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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 21, 1706-1707. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1952.

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'Declared Accounts: Stamps', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 21, 1706-1707, ed. William A Shaw( London, 1952), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol21/cccxv [accessed 23 November 2024].

Stamps


Declared Accounts: Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper.

AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 2134, ROLL 11.
John Evelyn, Receiver General of the Duties on Stamped Vellum, etc.
	1 August 1705 to 1 August 1706.
	Charge.	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
	Arrears: remaining upon the end of the last Accompt nil.
	Receipts: money received for the duties on Stamped Vellum etc. received on account of arrears for the first four years of the said duty	8	8	6
	received on account of the said duty after the said term of four years until 1 August 1706	48,866	14	6¼
	received on accompt of the further duties granted to His late Majesty William III	40,754	15	9
	total receipts				£89,629	18	9¼
	Discharge.
	Salaries etc. of the Stamp Office: Edward Lloyd, Henry Cornish, Richard Uthwait, Robert Pooley and Richard Dyott, commissioners, at 300l. each; secretary, accomptant, comptroller, clerks, etc	5,002	10	0
	Rent of the office in Lincoln's Inn	160	0	0
	Paper and parchment	2,600	5	8
	Incident charges	1,490	2	7
	Discompt allowed for prompt payment	1,308	5	0¾
	Auditor's fee to Edward Harley	25	0	0
					10,586	3	3¾
	Paid into the Exchequer according to tallies, detailed
	on account of the continued duty	38,923	16	6
	on account of the additional duties	40,111	13	9½
	on account of arrears of the said duties	8	5	2
					79,043	15	5½
	total payments and allowances				£89,629	18	9¼
	and so the said Accomptant is even and Quit.
	Declared 7 August 1707.