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General Abstract
A GENERAL ABSTRACT OF THE ACCOMPTS OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES, TAXES AND MONIES BORROWED BETWEEN MICHAELMAS 1716 AND MICHAELMAS 1717.
TO THE REMAINS IN CASH AT MICHAELMAS 1716 AS PER THE FOOT OF THAT YEAR'S ACCOMPT:
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: CUSTOMS.
£ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|
To Cash for the net produce of the several Duties and Revenues under the Management of the Commissioners of the Customs: Duties and Revenues in being at Michaelmas 1717: Wines and Vinegar on the Grant which continues these Duties from 1 Aug. 1716 for ever |
175,343 | 18 | 5 |
Tobacco, on the same Grant | 89,005 | 19 | 8 |
East India goods, on the same Grant | 145,081 | 13 | 9 |
Additional Impositions, on the same Grant | 58,394 | 9 | 10 |
Whale Fins, on the same Grant | 7,071 | 4 | 1 |
Additional Tonnage and Poundage for the King's life: of arrears due before Michaelmas 1715 |
1,873 | 2 | 0 |
of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 | 311,532 | 12 | 7½ |
Prize Duty from the Plantations | 482 | 2 | 9 |
Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth | 1,824 | 18 | 3 |
Plantation Duty granted 25 Car. II | 1,073 | 18 | 3½ |
25l. per ton on French Wines imported | 40,191 | 6 | 9½ |
Subsidy of Poundage on goods exported, for 32 years from 8 March 1710–11 | 35,573 | 3 | 1½ |
Duty of 2s. per chaldron on Coals, Culm etc., on the same Grant | 59,240 | 4 | 1½ |
One-third Tonnage and Poundage, on the Grant for 98 years from 8 March 1706–7 | 103,604 | 17 | 3½ |
Duty on Pepper, Raisins, Spices and Snuffs, for 32 years from 6 Feb. 1709–10 | 21,027 | 12 | 0 |
Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage, on the Grant from 23 June 1714 for ever | 119,746 | 17 | 10 |
Duty on Coffee, Tea etc., on the same Grant | 39,321 | 8 | 3 |
Additional Duty on ditto, on the same Grant | 44,657 | 11 | 10½ |
Increased Duties on Calicoes, on the same Grant | 34,237 | 8 | 7 |
Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage, on the Grant for 96 years from 31 July 1712 | 165,552 | 11 | 4 |
Duty of 3s. per chaldron on Coals, Culm, etc., for 32 years from Michaelmas 1710 | 88,872 | 5 | 11 |
Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage, on the Grant from 31 July 1714 for ever | 165,552 | 11 | 2½ |
Rock Salt, on the Grant for 32 years from 11 June 1711 | 373 | 0 | 0 |
4½ per cent. from Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands | 7,493 | 3 | 8 |
Coinage Duty for the Mint being 10s. per ton on Wines imported | 9,570 | 17 | 4½ |
Duty of [3s. and 5s.] (fn. 1) per chaldron on Coals exported, for 32 years from 2 Aug. 1714 | 5,505 | 6 | 7 |
Duty on Coals, Culm etc., for Building fifty new Churches, granted from 14 May 1716 to 28 Sept. 1724 | 58,902 | 5 | 5½ |
Revenues before that time [Michaelmas 1717] expired: Wines and Vinegar, on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1716 |
218 | 11 | 10½ |
Tobacco, on the same Grant | 2,333 | 0 | 0 |
Additional Impositions, on the same Grant | 713 | 2 | 9 |
Additional Tonnage and Poundage, which determined with the Queen's death | 506 | 19 | 1 |
ditto, for the late King's Debts | 2,153 | 3 | 0½ |
Arrears of the Duty on Coals, on the Grant which determined 14 May 1703 | 33 | 8 | 4½ |
ditto, on the Grant which determined 30 Sept. 1710 | 308 | 8 | 7 |
25l. per ton on French Prize Wines granted during the War | 7 | 11 | 1 |
— | |||
£1,797,380 | 15 | 10½ |
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: EXCISE.
£ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|
To Cash for the net produce of the Revenues of Excise, etc., under the Management of the several Commissioners: Duties and Revenues in being at Michaelmas 1717: Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the Civil List: of arrears due before Michaelmas 1715 |
50 | 0 | 0 |
of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 | 289,743 | 7 | 5½ |
more to answer the Appropriation of 3,700l. per week | 192,400 | 0 | 0 |
Five-sevenths 9d. Excise for the Bank of England | 109,233 | 11 | 6½ |
Two-sevenths ditto for Annuities | 43,693 | 7 | 4½ |
9d. per barrel Excise continued [by the Act] 4 Anne [4 & 5 Anne c. 18] for 98 years from 8 March 1706–7 (fn. 2) | 160,627 | 3 | 9 |
Additional 9d. Excise for 99 years from 25 Jan. 1692–3 | 152,926 | 19 | 2 |
Additional Duty on Candles for 32 years from 25 March 1711 | 58,407 | 19 | 5½ |
more for Forfeitures on Chandlers | 16 | 19 | 1 |
Additional 3d. per barrel Excise, for 32 years from 25 March 1710 | 60,534 | 11 | 10½ |
ditto, on the part of Scotland | 1,370 | 0 | 0 |
Duty on Hops continued from 1 Aug. 1715 for ever | 17,890 | 6 | 4½ |
Duty ou Malt pro anno 1717 | 231 | 7 | 5½ |
36s. per barrel on Sweets, granted 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 2] for 99 years | 189 | 8 | 7 |
Low Wines, on the Grant for 96 years from 23 June 1710 | 34,917 | 18 | 8½ |
12d. per bushel on Salt, granted 7 & 8 Wm. III [c. 31] for ever | 27,017 | 7 | 10 |
28d. per bushel Salt, granted from 25 Dec. 1699 for ever | 62,655 | 5 | 11½ |
Duty on Soap, etc., granted for 32 years from 10 June 1712 | 127,938 | 13 | 7½ |
more for Forfeitures on Soap Boilers | 14 | 18 | 2 |
Duty on Candles, granted from 1 May 1715 for ever | 58,391 | 8 | 3½ |
more for Forfeitures on Chandlers | 16 | 19 | 1 |
Additional Duty on Hides, for 32 years from 31 July 1712 | 108,533 | 4 | 3 |
ditto, on the part of Scotland | 499 | 4 | 10 |
Duty on Silver and Gilt Wire and Starch, for ditto, from 1 July 1712 | 15,155 | 2 | 1 |
more for Forfeitures on Wire Drawers | 16 | 17 | 3 |
Duty on Hides, granted for 32 years from 24 June 1711 | 91,371 | 5 | 3 |
ditto, on the part of Scotland | 499 | 11 | 11 |
more for Forfeitures on Hides | 54 | 6 | 4½ |
Additional Duty on Soap, granted for 32 years from 2 Aug. 1714 | 83,732 | 2 | 2 |
more for Forfeitures on Soap Boilers | 24 | 7 | 0 |
Revenues before that time [Michaelmas 1717] expired: Hereditary and Temporary Excise for late Queen's Debts |
50 | 0 | 0 |
Duties on Malt pro anno 1714 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
Duties on Malt pro anno 1715 | 33,681 | 10 | 9½ |
Duties on Malt pro anno 1716 | 619,059 | 11 | 1½ |
(total for England 2,348,946l. 0s. 1d., and for Scotland 2,368l. 16s. 9d.) | |||
— | |||
£2,351,314 | 16 | 10 |
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: POST OFFICE AND CASUAL REVENUES.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: AIDS AND TAXES.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: UNCLASSIFIED ITEMS.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: CIVIL LIST IN SCOTLAND.
[GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: SUMMARY.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: NAVY.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: ORDNANCE.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: TRANSPORT.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: FORCES ABROAD.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: LAND FORCES.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: THE LATE KING'S DEBTS
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: THE LATE QUEEN'S CIVIL LIST.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: THE KING'S CIVIL LIST
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By paid out of the Revenues of the King's Civil List over and above the payments made by Archibald Douglas, Esq., for the Civil List in Scotland: (fn. 3) at the Exchequer: to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of the Household, upon account |
90,962 | 6 | 8 | |||
to Charles Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account | 48,635 | 0 | 2¾ | |||
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account | 29,802 | 5 | 0 | |||
to William, Lord Cadogan, Master of the Robes, Upon account | 4,626 | 10 | 0 | |||
to Charles Dartiquenave, Esq., Paymaster of the Works, upon account | 22,187 | 6 | 10½ | |||
to Conyers D'Arcy and Francis Negus, Commissioners for executing the office of Master of the Horse, upon account | 8,999 | 6 | 5 | |||
to Foreign Ministers, on their Ordinary Entertainment | 40,523 | 0 | 0 | |||
to ditto, on their Extraordinaries | 25,725 | 12 | 4 | |||
— | 66,248 | 12 | 4 | |||
to Fees and Salaries | 96,459 | 6 | 8¾ | |||
to Pensions and Annuities (including 8,800l. paid to several persons on their pensions out of First Fruits and Tenths) | 38,189 | 5 | 0 | |||
to Pensions and Bounties payable per William Clayton, Esq. | 59,554 | 7 | 2 | |||
to French Protestants, per ditto | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
to the Band of Gentleman Pensioners | 6,418 | 0 | 0 | |||
to several as of His Majesty's Royal Bounty | 20,745 | 0 | 0 | |||
to His Royal Highness, the Prince | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
to Secret Services: Lord Viscount Townshend, late Secretary of State |
1,456 | 16 | 11¾ | |||
James Stanhope, Esq., late another | 2,447 | 5 | 2¼ | |||
Paul Methuen, Esq., the like | 2,430 | 16 | 5 | |||
the Earl of Sunderland, Secretary of State | 600 | 0 | 0 | |||
Joseph Addison, Esq., another | 575 | 6 | 10 | |||
the Duke of Roxburgh, another | 1,598 | 12 | 7½ | |||
William Lowndes, Esq., | 28,300 | 0 | 0 | |||
to Jewels or Presents to Foreign Ministers | 2,886 | 10 | 0 | |||
to His Majesty's Privy Purse per the hands of Mr. Henning | 31,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
to Samuel Smithen, Esq., His Majesty's Goldsmith, for plate | 10,792 | 11 | 10 | |||
to contingencies: Law Charges |
16,752 | 11 | 0 | |||
Liberates of the Exchequer | 8,629 | 3 | 7½ | |||
Rewards for Services | 7,947 | 14 | 7 | |||
Surplus to Sheriffs and others on their accounts | 5,152 | 11 | 3½ | |||
Riding Charges to Messengers | 1,221 | 15 | 0 | |||
Printers on their Bills | 4,101 | 2 | 3 | |||
sundry Disbursements | 25,592 | 11 | 7¼ | |||
Post Fines | 1,539 | 16 | 3 | |||
Rents payable by the Crown | 561 | 16 | 6 | |||
(total at the Exchequer 681,914l. 8s. 4¾d.) | ||||||
— | 71,499 | 2 | 1¼ | |||
for Public Services: to Thomas Burdus, Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery anno 1713 |
36,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
at the Custom House: to His Royal Highness, the Prince [of Wales] |
40,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
at the Excise Office: to His Royal Highness, the Prince |
39,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
to several on pensions as per particulars on page lvi | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
— | 54,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
at the Post Office: to several on pensions as per particulars on page lxix |
24,100 | 0 | 0 | |||
at the Alienation Office: to the Duchess of St. Albans on 500l. per an. pension |
500 | 0 | 0 | |||
to the Countess of Plymouth on 1,000l. per an. pension | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
to charges of the Chancery Court for one year | 1,546 | 12 | 0 | |||
— | 3,046 | 12 | 0 | |||
Post Fines: to Farmers of the Post Fines in defalcation of their Rent, being to make good so much of this Revenue as the Sheriffs receive and apply to their accounts |
2,276 | 0 | 0 | |||
— | ||||||
£842,337 | 0 | 4¾ | ||||
out of [the following Fonds and Revenues]: Additional Tonnage and Poundage |
291,465 | 11 | 3¼ | |||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise | 287,091 | 3 | 9½ | |||
Letter Money | 57,552 | 9 | 1 | |||
Small Branches and Casualties | 46,841 | 3 | 9¼ | |||
the General or Aggregate Fond | 159,386 | 12 | 5¾ | |||
— | ||||||
£842,337 | 0 | 4¾ |
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: UNCLASSIFIED ITEMS, LOTTERIES, ETC.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: ANNUITIES.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: INTEREST ON LOANS.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE; REMAINS.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: BALANCE OF LOAN ACCOUNT.
[GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: SUMMARY.
GENERAL ABSTRACT: LOAN ACCOUNT.
An Account showing the Moneys borrowed by way of Loan on the Public Fonds and Revenues between Michaelmas 1716 and Michaelmas 1717 and the Principal Money repaid within the same time
GENERAL ABSTRACT: REMAINS.
GENERAL ABSTRACT: UNAPPROPRIATED REVENUES.
Extract of so much of the aforegoing account as relates to Money arisen between Michaelmas 1716 and Michaelmas 1717 upon certain arrears of Taxes and other unappropriated Moneys.
Charge or Debtor. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer Michaelmas 1716: One-third Excise: before 12 June 1714 |
30 | 19 | 5½ | |||
since 12 June 1714 | 23 | 3 | 6½ | |||
Duty on Malt anno 1711 | 301 | 14 | 0 | |||
Duty on Malt anno 1712 | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||
Duty on Malt anno 1713 | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||
Duty on Malt anno 1714 | 3,588 | 13 | 11¼ | |||
Sale of Foreign Salt in Scotland | 574 | 0 | 0 | |||
Imprest Money for prompt payment of Annuities | 386 | 0 | 3¼ | |||
Imprest Money repaid per Henry Smith | 2,300 | 0 | 0 | |||
Arrears of Taxes (fn. 4) | 22,764 | 19 | 3½ | |||
— | 30,469 | 10 | 6 | |||
To Cash for the net produce of unappropriated Moneys and sundry arrears of Taxes answered at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1716 and Michaelmas 1717: Arrears on the Duty on Coals anno 1703 |
83 | 8 | 4½ | |||
Duty on Malt anno 1714 | 349 | 12 | 1 | |||
Duty on Malt anno 1715 | 3,073 | 7 | 6½ | |||
Imprest Money repaid per Earl of Orford | 4,807 | 1 | 5½ | |||
ditto, per Harry Mordaunt | 1,305 | 18 | 2 | |||
ditto, per Thomas Edwards | 47 | 18 | 10 | |||
ditto, per Charles Bertie | 203 | 19 | 7 | |||
ditto, per the Earl of Carnarvon | 180 | 18 | 0½ | |||
First Poll anno 1688 | 10 | 12 | 0 | |||
First 4s. Aid anno 1693 | 334 | 7 | 0 | |||
Second 4s. Aid anno 1694 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1696 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||
12d. Aid | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
2s. and Additional 12d. Aid | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
Subsidies and other Duties | 13 | 2 | 0 | |||
Eleventh (sic; recte Fifth) 4s. Aid anno 1702 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Subsidies anno 1702 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |||
Subsidies anno 1703 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 | 256 | 3 | 7½ | |||
Twelfth 4s. Aid 1709 | 433 | 18 | 0 | |||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 488 | 9 | 11 | |||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 | 639 | 11 | 4 | |||
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 | 316 | 13 | 1 | |||
Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 | 793 | 6 | 0 | |||
Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 | 103 | 10 | 9 | |||
Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715 | 13,833 | 15 | 6½ | |||
To Cash for so much received for Forfeitures of 10 per cent. on the Receivers of the following Aids and Taxes by an Act 1 Geo. I [St. 2, c. 36] within the same time: Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 |
2 | 11 | 4 | |||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 | 16 | 11 | 2 | |||
Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 | 28 | 9 | 2 | |||
Duty on Houses, for the Bank | 37 | 11 | 7 | |||
ditto, for the Lottery 1710 | 13 | 5 | 2 | |||
(total Forfeitures 110l. 5s. 1d.) | ||||||
— | 27,406 | 3 | 11 | |||
— | ||||||
£57,875 | 14 | 5 | ||||
Discharge or Creditor. | ||||||
By payments: to John Aislabie, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy: for subsistence to the Marines that served in Spain under the payment of Sir Roger Mostyn |
5,088 | 6 | 3 | |||
for the Earl of Orford for the charge of passing his accounts as late Treasurer of the Navy from the year 1689 to the year 1715 | 80 | 9 | 10 | |||
more for his attendance and trouble in performing affairs enjoined by Acts of Parliament and otherwise for the Public Service | 3,898 | 3 | 10½ | |||
more for Philip Papillon, Cashier of the affairs of victualling the said Earl of Orford when Treasurer of the Navy | 828 | 7 | 9 | |||
— | 4,807 | 1 | 5½ | |||
— | ||||||
9,895 | 7 | 8½ | ||||
out of [the following Fonds and Revenues]: First Poll anno 1688 |
5 | 1 | 0 | |||
First Quarterly Poll anno 1692 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
First 4s. Aid anno 1693 | 218 | 11 | 1 | |||
Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |||
Third 4s. Aid anno 1695 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1696 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||
First 3s. Aid anno 1697 | 205 | 0 | 6 | |||
Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
Additional 12d. Aid | 4 | 0 | ||||
Subsidies and other Duties | 4 | 17 | 7 | |||
Fifth 4s. Aid, anno 1702 | 32 | 4 | 0 | |||
Subsidies anno 1703 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||
Ninth 4s. Aid anno 1706 | 274 | 2 | 10½ | |||
Tenth 4s. Aid anno 1707 | 3 | 12 | 5 | |||
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 | 4,188 | 6 | 5 | |||
Coals, anno 1703 | 83 | 8 | 4½ | |||
Imprest Money repaid per Earl of Orford | 4,807 | 1 | 5½ | |||
— | ||||||
£9,895 | 7 | 8½ | ||||
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., upon account for Ordnance Land Services; out of Imprest Money repaid per himself | 1,305 | 18 | 2 | |||
to John Hill, Esq., Paymaster of the Transports for the Service; out of the Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715 | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
ditto; out of the Sale of Foreign Salt in Scotland | 376 | 8 | 2¾ | |||
— | 3,376 | 8 | 2¾ | |||
to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces, to satisfy several workmen and others for Works performed in repair of the Horse and Foot Guards from Xmas 1706 to Xmas 1716; out of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 | 1,584 | 7 | 1 | |||
to the Earl of Carnarvon for account of arrears to land Forces that served in the late War in Spain: out of [the following Fonds and Revenues]: Imprest Money repaid per himself |
180 | 18 | 0½ | |||
First Poll anno 1688 | 10 | 12 | 0 | |||
First 4s. Aid anno 1693 | 334 | 7 | 0 | |||
Second 4s. Aid anno 1694 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1696 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||
12d. Aid anno 1697 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
2s. and Additional 12d. Aid anno 1697 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
Subsidies and other Duties | 13 | 2 | 0 | |||
Subsidies anno 1702 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |||
Subsidies anno 1703 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 | 1,362 | 5 | 11¾ | |||
Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 | 1,998 | 0 | 0½ | |||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 2,138 | 12 | 11 | |||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 | 2,397 | 5 | 6½ | |||
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 | 282 | 3 | 7½ | |||
Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 | 9,492 | 6 | 9 | |||
— | 18,228 | 19 | 4¾ | |||
to aid the Deficiency of the Fond for the Class Lottery anno 1711: out of [the following Revenues]: Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 |
6 | 6 | 4 | |||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 7 | 18 | 11 | |||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 | 23 | 10 | 1½ | |||
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 | 105 | 9 | 6 | |||
Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 | 972 | 3 | 3¾ | |||
Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715 | 8,248 | 9 | 0 | |||
— | 9,363 | 17 | 2¼ | |||
to Sir Andrew Chadwick, Kt., Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery anno 1711; out of Imprest Money repaid per Thomas Edwards | 47 | 18 | 10 | |||
to John Leacroft, Esq., Treasurer to the Commissioners for Building fifty new Churches, upon account; out of Imprest Money repaid per Henry Smith | 2,300 | 0 | 0 | |||
— | ||||||
46,102 | 16 | 7¼ | ||||
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1717: One-third Double Excise |
54 | 3 | 0 | |||
Malt, anno 1711 | 301 | 14 | 0 | |||
Malt, anno 1712 | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||
Malt, anno 1713 | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||
Malt, anno 1714 | 3,938 | 6 | 0¼ | |||
Malt, anno 1715 | 3,073 | 7 | 6½ | |||
Sale of Foreign Salt in Scotland | 197 | 11 | 9¼ | |||
Imprest Money for prompt payment of Annuities | 386 | 0 | 3¼ | |||
ditto per Charles Bertie | 203 | 19 | 7 | |||
Fifth 4s. aid anno 1702 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 | 66 | 18 | 2 | |||
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 | 62 | 4 | 0 | |||
Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 | 163 | 11 | 1 | |||
Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 | 103 | 10 | 9 | |||
Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715 | 2,585 | 6 | 6½ | |||
Forfeitures of 10l. per cent. on Receivers: Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 |
2 | 11 | 4 | |||
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |||
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 | 16 | 11 | 2 | |||
Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 | 28 | 9 | 2 | |||
Houses for the Bank | 37 | 11 | 7 | |||
ditto for the Lottery 1710 | 13 | 5 | 2 | |||
— | 11,772 | 17 | 9¾ | |||
— | ||||||
£57,875 | 14 | 5 |
GENERAL ABSTRACT: CIVIL LIST MONEYS.
Extract of so much of the aforegoing Accounts as relates to the net money arisen for the Civil List between Michaelmas 1716 and Michaelmas 1717.
Charge or Debtor. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1716: Additional Tonnage and Poundage: before Michaelmas 1715 |
2,186 | 5 | 9½ | |||
since Michaelmas 1715 | 6,201 | 1 | 1¾ | |||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise: before Michaelmas 1715 |
350 | 0 | 0 | |||
since Michaelmas 1715 | 25,407 | 9 | 1¼ | |||
Letter Money: before Michaelmas 1715 |
700 | 0 | 0 | |||
since Michaelmas 1715 | 3,462 | 9 | 4 | |||
Seizures: since ditto |
671 | 10 | 1½ | |||
Fines of Leases: since ditto |
54 | 17 | 0 | |||
General or Aggregate Fond | 69,386 | 12 | 5¾ | |||
Imprest Money repaid per Edward Godfrey | 434 | 1 | 10 | |||
Public Money appropriated for Civil List | 673 | 14 | 4 | |||
— | 109,528 | 1 | 1¾ | |||
to Cash arisen as well by Receipts at the Exchequer as by Money applied to Heads of the Civil List by the Receivers of those Revenues: on account of Arrears before Michaelmas 1715 Additional Tonnage and Poundage |
1,873 | 2 | 0 | |||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
Letter Money | 2,687 | 13 | 9 | |||
Sheriffs' Proffers | 17 | 7 | 6 | |||
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited goods | 64 | 11 | 9 | |||
— | 4,692 | 15 | 0 | |||
on account of the growing Revenue: Additional Tonnage and Poundage |
271,532 | 12 | 7½ | |||
more, being applied to Heads of the Civil List by the Receivers General of the Customs | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise | 235,243 | 7 | 5½ | |||
more, being applied to Heads of the Civil List by the Cashiers of Excise | 54,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
Letter Money | 26,602 | 6 | 0 | |||
more, being applied to Heads of the Civil List by the Receiver General of the Post Office | 24,100 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fines on Alienations | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||
more, being applied by the Receiver of those Fines | 3,046 | 12 | 0 | |||
First Fruits and Tenths of the Clergy so far of those Revenues as are charged at the Exchequer with Pensions payable by the Crown | 8,800 | 0 | 0 | |||
Wine Licence Revenue | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
Compositions in the Exchequer | 200 | 10 | 0 | |||
Sheriffs' Proffers | 1,070 | 5 | 3 | |||
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited goods | 23,957 | 12 | 2½ | |||
Fines of Leases | 2,663 | 16 | 6 | |||
Land Revenue | 90 | 11 | 10 | |||
Profits of the Hanaper | 37 | 4 | 7 | |||
Post Fines, being one year's rent of the Farm | 2,276 | 0 | 0 | |||
— | ||||||
698,420 | 18 | 5½ | ||||
to the yearly sum appropriated in Aid of the foregoing Revenues; out of the General or Aggregate Fond | 120,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
(total Cash arisen 823,113l. 13s. 5½d.) | ||||||
— | 818,420 | 18 | 5½ | |||
— | ||||||
£932,641 | 14 | 7¼ | ||||
Discharge or Creditor. | ||||||
By payments for account of the Civil List, over and above what paid by Archibald Douglas, Esq., for the Civil List of Scotland as per the Account (see page cviii) (fn. 5) : at the Exchequer to the Cofferer of the Household, upon account |
90,962 | 6 | 8 | |||
to the Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account | 48,635 | 0 | 2¾ | |||
to the Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account | 29,802 | 5 | 0 | |||
to the Master of the Robes, upon account | 4,626 | 10 | 0 | |||
to the Paymaster of the Works, upon account | 22,187 | 6 | 10½ | |||
to the Commissioners for executing the Office of Master of the Horse, upon account | 8,999 | 6 | 5 | |||
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary Entertainment | 40,523 | 0 | 0 | |||
to ditto, on their Extraordinaries | 25,725 | 12 | 4 | |||
to Fees and Salaries | 96,459 | 6 | 8¾ | |||
to Pensions and Annuities (including 8,800l. paid to several persons on their Pensions, out of First Fruits and Tenths) | 38,189 | 5 | 0 | |||
to Pensions and Bounties payable per William Clayton, Esq. | 59,554 | 7 | 2 | |||
to French Protestants per ditto | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
to the Band of Pensioners | 6,418 | 0 | 0 | |||
to several as of his Majesty's Bounty | 20,745 | 0 | 0 | |||
to His Royal Highness the Prince | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
to Secret Services: Lord Viscount Townshend, late Secretary of State |
1,456 | 16 | 11¾ | |||
James Stanhope, Esq., late another | 2,447 | 5 | 2¼ | |||
Paul Methuen, Esq., the like | 2,430 | 16 | 5 | |||
Earl of Sunderland, Secretary of State | 600 | 0 | 0 | |||
Joseph Addison, Esq., another | 575 | 6 | 10 | |||
Duke of Roxburgh, another | 1,598 | 12 | 7½ | |||
William Lowndes, Esq. | 28,300 | 0 | 0 | |||
to Jewels or Presents to Foreign Ministers | 2,886 | 10 | 0 | |||
to His Majesty's Privy Purse by the hands of Mr. Henning | 31,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
to Samuel Smithen, Esq., His Majesty's Goldsmith, for plate | 10,792 | 11 | 10 | |||
to contingencies: Law Charges |
16,752 | 11 | 0 | |||
Liberates of the Exchequer | 8,629 | 3 | 7½ | |||
Rewards for Services | 7,947 | 14 | 7 | |||
Surplus to Sheriffs and others on their accounts | 5,152 | 11 | 3½ | |||
Riding Charges to Messengers | 1,221 | 15 | 0 | |||
Printers on their Bills | 4,101 | 2 | 3 | |||
sundry disbursements | 25,592 | 11 | 7¼ | |||
Post Fines | 1,539 | 16 | 3 | |||
Rents payable by the Crown | 561 | 16 | 6 | |||
(total contingencies 71,499l. 2s. 1¼d.) | ||||||
— | 681,914 | 8 | 4¾ | |||
for Public Services: to Thomas Burdus, Esq., Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery anno 1713 |
36,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
at the Custom House: to His Royal Highness the Prince |
40,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
at the Excise Office: to His Royal Highness the Prince |
39,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
to several on Pensions as per particulars on page lvi | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
— | 54,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
at the Post Office: to several on Pensions as per particulars on page lxix |
24,100 | 0 | 0 | |||
at the Alienation Office: to the Duchess of St. Albans on 500l. per an. pension |
500 | 0 | 0 | |||
to the Countess of Plymouth on 1,000l. per an. pension | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
to the charge of the Chancery Court, one year | 1,546 | 12 | 0 | |||
— | 3,046 | 12 | 0 | |||
Post Fines: to Farmers of the Post Fines in defalcation of their rent, being to make good so much of this Revenue as the Sheriffs receive and apply to their accounts |
2,276 | 0 | 0 | |||
— | ||||||
842,337 | 0 | 4¾ | ||||
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1717: Additional Tonnage, since Michaelmas 1715 |
30,327 | 10 | 3½ | |||
Hereditary and Temporary Excise, since ditto | 28,459 | 12 | 9¼ | |||
Seizures, since ditto | 637 | 11 | 9¾ | |||
Fines of Leases, since ditto | 206 | 5 | 0 | |||
General or Aggregate Fond | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
Public Money appropriated for the Civil List | 673 | 14 | 4 | |||
— | 90,304 | 14 | 2½ | |||
— | ||||||
£932,641 | 14 | 7¼ |