E.

Earthenware, duty on. See Glass.

Earthquake in Jamaica, 349.

EAST INDIA COMPANY—
-, The Old Company:
-, assessment on, to the Third 4s.
-, Aid, 74, 286.
-, certificate by, 364.
-, General Court of, 25.
-, Governor of, 233.
-, saltpetre to be supplied by, payment for, 21, 25, 37.
-, ships taken by the French, 233, 237.
-, The New Company:
-, Charters, for the "General Society entitled to the advantages given by an Act of Parliament for advancing a sum not exceeding Two Millions for the service of the Crown of England"; and for the "English Company trading to the East Indies": charges of, 100.
-, clauses in, desired, 106.
-, drafts of, 386; read and approved by the Treasury, Privy Council, etc., 101, 102, 384, 386, 427.
-, covenants, respecting the proportion of their exports to be of English growth, produce or manufacture, 101; respecting the supply of saltpetre, 101.
-, Two Millions Subscription, as by Act 9–10 Wm. III., c. 44, Commissioners of, commission, 386; drafts of, read and approved, 101, 102, 384; expenses in passing, 100, 383, 428.
-, tallies of anticipation levied on, discounting of, 107; interest on, to be authorised by Treasury warrant, 106, 411; method for answering with ready money, discussed, 114; payments in, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 113, 388, 395, 401–4, 410, 424, 426, 428, 435, 436, 440, 441, 442, 445, 447.
-, duplicate book of subscriptions in the Auditor of the Receipt's Office, 386.
-, eight per cent. annuity on, 386.
-, extra allowance to encourage subscriptions to the first million, rates of, 101.
-, King's subscription to, 106, 411, 440.
-, loans transferred to, 112.
-, private subscriptions to, applications of, 106.
-, Receivers of (E. Allen, J. Bateman, Sir. H. Furnese, G. Heathcott, Sir T. Janssen, J. Martin, and S. Shepherd), 106, 108, 114; appointed, 102, 386; directions to, 102.
-, Subscribers to, 106; attending the Treasury, 101; to be incorporated as the "General Society" and further, if desired, as the "English Company" trading with a joint stock, 386.
-, subscriptions to be taken before 29 Sept. 1698, 386.
-, ten per cent. prepayment allowance, 386.

Eastland Merchants, debt due to, for victualling, 73, 77, 91, 283.

"English Company trading to the East Indies." See East India Company, The New.

Engravers. See King's Engraver; Mint.

Escheators, plea put forward in Barbados that by a Statute of England they must be freeholders, 217.

EXCHEQUER BILLS—
-, abuses and frauds in, 133.
-, by an Excise collector, 53, 64.
-, by Receivers of Taxes, 8, 59, 79–82, 231, 236, 239, 300.
-, enquiry into, 5–13, 16, 17, 22–5, 31–3, 35, 36, 42, 43.
-, Marriott's confession, 4–5.
-, offer to discover, 65.
-, prevention of, in the Customs and Excise, 16, 17, 18, 22, 29, 139, 140.
-, in the Exchequer, officers for, 141, 147, 148; directions to, 20, 137–8. See also Creamer, T.; Hume P.
-, rules for the, 12.
-, prosecutions for, 28, 35, 36.
-, reward to the discoverer, 35.
-, William III and, 35, 36.
-, cancelled, or to be cancelled, 53, 269; accounts of, to be kept, 134, 137, 138; preservation of, 137, 212, 233.
-, Contracts or Subscriptions for Exchanging and Circulating 1,500,000l. of bills as authorised by Acts 8–9 Wm. III, c. 6 and 20, and 1,200,000l. of bills as authorised by Act 8–9 Wm. III., c. 24:
-, First, 10; overpayment of interest on, 156.
-, Second (for 702,520l.), 10; 10 per cent. interest on, 13, 44, 45, 46, 129, 156, 220; overpaid, 272.
-, Third (for 517,720l.), 10 per cent. interest on, 67, 71, 258, 272.
-, Fourth (for 300,000l.), 67, 264; 8 per cent. premium on, 67.
-, Fifth, 320.
-, counterfeit, 8, 87–8, 89–91, 95, 96, 98, 102, 137, 367, 432.
-, counterparts in the Auditor of the Receipt's Office, 367.
-, discounting of, 75, 165–6, 271.
-, endorsement of, 4, 137, 148; directions to Receivers of Taxes concerning, 16, 131; erased, 24; fraudulent. See (above) abuses; loss caused by delay in, 48.
-, figure erased, 53.
-, filled by endorsements, blank papers to be affixed to, 135; renewal of, by issuing new ones of the same date (as by Act 9 Wm. III, c. 2,), 1, 61; form of the new ones, 68; method to be observed in, 9, 212.
-, interest on, 71.
-, issues of, 1, 2, 11, 13, 21, 26, 33, 34, 37. 38, 43, 44, 47, 51, 52, 55, 116, 119, 120, 122, 128, 130, 137, 139, 144, 150, 153, 157, 158, 162, 163, 167, 171, 174, 185, 190, 192, 207, 212, 214, 227, 230, 238.
-, completing the 1,200,000l. (authorised by Act 8–9 Wm. III, c. 24), 238.
-, numerical list of bills to be kept, 137.
-, loans in, on credit of the Exchequer in General, certificates of the amount to be made, 4; interest on, 21, 115; payments out of, 13, 21, 22, 26, 28, 33, 37, 43, 49, 53, 61–73 passim, 127–130, 137, 144, 148, 150, 152, 156, 162, 168, 171, 173, 185, 189, 207, 214, 216, 238, 243–5, 248–263 passim, 267– 272 passim, 277, 282.
-, Office for making and issuing, necessaries for, 424.
-, passed in the Excise, examination of, 141.
-, payments in, 141, 183, 188, 357, 372. See also Exchequer Bills, loans.
-, payments or returns into the Exchequer, to be listed, 13, 129, 137; form of the list to be used, 129.
-, retrospective account of, to be made, 138.
-, plates for printing, 33, 34, 61, 153.
-, refused by a Receiver of Taxes, 22, 132.
-, specie bills, in a Teller's Office, saving part of the interest on, 258–9, 268–9; lent into the Exchequer, prevention of their being issued as such, 4; made solely by their endorsements, 6.
-, stolen, 90, 99, 253, 359.
-, suspected, 78, 296.
-, to be proved before being charged, 98, 367.
-, Trustees for Circulating, etc., (M. Abbott, Sir W. Ashurst, J. Bateman, G. Doddington, F. Eyles, Sir H. Furnese, G. Heathcote, Sir J. Herne, Sir T. Janssen and W. Sedgwick), attending the Treasury, memorials of, etc., 1, 4–31 passim, 37, 40, 42, 44, 45, 52, 53, 59–79 passim, 87, 97, 107, 109, 135, 140, 141, 156, 236, 264, 268, 320.
-, clerk to, permission to inspect Customs, Excise and Auditor of the Receipt's books, 133.
-, dismissed, 27, 148, 264.
-, issues for, 125, 175, 219–20, 243, 248, 258, 272, 282.
-, lists of bills received at the Exchequer to be transmitted to, 137, 138.
-, money advanced by, to the Forces, 225.
-, Office of, fitting up, etc., 126, 213, 225; necessaries for, 425.
-, officers of, assessments on, 53; salaries, 150, 238, 434.
-, quorum of, 27, 149.
-, refunds by, to the Forces, 46, 51, 191; to the Navy, delayed, 48.
-, salaries of, 27, 150, 238, 434.
-, Secretary and accountant to (L. Herne), assistant to, 238; issue for, 125; salary of, 150, 238.
-, Tellers of the Receipt to attend with books, etc., 57, 230.
-, thanked for their diligence and faithfulness, 22, 24.
-, to present rules to prevent frauds, 12.

EXCHEQUER COURT—
-, Barons of (Sir J. Blencowe, Sir H. Hatsell, Sir W. Simpson and R. Wallop), 161, 193, 231, 285, 355.
-, appointments, 119, 162.
-, fees and allowances, 227, 247.
-, Deputy Chamberlains of (H. Ballow and J. Smith), Customs fees, 207; joining Customs tallies, 238.
-, informations in, 125, 158, 259, 347.
-, King's Remembrancer, 107, 114, 164, 209, 244, 286, 335, 388, 424, 450.
-, fees for taking securities, limited, 25, 143, 265.
-, Office of, first secondary in (T. Hall), 143, 244, 265.
-, securities taken by, 25, 143, 145, 147, 149, 155, 162, 164, 216, 247, 249, 280, 304–6, 338, 399–400, 401, 405.
-, See also Ayloffe, H.
-, Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (L. Thompson), 261, 385.
-, fee of, 339.
-, Office of, clerks in, fee of, 342.
-, messengers of, 428.
-, Nichils, clerk of (A. Squibb), fee of, 141.
-, orders of, 27, 28, 145.
-, Pipe, Clerk of the (Lord Robert Russell), 424; charging, etc. recusants' convictions, etc., allowance for, 207; complaint against, 113, 443; Customs fees, 207; salary of, 207, 225; warrants to, 127, 184, 239, 261(2), 266, 286, 326, 349, 357, 361, 362, 365, 385, 432, 433, 443.
-, Comptroller of (J. Pottenger), 261, 385; Customs fees, 207; salary of, 230.
-, Deputy Clerk of (P. Frowde), certificates by, 188, 255, 261, 356.
-, Great Roll of, extracts from, 261, 356, 385.
-, Office of, Secondary and sworn clerks in, Customs fees, 207.
-, Seal, 147, 186, 267, 351, 352, 356, 365, 405.
-, Usher of (J. Walker), issues for, 208, 281, 428.

EXCHEQUER RECEIPT—
-, Act (8–9 Wm. III, c. 28) for better observing the ancient course of the, 244.
-, Auditor of (Sir R. Howard), 52, 102, 104, 111, 116–448 passim.
-, allowance to, 212; in lieu of fees, 370.
-, directions to, concerning Exchequer Bills, 129, 135, 141, 212, 269, 367.
-, Office of, clerks in, allowance in lieu of fees, 370.
-, duplicate book of subscriptions to the New East India Co. to be delivered into, 386.
-, first clerk in (C. Twitty), appointment, 136; report of, 120.
-, register of loans in, 294.
-, books, etc., inspection by a clerk to the Trustees for Exchequer Bills, 133.
-, Chancellor of (Charles Montague), attending the Treasury, 1–113 passim; messengers of, 89, 335; salary of, 119, 211, 323, 373.
-, clerks, alleged proposal of fraud by, 90–1.
-, deputy chamberlains of (J. Low and P. Le Neve), allowances, 287.
-, despatch of business in, 124.
-, disposable or unappropriated money in, issues out of, 33, 43, 46, 49, 70, 92, 96, 114, 120, 128, 135, 142, 150, 152, 153, 162, 167, 171, 187, 192, 220, 223, 237, 242, 243, 246, 254, 265, 269, 273, 285, 354, 373, 398, 402, 411, 447.
-, fees, 354, 370; to be accepted in the same specie as the payments are made in, 57, 231.
-, fees and salaries payable at, 215; account of, to be submitted, 144.
-, liberates. See Exchequer Receipt—Usher.
-, loans on credit of the Exchequer in General, 74, 83.
-, authority to take in, privy seal, etc. for, 115.
-, Bank of England and, 3–4.
-, certificates to be made of what is lent in milled money, hammered money and Exchequer Bills, 4.
-, discounts and interest on. See Discounts; Interest.
-, payments out of, 9, 13, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 37, 38, 43–5, 53, 54, 61–78 passim, 86–8, 127–130, 137, 144, 146, 148–163 passim, 168, 170, 171, 173, 185, 187, 189, 207, 214, 216, 220, 238, 243–5, 248–277 passim, 282, 284, 285, 287, 290–300 passim, 319–336 passim, 342, 344, 345, 347, 349, 354, 357, 363–5, 368, 376, 378.
-, rate at which guineas, milled money and hammered money are to be received for, 3, 115, 130.
-, repayment of, 122, 435; orders for, to be registered in course, 115; provision to be made for, discussed, 3.
-, transfer of, to future Aids and Supplies, 115, 284, 299.
-, transferred to the Two Millions Subscription, 112.
-, transferred to the second 3s. Aid, 232, 342.
-, locking up and care of the treasure, 128, 287, 348.
-, melting house at, sale of utensils, refinement of sweep in, etc., 67, 264; to be fitted as an office, 67, 302.
-, messengers of, (four), new grant of office, 189–90; payments to, 86, 114, 324, 447.
-, money orders, renewal of, 132, 142, 169, 232, 242, 269, 281, 303, 319, 386.
-, new offices at, necessaries for, 412.
-, officers in, for paying lottery tickets. See Lotteries.
-, officers to prevent frauds in Exchequer Bills in (T. Creamer and P. Hume), 20, 137–8, 147.
-, officers and clerks in, forbidden to act as brokers, solicitors or agents, 159; necessaries for, 424.
-, payments into, 130, 151, 157, 164, 167, 169, 174, 209, 233–6, 238, 253, 263, 328, 409.
-, Pells, Clerk of (H. Pelham), 61, 116, 141.
-, appointment and swearing in of, 58, 231, 234.
-, late. See Wardour, W.
-, office of, claim to, by grant of Charles II, 58; grants of, in the years 1603, 1611 and 1646, 234; Treasury's right of patronage of, 58.
-, Office, 17.
-, clerks in, allowance in lieu of fees, 370.
-, first clerk in (P. White), 109; appointment and swearing in of, 61, 244.
-, porter at the Exchequer gate, salary, 136, 297.
-, small branches of the revenue in, arrears of, payment out of, 72, 269.
-, Tellers (H. Carew, Viscount Fitzhardinge, T. Howard and G. Palmes), 17, 84, 98–9, 107, 284.
-, bill of, for the purchase of an annuity, 266.
-, cancelling lottery tickets, 27, 147.
-, chief clerks to, 116; approval and swearing in of, 17, 107, 126, 133, 136, 186, 426; losses sustained by, 120, 425, 426, 434; nomination of, 161.
-, directions to, concerning Exchequer Bills, 53, 98, 129, 134, 138, 141, 367; to attend the Trustees with their books, etc., 57, 230.
-, fees of, 370.
-, refusing Exchequer Bills, 149.
-, saving of interest on specie bills in the office of, 258–9, 269.
-, suspended and restored, 161.
-, to be charged with prizes on lottery tickets, 116.
-, to receive guineas at 22s., 18, 133.
-, to refuse hammered money, 59, 238.
-, vouchers and cash, Examiners of, 60, 302, 440.
-, Treasury of, sorting of records, foreign and domestic, in, 287.
-, Usher of (S. Edwyn), 302.
-, issues for, 120, 424.
-, late, debts due to estates of, 209. See also Packer, J.
-, liberates, 261.
-, new grant of office of, 234.
-, watchmen at, 214.
-, weekly payments of Excise money into, 25; of Post Office money into, 227–8, 232, 246. 285.

EXCISE—
-, abuses and frauds in Exchequer Bills in, 133, 141.
-, prevention of, 17, 18, 22, 29, 140.
-, See also Excise—Receiver General.
-, abuses and mismanagements in, 2, 308. See also Excise— Commissioners.
-, Accounts, 7, 9, 42, 113.
-, Comptroller General of (Sir S. Howe), additional clerks for, 9, 62, 244; clerks of, salaries, 279–80; deputy to, 279.
-, Additional or "double ninepence" (on beer, ale, etc. as by 2 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 10), Two Thirds of, deficiency of, as computed by the Deficiency Act, and issues for making good, 401, 447.
-, annuities on. See Annuities.
-, Appeals in Excise, Commissioners of, causes before, papers relating to, 134; solicitor for the prosecution of, 2, 166.
-, beer, ale, etc., duty on, Additional 9d. per barrel (for ninety nine years as by 4 Wm. and Mary, c. 3), annuities on, 270, 283.
-, for the North Sea and Herring Fishery, payment of, 250.
-, See also Excise—Additional; Double; Hereditary; Salt; Tunnage.
-, bills of exchange drawn for remitting money to London, 140, 162; to be paid in the same specie wherein they are drawn, 16, 132.
-, books, etc., to be inspected by the Trustees for Exchequer Bills, 133.
-, brewers and distillers, frauds by, 42. See also Excise—fines.
-, Cashier. See Excise—Receiver General.
-, causes in: delays in hearing, judgments where no informations are entered, warrants on judgments not executed, etc., 14–15.
-, coffee men, informations against, 15, 18.
-, collectors, 132, 250.
-, accounts, allowances in, 250; for losses through the re-coining of hammered money, 126, 447; for losses in receiving guineas at old rates, 446.
-, charges against, 53, 64.
-, defaulting, stay of process against, 272; against his surety, 193.
-, dismissed, petition to be restored, 369.
-, petition for employment as, 343.
-, Commissioners (Sir W. Ashurst, W. Carr, E. Clarke, J. Danvers, Sir S. Evance, T. Everard, W. Flemming, Sir J. Foche, P. Meadows, Christopher Montague, F. Onslow, F. Parry, John Smith and W. Strong), formal references passim.
-, and the frauds by the Excise Cashier, 23, 24–5, 29, 35.
-, Association signed by, 30, 41.
-, causes before, papers of, 134; solicitor for prosecuting, 2, 166; and see (above) causes.
-, commission, new, 99, 393; ordered by the King, 39.
-, previous alterations in, to remedy mismanagements, 39.
-, dispute between, and abuses and mismanagements by, 38–9, 132.
-, Treasury enquiry into, 14–15, 18–20, 25–6, 29–31, 37, 41–2, 92, 93–4; ordered by the King to be continued, 39.
-, Treasury Lords recommend unanimity, 113.
-, examining Exchequer Bills received for Excise, 17, 29.
-, salaries, 393.
-, Secretary to (E. Noel; G. Townsend), appointment and salary, 113, 114, 441, 443.
-, debts for, 112; discharge from 327; petition for, 295.
-, Deputy Auditor of, 9.
-, Double or "Doubling Act" (on beer, ale, etc., as by 2 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 3), 31; arrears of, payment out of, 269.
-, fines and penalties levied on brewers, distillers and others, account of, demanded, 8; mentioned, 53.
-, in arrear, 18.
-, mitigated, 15, 18, 19.
-, not regularly distributed, 19.
-, payments into the Exchequer, 164, 167, 174.
-, payments out of, 43.
-, remission of, 249; petition for, 170.
-, shares of, due to the King, to officers and to the poor, 19.
-, Five Sevenths. See Excise— Tunnage.
-, General Surveyor of (J. Fletcher), alleged a Jacobite, 41; money entrusted to an innkeeper by, lost, 295.
-, hammered money received for, to be sent to the Mint, 28.
-, Hereditary and Temporary (on beer, ale, etc., as by 2 Wm. and Mary, c. 3), tallies on, discharge of, 435; discount on, 303; interest on loans on, 303; lost, 330.
-, Leather, duty on (as by 8–9 Wm. III, c. 21), 154; abuses in, 44, 45.
-, extra clerk for, 9, 62, 244.
-, Office, incidents bill, 235, 296, 336, 403.
-, loans on, 386.
-, London brewing and other ledgers, clerks employed on, 279–80.
-, Malt, mum, sweets, etc., duty on, (as by 8–9 Wm. III., c. 22), 166, 170–1, 249, 295.
-, allowance for malt burned, 339.
-, cancelling Exchequer Bills on, 53.
-, drawback on malt exported to Jersey and Guernsey, 67, 86, 258.
-, extra clerk for, 9, 62, 244.
-, loans on, issue out of, 136.
-, Lottery on. See Lotteries— Malt.
-, Office, incidents bill, 235, 296, 336, 403.
-, payment out of, 255.
-, nine pence per barrel. See Excise—Additional; beer; Double.
-, Office, 95, 303.
-, housekeeper of, appointment, 33, 158; lodgings of, 86, 430; salary of, 45, 158, 189, 432.
-, incidents bill, 235, 296, 336, 403.
-, porter at, salary, 45, 158, 189, 432.
-, salary bill, 119, 189, 214, 244, 284, 366.
-, yardkeeper of, salary, 45, 158, 189, 432.
-, officers, assessments on those with salaries of less than 100l. per annum, repaid, 446.
-, commissions issued to, to prevent smuggling, 252.
-, dismissed, case to be reexamined, 85; petition of, 448.
-, penalties. See Excise—fines.
-, pensions on. See Annuities.
-, Receiver General and Cashier of (B. Burton; T. Hall), 64, 74, 446.
-, abuses and frauds in Exchequer Bills by, 22–4. See also Burton, B.
-, appointment, 43.
-, dismissal of, 25, 29, 31, 35.
-, securities of, 169.
-, to list payments of Exchequer Bills into the Exchequer, 13, 129.
-, Register of, report concerning the execution of the office, 8.
-, Salt, Beer, ale, etc., duty on (Salt for three years, beer for 16 years, as by 5 Wm. and Mary, c. 7; Salt duty perpetuated by 7–8 Wm. III, c. 31), 53, 153–5.
-, annuities on. See Lotteries —Million Adventure.
-, appropriations out of, 154, 155.
-, deficiency of, as computed by the Deficiency Act, and issues for making good, 401, 447.
-, loans on, 132, 142, 281.
-, Lottery tickets on. See Lotteries—Million Adventure.
-, Office, incidents bill, 235, 296, 336, 403.
-, payments into the Exchequer, to be hastened, 71, 269.
-, payment of arrears of Tunnage annuities and Million Adventure Lottery annuities out of salt duties levied by the Act 7–8 Wm. III, c. 31, query as to, 29, 153–5; orders drawn for, to be vacated, 345.
-, tallies on, deposited as security for the Dutch Loan, 1, 5, 54, 126.
-, discount of 15 per cent. on, 1, 57, 169, 296, 372.
-, interest on, 292.
-, must be accepted, 70, 75, 292–3.
-, payments in, 1, 46, 69, 70, 262, 296, 372.
-, Salt, Additional duty on, (as by 8–9 Wm. III, c. 20), payment out of, for interest on loans charged on the Deficient Funds, 27, 148; to the Deficient Funds, 401, 447.
-, Solicitor for the prosecution of causes before the Grand Commissioners and the Commissioners of Appeals (J. Baber), dismissed as unfit for his employment, 2; patent revoked, 2, 166; salary, 322.
-, for the prosecution of causes as above and for the Revenues (G. Townsend; W. Bulstrode), appointments and salary, 2, 113, 114, 124, 166, 322, 448, 450.
-, for the Revenues (or lawsuits) (G. Parry), complaint against, 2, 14; deputy to, 2; issue for law charges, 449; office of, united with that of Solicitor for the prosecution of causes, etc., 166; salary of, 228.
-, supervisors, 19, 53.
-, Tunnage of ships; Beer and ale, (as by 5–6 Wm. and Mary, c. 20), Five Sevenths of, fund for the Bank of England, payment of arrears of, out of the second 3s. Aid, 345; previous orders drawn on the Salt duties for, to be vacated, 345.
-, Two Sevenths of, annuities on, 270, 283.
-, arrears of annuities on, contributed as by 8–9 Wm. III, c. 21, for the purchase of reversions of annuities, 270, 283.
-, payment of, out of the second 3s. Aid, 345.
-, payment of, out of the Salt duties levied by the Act of 7–8 Wm. III, c. 31, query as to, 153; orders drawn for, vacated, 345.
-, Two Sevenths. See Excise— Tunnage.
-, Two Thirds. See Excise—Additional.
-, vinegar, duty on, proposal to improve, 91.
-, Wines, low, duty on (as by 2 Wm. and Mary, Sess. 2, c. 9; 3 Wm. and Mary c. 15; and 7–8 Wm. III, c. 30), 262, 346; arrears of, payment out of, 269.
-, yield of, fallen, 38.

Exports and Imports, Inspector General of. See Customs.
-, covenant by the New East India for ten per cent. of goods exported to be of English growth, etc., 101.
-, duties on imported commodities very great, 228.
-, preventing the export of wool. See Wool; of gold. See Gold.
-, preventing the import of French silks, 439.