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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 26, 1712. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1954.

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'Declared Accounts: Exchequer Bills', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 26, 1712, ed. William A Shaw( London, 1954), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol26/cdxxv [accessed 24 November 2024].

Exchequer Bills



DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCHEQUER BILLS.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1279 [E351/1279].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 868, ROLL 19 [A.O.1/868/19].
LIONEL HERNE AND SAMUEL EDWARDS: Accompt of the Money by them received to discharge the Interest on Exchequer Bills.
Michaelmas 1711 to Michaelmas 1712.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptants' hands upon the end of their last Accompt				3,494	1	8½
Receipts: money had out of the Exchequer:
Michaelmas term, 10 & 11 Anne, in part of 70,000l. for paying interest on Exchequer bills at 2d. per 100l. per diem	30,000	0	0
Easter term, 11 Anne, in further part of the same	20,000	0	0
				50,000	0	0
Surcharge of money received for interest on Exchequer bills while they remained in the Accomptants' hands				40	0	0
total charge and receipts				£53,534	1	8½
Discharge.
Money paid for interest on Exchequer bills paid into the Tellers of the Exchequer and Bank of England (detailed)				52,941	10	7½
salary: these Accomptants for themselves and clerks and for incident expenses				500	0	0
Exchequer fees etc. (including 40l. to Edward Harley for the Auditor's fee)				62	19	6
total payments and allowances				£53,504	10	1½
and so these Accomptants are Indebted				29	11	7
Declared 12 August 1714.
The corresponding Accounts for former years have been omitted as of insufficient interest and importance to justify publication.