E

Earle (Earl), Mathew, Customs boatman in Shoreham port, 88, 144. See also Erle.

Earles, Thomas, housebreaker, reward for arrest of, 313.

Earl Marshal, Deputy, 86. See also Howard, Henry, Earl of Bindon.

men of, attending Shovell's funeral on horseback, payment to, 108;

mourning liveries for, 230, 448.

East Baglake. See Ryme.

East Bailiwick. See New Forest.

East Bere. See Bere.

East Greenwich, co. Kent, manor of, offices of High Steward and Bailiff, petition of inhabitants for appointments thereto, 318.

East India Company, The New:

Court of Managers, 105;

and the acceptance of tallies on the General Mortgage, 36.

General Society, yearly fund for, deficiencies of, applications of revenue to, 46, 76, 99, 136, 164, 199, 242, 288;

made good, 287–8.

Gentlemen of, attend the Treasury, 36.

memorial of, 79.

payments by [as by Act 6 Anne, c. 71]:

in 1708, issues out of, 401, 469.

the sixth or last, due 10 March 1709, advance on, 4.

issues out of, 5, 29, 70, 78, 80, 87, 91, 98, 104.

saltpetre supplied to the Ordnance by, 36, 105, 154.

Secretary to. See Gilbert, —–.

ship of, Customs to admit entry of the lading of, 78–9.

yearly fund of 160,000l. for (as by 9 Wm. III, c. 44, 9 Wm. III, c. 25, and 6 Anne, c. 71), deficiencies of, applications of revenue to, 46, 76, 99, 136, 164, 199, 242;

made good, 287–8.

payment on, 403.

surplus on, appropriation of, 392–3.

East India Company, The Old, debts due to, assigned to the Crown, re-grant of, to Trustees, 145, 204.

East India Goods, Duties on. See Customs—Duties.

East Moulsey, co. Surrey, manor of, bailiff of, fee of, 253.

East Woods. See Hermitage.

Eastland merchants, 364;

Governor and Fellowship of, petition of, concerning the quarantine, 441, 459.

Eastland trade, Customs certificates of lading to be issued to ships engaged in, 364–5.

decrease of, 364.

Dutch advantage over British in, 364–5.

Ecclesiastical History of the Christian Religion from the first Plantation thereof in Scotland, 203.

Echlin (Ecklyn), Robert, lieutenant general, one of the General Officers of Ireland, 425.

payment to, 131.

regiment of dragoons of, clearings, 330.

drafts out of, 131.

forage for, in North Britain, 433.

ordered from Ireland, 213.

reformed officers of, half pay for, 121.

Eddystone Rock, lighthouse on, Revenue Commissioners in Ireland refusing to collect duties for, 437.

Edinburgh, 4, 43, 91, 94, 132, 145, 153, 157, 173, 174, 195.

Canongate (Cannongate), burgesses of, petition of, 461;

guard houses at, coal and candle for, 461.

Castle, Governor of (Earl of Leven), allowance of Customs of wines, petition for continuance of, 74.

Custom House, housekeeper of. See Neal, D.;

Rowley, W.

Excise in, incidents bill, 66.

Holyrood House, Abbey of, guard houses of, fire and candle for, 461.

Library in, Keeper of. See Simpson, D.

porter of, salary, 263. See also Hamilton, John.

tenements in, sum due from the Crown for, interest on, 263, 266.

underkeepers of, salary, 263. See also Hamilton, William;

Porterfield, J.

Justices of Peace in, rules made by, 414.

letters dated at, 110, 262.

merchants of, 60, 171, 175.

Mint at. See Mint.

poor of, gowns and other charities for, on the Queen's birthday, 59, 65.

port, Customs salary bill, 42, 134, 258, 388, 482.

Post Office at. See Post Office.

Queen's Almoner at, payments to, 65. See also Law, J.

Edinburgh, Bishop of. See Rose, Alexander.

Edinburgh University, settlement upon, for augmentation of professors' salaries, 95.

Edwards (Edward), Jennet, pensioner on the Charity Roll of Scotland, 470.

-, John, surveyor of duties on houses for co. Lincoln, 71.

-, Samuel, officer of the Trustees for Circulating Exchequer Bills, salary, 182.

Joint Paymaster of interest on Exchequer Bills, appointment, 220;

issues to, 234, 387;

memorial of, 449;

securities, 214, 220.

-, -, trustee for the Duchess of Marlborough and her daughters, 172, 183, 191–2, 209.

-, Thomas, lands of, in Great Yarmouth, 237.

-, -, Receiver of the Four and a half per cent. Duty in Barbados, 429.

-, William, helper to the postilions of the Prince of Denmark, 298.

Edwyn (Edwen, Edwin), Usher of the Exchequer Receipt, bill of, 352;

payments to, for necessaries, 86, 181, 319, 367, 489.

Effingham. See Howard, Thomas.

Egerton, John, and a lease of Ketchewmere in Delamere Forest, 302;

new lease of Hatcher Mere and the Fishpool in Delamere Forest, 128–9, 291;

Oulton Mills belonging to the family of, 129.

-, Sir Philip, lessee of Hatcher Mere, etc., in Delamere Forest, 128.

-, Sir Rowland, lessee of Hatcher Mere, etc., in Delamere Forest, 128.

-, Scroop, Earl of Bridgwater, Master of the Horse to Prince George of Denmark, 222, 298.

Ehillers, Claes, captain, commander of the St. Peter of Sleswyck, 195.

Ehrenfort, Holstein, 477.

Eight, Pieces of, 25, 160, 444;

exchange rate of, 104, 239, 329, 353–4, 379.

Eizat, Sir Edward, Queen's Physician in Scotland, 263, 267.

Elby. See Dunn, William.

Elder, David, a Commissioner for Sick and Wounded, 236.

Elector Palatine. See Germany.

Elford [? Alford, Marmaduke], of the Chapel Royal, travelling charges and diet of, 260.

Elie, co. Fife, smuggling of French brandy at, 321.

Eliot. See Elliott.

Ellemet, — Van, Treasurer to the States General, payment to, 405.

Ellesden, —, supervisor of Deal, accusations against, 34.

Elletson, Richard, merchant, permitted to reduce rum to proof, 381.

Elliott (Eliot, Elliot), —, foot regiment of, company in, respits on, 333.

at Gibraltar, offreckonings, 198;

subsistence, 93, 323, 379.

-, Ambrose, payment to, for prosecuting criminals in Ireland. 58.

-, of Minto, Sir Gilbert, a Lord of Session in Scotland, salary, 110, 265.

-, James, pensioner of the Prince of Denmark, 223, 299.

-, Jean, pensioner on the Charity Roll of Scotland, 471.

-, -, pension in Scotland for, 473.

-, Stephen, prosecuted for smuggling, 372.

-, William, laceman, security for Archibald Douglas, 48.

-, -, woollen draper, security for Archibald Douglas, 48.

Ellis, Agnes, pensioner on the Charity Roll of Scotland, 471.

-, Eliz., pensioner on the Charity Roll of Scotland, 471.

-, John, Comptroller of the Mint, 196.

-, Thomas, housebreaker, reward for arrest of, 313.

-, William, imprisoned in Northampton gaol for debt, 373, 439.

Ellison, Fra., agent to Lord Raby's regiment of dragoons, 61.

-, Francis, tidesman at Newcastle, 412.

Elphick, Thomas, riding officer on Dover port establishment, 40.

Elsinore, magistrates of, bill of health given by, 459;

Road, 459.

Elwell, —, landwaiter, petition of, 477.

Elwill, Sir John, baronetcy fee of, discharged, 348.

Ely, Isle of, Receiver General of assessments. See Richers, T.

sheriff of. See Lane, R.

Emerson, William, Keeper in Hyde Park, allowance for watering, 419.

Emilie, John, a commissioner for taking subscriptions for enlarging the capital stock of the Bank, 180.

Emmatt (Emmat), John, wages for breeding and keeping pheasants in Windsor Great Park, 89, 385.

Emmett, William, charges of, in prosecuting collectors of Taxes for Bromley, 52.

Enamel, painters and pictures in, 107, 386, 420.

England, Joseph, clerk to John Nutin, payment to, 67;

his father, 67.

English, Jasper, Keeper of the Mansion House, Gardens and Orchards at Hampton Court, 254.

-, John, Marshal of the Ceremonies, salary, 277.

Engravers, 176. See also Mint;

Queen's Chief Engraver.

Enniscorthy, co. Wexford, barracks in, maintenance of, 120.

Enniskillen, Enniskilling, Inniskillin, co. Fermanagh, barracks in, maintenance of, 121;

company raised for the defence of, 357.

Ennys, Thomas, Customs collector at Penryn, 443.

Enster. See Anstruther.

Equivalent. See Scotland.

Erle (Earl), Thomas, Lieutenant General, expedition in 1708 under, 197, 271, 446

foot regiment of, in Flanders, offreckonings, 198.

Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, salary, 280.

Erskine, Sir Alexander, Lyon King at Arms, salary, 262, 265.

-, Charles, Pursuivant in Scotland, 265.

-, David, signature of ultimus heres of John Innes in favour of, 187.

-, Eliz., pensioner on the Charity Roll of Scotland, 470.

-, of Grange, James, a Lord of Session in Scotland, salary, 110, 265.

-, John, Earl of Mar, annuities granted to, 208, 260;

Keeper of the Signet in Scotland, salary, etc., 474;

papers countersigned by, 185.

-, John, Pursuivant in Scotland, 265.

-, of Alva, Sir John, a Commissioner for the Equivalent, 234.

Erwine, Gerald, quartermaster in Brigadier Wolsey's regiment, half pay for, 121.

Esmond, Sir Lawrence, quit rents of his lands called Aughavanna, 244.

Essex, county of, Auditor of Crown Land Revenues for, fee of, 109.

Constables of, 126, 257.

estate in, 458.

expense of relieving disabled soldiers in, 126, 257.

quarterage in, increased, 257.

Receiver General of assessments. See Rich, N.;

Turner, J.

Receiver of House Duties. See Everard, Sir H.

Essex, Countess Dowager of. See Capel, Elizabeth.

Essex, Earl of. See Capel, Algernon.

Eton, co. Buckingham, old buildings near the waterside in, 65.

Eton College, Provost and Fellows of, perpetuity for, 193.

Etterick, William, Attorney to the Prince of Denmark, 222, 223.

Eugene, Prince of Savoy, payment to, for raising, clothing, etc., Imperial Foot soldiers, 6, 92.

Eustace, Nicholas, Surveyor of duties on Houses, co. Oxford, 466.

Eutin, bishopric of, annuity to Prince Charles of Denmark for renouncing his pretensions to, 54, 184(2), 418.

Evans, Richard, doorkeeper to the Customs Commissioners, 170.

-, Sir Stephen, Queen's jeweller, payment to, 274.

-, Thomas, noontender in Bristol port, 138.

-, William, brigadier, pay of, 248;

his major of brigade, pay of, 248.

Eve, Charles, custodiam lease of cottages in Rickmansworth, 83.

Eveliga, John, Customs collector at Southwold, dismissed, 41.

Evelyn, John, one of the Postmasters General, 146.

Even, Mrs., pension in Scotland for, 473.

Everard, Sir Hugh, Receiver of House Duties for Essex, arrears of, 240.

-, Thomas, a Commissioner of the Revenue in Ireland, 277.

Ewer, Samuel, junior, outlaw, lands of, in Rickmansworth, 83, 461.

Ewing, Patrick, tidewaiter at Irvine, 162.

Exchange:

effect of irregular drawing of bills by Paymasters on, 22–3.

rates:

Jamaica, 431.

New York, 36–7, 290.

Spain, 438.

And see under the various coins.

remittances. See Remittances.

EXCHEQUER BILLS:

accounts, auditing fees, 307, 310.

charges of managing, 184.

contract for circulating, the sixteenth, for 50,000l. at 1 per cent., 167.

credit of, preserving the, 14, 22, 30, 182.

deficiency of, applications of revenue to, 46, 76, 99, 136, 164, 199, 242, 288, 319, 369, 395, 426, 457.

directions to Receivers General of Customs, Excise, Taxes, etc., concerning, 14, 17, 22, 29–30.

exchanging of, by Receivers of Taxes, Act 7 Anne, c. 30, and, 29–30.

interest on, charging of, 22, 175, 214.

issues for, 234–5, 387–8.

Paymasters of, directions to, 219–20. See also Edwards, S.; Herne, L.

issued under Act 6 Anne, c. 21:

allowance to the Bank for circulating, 126, 150.

annuity to the Bank in lieu of, 150.

discharging and cancelling of, as by Act 7 Anne, c. 30, directions concerning, 150–1.

issued under Act 7 Anne, c. 30 (Bank Stock Act) (2,500,000l.), 5, 352.

allowance to the Bank for circulating, 218, 244, 384;

issuing of Exchequer Bills for, 218–19, 244.

Bank's proposal to circulate, 77.

interest on. See Exchequer Bills—interest.

issues out of, 13, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 126, 131, 154, 155, 156, 165, 168, 169, 170, 173, 176, 178, 179, 182, 185 188, 200, 211, 215, 216, 217, 228–9, 232, 238–9, 245, 249, 251, 269, 283, 292, 296, 311, 315, 320, 323, 328, 353, 404.

issuing, paying and accounting for, instructions concerning, 218–20.

re-issued for principal money only, reimbursing to Tellers interest allowed on, 219–20.

issued under Act 7 Anne, c. 31 (612,739l.), 396n.

allowance to the Bank for circulating, 352.

Bank asked to circulate, 27(2), 352.

charges for circulating, 182.

issues out of, 376–8, 403, 404.

loans in, 31, 33, 34, 320, 403.

Office, necessaries for, 86, 367.

old, account for cancelling, auditing fees, 309.

charges re, 184.

filed in the Exchequer Receipt, 151.

payments in, 22, 35, 36, 37, 105, 175, 248;

for Navy wages, etc., difficulty as to, 14, 182.

refused by the Ordnance in exchange for tallies, 30.

Trustees for Circulating (Sir J. Bateman, H. Fermor, J. Heathcote), incidents bills of, 109, 189.

officers of, salaries, 182. salaries, 181–2.

EXCHEQUER COURT, 66, 75, 134, 272, 346, 393, 447.

Auditors of, 401, 402.

Barons of. See Price, R.

Deputy Chamberlains (P. Le Neve, S. Stuart), allowances, for locking up, etc., the treasure, 233, 384, 474;

for sorting records, etc., 83, 291.

Deputy Chamberlains for joining tallies (H. Ballowe, J. Smith), fees of, 53, 280, 322, 390.

Foreign Apposer in. See Whittaker, C.

Foreign Estreats, Clerk of. See Cook, J.

leases, 73.

Lord Chief Baron, 482.

Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer, Office of, First Secondary in. See Taylor, John.

Second Secondary in. See Battely, C.

officers of, necessaries for, 101, 303, 491.

orders of, 71, 370, 435.

Pipe, Clerk of (Sir J. Cooke), allowance for drawing down and charging Recusants' convictions, etc., 54, 300;

certificate of, 313;

Customs fees of, 322;

fees of, 54, 300;

memorial referred to, 301;

warrants to, 64, 68, 128, 194, 240, 245, 291, 418, 431.

Comptroller of. See Pottenger, J.

Great Roll of, 97, 245, 326, 418.

Office of, clerks in, ancient fee of, 54;

Secondary and sworn clerks in, Customs fees of, 322.

Pleas, Clerk of. See Marriot, T.;

Office of, clerk in. See Clayton, —.

Queen's Remembrancer, 442.

attending the Treasury, 5.

Deputy. See Stevens, Henry.

fees of, for passing accounts of customers of the outports, 70.

payment to, for parchment for Customs books, 70.

petitions referred to, 135, 214, 397.

process issued against accountants by, account of, 5;

upon instructions from Agents for Taxes, authorised, 132;

warrants for stay of, 82, 84, 98, 100, 103, 134, 153, 236, 260, 261, 291, 296, 302, 316, 447.

salary, 282.

securities taken by, 46–9, 64, 138, 220, 246, 428, 461, 475.

warrants to, 155, 194, 257, 259, 359, 394.

Seal, 83, 147, 286, 296, 461;

new, payment for engraving and silver, 73.

Solicitor attending (C. Harrison), appointment and duties of, 474.

Usher of. See Heneage, Sir H. ushers of (four), Customs fees of, 279.

-, Ireland. See Ireland.

-, Scotland. See Scotland.

EXCHEQUER RECEIPT:

Annuity Offices in. See Annuities.

Auditor of (Lord Halifax), 279, 346.

allowance for extraordinary services, 476.

attending the Treasury, 8, 11.

certificates of, 52, 125, 141, 172, 190, 226, 227, 234, 244, 251, 387, 391, 393, 399.

charges of, in managing, etc., Exchequer Bills business, 184.

directions to, 91, 104, 149, 174, 441, 449;

concerning Exchequer Bills, 148, 150–1, 218–20.

fees of, 67.

matters referred to, 86, 326, 352.

Office of, 384;

registers of public loans in, 233, 383, 397n, 474.

reports of, 76, 139, 349.

warrants to, 72, 258, 285, 398.

Chancellor of (John Smith), 51, 181, 313.

administrator of the Prince of Denmark's personal estate, 220.

allowance in lieu of relinquished perquisites, 233, 383.

attending the Treasury, 1–37 passim.

printed copies of Acts, etc., for, 73.

recommendation for receivership of taxes by, 37.

reports of, 126, 286, 308.

salary, 40, 144, 474.

Deputy Chamberlains. See Exchequer Court.

fees, 69, 91, 146, 155, 184, 199, 203, 248, 249, 274, 275, 292, 293, 294, 348, 376, 406, 409, 413, 423, 462.

gate, porter attending. See Broadhurst, J.

officers of, attending the Treasury, 18, 149;

directed to receive loans, 449.

offices in, necessaries for, 86, 367, 489.

payments into, 28, 57, 67, 94, 148, 149, 155, 350, 363, 370–1, 376, 444, 445, 482.

by Receivers of Taxes, by bills of exchange, to cease, 30;

to be made through the Bank, 17, 30, 37.

charges in making, 71, 193.

payment of salaries, etc., in Scotland out of, warrant for, 174;

cancelled, 225.

Pells, Clerk of (H. Pelham), allowances for locking up the treasure, for attendance on the Lord Treasurer and for attendance in vacation, 75, 319.

directions to, 148, 151.

warrant to, 52.

Tally Court, 53, 150;

officers and clerks of, allowances for tallies levied without fees, 54, 278, 390.

Tellers, 223, 449.

attending the Treasury, 11, 12, 35.

directions to, concerning Exchequer Bills, 150–1, 218–20.

memorial of the Bank relating to, 35.

payments to, for interest allowed on Exchequer Bills, 234, 387.

treasure in, allowances for locking up, etc., 75, 131, 233, 384, 474.

Usher of. See Edwyn, S.

EXCISE:

Accomptant General, Scotland. See Drummond, G.

accounts in Scotland, auditor of, 173, 264.

Appeals in, Commissioners for, doorkeeper to, appointment, 45.

brewers, allowances to, for wash and waste, 205, 324, 334–5;

forfeitures, issue out of, 39, 400;

frauds in Scotland by, 145.

Cashier. See Excise—Receiver General.

collectors, losses of, in returning money, 194, 489.

Commissioners, England, 233.

attend the Treasury, 19.

letter to, 80.

matters referred to, 71, 162, 233, 324, 368, 373, 392, 414–15, 487, 489.

payment to, 147.

reports of, 19, 194, 196, 366, 381, 397, 439, 488.

warrants to, 39, 193, 194, 196, 198, 366, 381, 391, 397, 439, 465, 488.

-, Scotland. See Scotland.

Comptroller General, Scotland, 113.

debts for, 233, 366, 373;

compounded, account of, required, 80.

difficulties in Scotland, 414–15.

Duties:

on beer, allowances of, 39, 465.

as by 2 Wm. and Mary, c. 3, Hereditary and Temporary:

annuity on, 198. produce of, in North Britain, 94;

payments out of, 94.

as by 4 Wm. and Mary, c. 3, for Annuities:

overplus of, application of, 226.

produce of, in North Britain, 95.

as by 5 Wm. and Mary, c. 7, for the Million Lottery:

overplus of, application of, 125–6.

produce of, in North Britain, 95.

as by 5–6 Wm. and Mary, c. 20:

Five Sevenths of, overplus of, application of, 165.

payment out of, to the Bank, 165.

produce of, in North Britain, 95.

Two Sevenths of, overplus of, application of, 125.

produce of, in North Britain, 95.

on brandy, 397.

on leather (as by 8–9 Wm. III, c. 21), deficiencies of, applications of revenue to, 46, 76, 99, 136, 164, 199, 242, 288, 319, 369, 395, 426, 457.

on Low Wines, Spirits, etc. (as by 12–13 Wm. III, c. 11, continued by 3–4 Anne, c. 18, and 6 Anne, c. 2), 393.

annuities on, 399.

difficulties in Scotland as to, 414–15.

produce of, in Scotland, 95.

on Malt. See Malt.

on rum, 381.

on Sweet Wines, frauds in, 487.

issue out of, 399.

revenue from, proposals for improving, 487.

employment in, petition for, 487.

fund, Bank of England's 400,000l. advance secured on (as by 7 Anne, c. 30), 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 27.

gaugers, 205, 334;

prosecuted and imprisoned, 162.

money, payments into the Exchequer during 1708, charges of, 71, 193.

Office, 196.

incidents bills, 85, 152, 314, 435;

in Scotland. See Scotland.

messenger of, 366.

salary bills, 123, 233, 383, 481;

in Scotland. See Scotland.

officers, assessments on, refunded, 391.

fraud by, 196–7.

Receiver General or Cashier of (H. Meriton), clerk of, 196.

directions to, concerning Exchequer Bills, 14, 17.

payment to, 193.

petition of, 71.

- in Scotland. See Scotland.

Secretary of, clerk to, fraud by, 196–7.

- in Ireland. See Ireland.

Exeter, co. Devon, port of, collector of, advance by, on the landing of Wm. III, 442.

patent officers of, 259;

petition of, 113–14.

riding surveyor between Poole and, 85.

surveyor of, 467.

Expeditions. See Army.

Eyemouth, Eymouth, co. Berwick, Comptroller and surveyor of Customs of, 143;

tidewaiters at, 163.

port of, foreign salt purchased in, 365.

Eyles, Francis, Governor of the Bank of England, attending the Treasury, 35;

letter to, 84.

Eymouth. See Eyemouth.

Eyre, Charles Nicholas, Gentleman Waiter to the Prince of Denmark, 222, 298.

-, Edward, services of, relating to Admiralty rights, etc., in Galway port, 351.

-, Tho., Exchequer certificate signed by, 138.