Declared Accounts: Stamp Duties

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 24, 1710. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1952.

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Stamp Duties

DECLARED ACCOUNTS.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2924.
[STAMP DUTIES ON] STAMPED VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER.
1 August 1709 to 1 August 1710.
Exhibited by W. ASHURST. Comptroller and Accomptant General of those Duties.
Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
arrears:
remains in the hands of several persons named at the foot of the last accompt 72,152 8 1¼
receipts:
for the stamps put upon parchment. vellum and paper and paid for and delivered out of the head office in London:
on account of the Continued Stamp Duties [as by 8–9 Wm. III., c. 20] 30,100 16 4
on account of the Additional Stamp Duties [as by 1 Anne, c. 7] 27,188 14 8
57,289 11 0
for the stamps put upon parchment and paper delivered to the warehousekeeper to supply the country:
on the Continued Duties 19,007 3 2
on the Additional Duties 16,135 9 2
35,142 12 4
for the Duties payable by the Registers of the Universities and by Law Officers:
George Cooper, Register of the University of Oxford 254 14 0
the several Prothonotaries, Secondaries, Registers in Chancery and other Law Officers of the Courts for entries made by them 1,094 15 0
1,349 9 0
sundry town clerks for stamps upon Admissions and Inventories of Bills 81 8 0
penalties for deeds engrossed before they were stamped 35 0 0
value of paper and parchment provided by the Commissioners 3,529 12 6
overpayments:
Robert Grove, Register of Cambridge, et al 247 10 4¾
money due upon bond 200 0 0
total of charge and receipts £170,027 11 4 1/8
Discharge. £ s. d.
money accounted for in the Cash Account of these Duties 94,730 17 2¼
overpayments in the preceding accompt 9 18 4½
allowances to Distributors for sending stampt paper in the country and for incidents 3,580 7 4 1/8
money due on the Additional Duty charged as overpaid on the Continued Duty 48 3 5
damaged and useless stamped parchment and paper, cancelled by order of the Treasury 4,490 13 0¼
total payments and allowances £102,859 19 4 1/8
and so Remains 67,167l. 12s. 0d.
whereof:
depending upon warehousekeepers, Distributors &c., detailed, 67,167l. 12s. 0d.
and so this General Accompt of these Duties is even and quitt.
Declared 16 July 1712.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2910.
CASH ACCOUNT OF THE STAMP DUTIES.
WILLIAM FRANKLAND, Esq., Receiver General.
31 July 1709 to 31 July 1710.
Charge. £ s. d.
arrears: nil, he being Even and Quit on his last account.
receipts:
for the arrears of Duties granted for four years to 1 August 1706 147 8 8¼
for the Duties Continued from 31 July 1706 52,605 17 0
for certain Rates and Duties granted to the late King William and his successors 41,977 11 6
total charge £94,730 17 2¼
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
salaries to the Commissioners, officers and clerks, detailed 5,160 0 0
rent to Thomas Atwill and Company for the Stamp Office in Lincolns Inn 160 0 0
parchment and paper brought into the Office 2,534 6 0¾
incidents 1,169 12 8½
discount allowed on prompt payment at 6 per cent. for three months for moneys paid by 10l. parcels or upwards as by Act of Parliament 1,446 12 3¼
charges on paying moneys into the Exchequer, viz. for allowing of tallies, porterage of money &c. 6 1 4
Registers of the Court of Chancery and others for poundage of money by them paid 37 17 9
auditors' fees 470 0 0
money paid into the Exchequer:
on account of the Duties Continued to 1 Aug. 1706 147 2 2½
on account of the Further Continued Duty 42,145 13 5½
on the Additional Duty 41,253 11 5
83,546 7 1
total payments and allowances £94,530 17 2½
and so Remains 199l. 19s. 11¾d.
against which
imprested to John Montagu, solicitor, for charges of prosecutions, 200l.
so this accomptant is in surplusage 0l. 0s. 0¼d.
Declared 16 July 1712.
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