 0
to the Earl of Halifax, Auditor of the Receipt, on 650l. per an. for making and issuing the said Bills 650 0 0
339,503 6 8
To the Civil List on 120,000l. per an. granted His Majesty out of the Fond during life:
to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of the Household, upon account
20,599 0 0
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of His Majesty's Chamber, upon account 9,753 3
to Charles Dartiquenave, Esq., Paymaster of the Works, upon account 6,824 7
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary Allowances 349 19 0
to Pensions and Annuities 250 0 0
to ditto per William Clayton, Esq. 10,298 13
to the Band of Pensioners per William Smith, Esq., Paymaster 1,500 0 0
to Bounties 40 0 0
to contingencies 998 4 2
50,613 7
390,116 14
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1716:
for the Bank:
on the Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage
24,222 12
on the Duty on Coffee, Tea, etc. 10,333 8
on the increased Duties on ditto 2,111 7
on the increased Duties on Calicoes 8,016 17
on the Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage 43,249 13
on the Surplus [of the] Half Subsidy for Annuities at Michaelmas 1716 36,737 7
on the Duty on Hops 1,358 17 11½
on the [Duty of] 25l. per ton on French Wines imported 32,089 4
on Prize Duty from the Plantations 1,110 2 0
on the Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth 244 6 7
on Brewers' Forfeitures 101 9 1
for the Civil List:
on the increased Duties on Calicoes
3,288 14
162,864 1
£552,980 15

AN ACCOUNT OF THE DEFICIENCIES OF ALL THE LOTTERY ANNUITIES AND OTHER FUNDS PAYABLE AT THE EXCHEQUER.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Upon the Annual Sum of £135,000 granted for the Lottery anno 1710, for the year ended at Michaelmas 1716 127,362 10 0
For Salaries to Officers, etc. 2,400 0 0
129,762 10 0
Upon the Annual Sum of 186,670l. granted for the Class Lottery anno 1711 for the year ended at Michaelmas 1715 48,489 13 0
For the year ended at Michaelmas 1716 39,995 5
For two years' Salaries to Officers, etc. 2,000 0 0
90,484 18
Upon the Annual Sum of 168,003l. granted for the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 for the year ended at Michaelmas 1715 39,353 19 5
For the year ended at Michaelmas 1716 34,243 2 4
For two years' Salaries to Officers, etc. 2,100 0 0
For incident expenses paid to Managers and others 7,047 4 6
82,744 6 3
Upon the Annual Sum of 168,003l. granted for the Class Lottery anno 1712 for the year ended at Michaelmas 1715 45,568 18
For the year ended at Michaelmas 1716 47,862 15
For two years' Salaries to Officers, etc. 2,100 0 0
95,531 14 0
Upon the Annual Sum of 160,000l. to the East India Company for the year ended at Michaelmas 1714 27,364 15 4
For the year ended at Michaelmas 1715 27,314 16 7
For the year ended at Michaelmas 1716 8,764 18
63,444 10
Upon the Low Wines granted in the year 1705, which expired 24 June 1714:
Principal
61,707 3 2
Interest for one year 3,702 8 7
65,409 11 9
Upon the Duties on Candles for Loans which ended 1 May 1715:
Principal
314,219 11
Interest for one year 18,853 3 6
333,072 14
Upon the Fourth 2s. Aid; Principal 4,217 6
Upon the Duties on Hops besides Interest 8,590 16
Upon the Duties on Malt anno 1715 143,494 10 1
For Deficiencies of the Grants for the year 1716 as per the Account within written 577,014 16
£1,593,767 15

In obedience to His Majesty's Command to me signified by the Right Honourable James Stanhope, Esq., Principal Secretary of State upon an Address of the Honourable House of Commons this Accompt is humbly presented this 28 February 1716–17.

By me,
W. Lowndes.

For the year 1716.

SUMS VOTED AND ENACTED FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE GRANTS IN PARLIAMENT TOWARDS SATISFYING THE SAME WITH THEIR VALUE AS ESTIMATED BY PARLIAMENT.

(The sums voted or enacted for Accompt of the Public Services in the Session of Parliament begun the 9 January 1715–16 and ended [after several Prorogations 20 February 1716–17].)

£ s. d. £ s. d.
19 January 1715–16. For 10,000 men [for] Sea Service, viz. for Wages, Victualling, Wear and Tear; including [the] Ordnance [for] Sea Service; for one year beginning 1 January 1715–16 520,000 0 0
19 January 1715–16. For the Ordinary of the Navy, including Half Pay 233,849 19 6
24 March 1715–16. For Extraordinary repairs of the Navy performed and to be performed in the year 1716 230,623 0 0
984,472 19 6
19 January 1715–16. For [the] Ordnance [for] Land Service for the year 1716 122,496 18
For maintaining [the] Guards and Garririsons in Great Britain, Jersey and Guernsey etc. for the year 1716 993,015 4 5
for [the] Forces in America for the same year 34,837 17 10½
for [the] Forces in Minorca for the same year 57,917 19 6
for [the] Forces in Gibraltar for the same year 37,294 12 9
28 January 1715–16. For 6,000 men from the States General for one year indefinite 126,033 4 9
14 February 1715–16. For [the] Land Forces, anno 1715. Over and above 132,563l. 9s. 6d. saved by the pay of 13 Regiments of Dragoons etc. from 21 July 1715 to 24 December following 14,352 12
for Extraordinary expenses of the Land Forces for the year 1716 66,012 5 5
24 March 1715–16. To make up half pay [to] full pay to 25 July 1716 87,160 11 0
for half pay anno 1716 100,146 15 0
for the demolition of Dunkirk 3,311 16 10½
1,520,082 19
19 January 1715–16. For Deficiencies of the Grants anno 1715 50,886 11 10½
3 March 1715–16. For a year's Interest of the sum remaining unsatisfied on the Register for Low Wines 3,702 8 7
the like on the Register on the Candle Duty 18,853 3 6
to make good the Deficiency of the Fund for the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 for 2 years ended at Michaelmas 1714 42,665 13 6
for salaries and incidents to the Commissioners of Accompts to 10 March 1716–17 3,250 0 0
19 January 1715–16. Fund for South Sea Company 295,202l. 11s. 1d. but will be satisfied with 242,168 9
£2,988,579 4 3

The Grants in Parliament towards satisfying the Public Services per contra with the Value of those Grants as estimated by Parliament.

£ s. d.
The Land Tax of 4s. per Libram for one year from 25 March 1716 at 6l. per cent. per an. interest as shall not exceed 1,880,000 0 0
The Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry for one year from 23 June 1716 (ultra the transference) at 6l. per cent. per an. interest 531,564 8
2,411,564 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 577,014 16
£2,988,579 4 3

Footnotes

  • 1. Re-enacting in this matter Stat. 9 Anne, c. 15, s. 1
  • 2. No balance has been struck, see pp. lxvi and lxviii.