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Earthenware, duty on. See Glass.

Earthquake, at Jamaica, 307.

East India Company, 36.
-, Deputy Governor of, 5, 6, 7, 57.
-, Governor of, 5, 6, 8, 38, 57, 243.
-, loans by, 39, 41.
-, saltpetre and powder bought by, 36, 41, 55, 71, 73, 78, 180, 289, 301; discount on, 78, 337.
-, ships of, 61, 74, 107, 160, 175, 304.
-, silks, 346.

East India goods, duties on. See Wine Acts.

Eastland Merchants Company, 52, 60, 61; price of hemp, 28.

Engrafting, Commissioners for. See Ingrafting.

Estreats, Clerk of, 256.

EXCHEQUER BILLS, 1, 14, 21, 23, 29, 37, 40, 56, 57, 62, 76, 91, 99, 307, 310, 313, 337.
-, bookbinders for, 207.
-, brokers licensed to deal in.
-, See Brokers.
-, cancellation of, 73.
-, charging and discharging of, directions concerning, 27.
-, Circulation of—
-, Contractors or Subscribers for. See Exchequer Bills—Contractors.
-, Parliamentary provision for legal tender of, 7, 19, 29, 169, 246, 296.
-, Trustees for. See Exchequer Bills-Trustees.
-, Contractors or Subscribers for the Circulation of, 3, 6, 7, 10, 23, 38, 72, 101–2, 142, 143, 161, 186, 212, 229, 260, 295, 296.
-, interest for, 11, 19, 24, 30, 48, 69, 73, 82, 143, 180, 196, 247, 301, 342.
-, subscriptions of, 30, 38, 48, 51, 52, 57, 60, 71, 82, 186, 212, 229, 238, 243, 246, 260, 296; closure of, 73, 138; first fourth part payment to be paid into the Chamber of London, 161.
-, counterfeit, 73, 78, 79–82, 83–4, 340; prevention of, 138.
-, counterparts, 31, 189.
-, denomination of, 24, 28, 34, 38, 44, 45, 59, 69, 72, 84, 180, 195, 230, 256, 283.
-, discharging of. See Exchequer Bills—charging.
-, discounting of, 11, 80.
-, distribution of, 150.
-, duplicates of, book of, 45.
-, endorsed by a clerk in error, 25.
-, graver of, 72.
-, interest on, 139, 247.
-, Issues, as authorised by Parliament—
-, the 1,500,000l. subscription (8–9 Wm. III, c. 6), 3, 39, 52, 101–2, 147, 161, 238, 289.
-, the 1,200,000l. subscription (8–9 Wm. III, c. 24), 39, 52, 55, 61, 70, 72, 238, 246, 296, 342; objections concerning, 3, 101–2; plate for, 49, 50.
-, laws concerning, 26, 175.
-, not to be locked up until examined, 31, 189.
-, payments out of, 3, 4, 8, 11–84 passim, 139, 140, 151, 153, 156, 158, 159, 163, 165, 169, 171, 172, 176, 179, 183, 184, 185, 187, 189, 192, 193, 195, 197, 200, 203, 204, 205, 207, 209, 210, 214, 216, 217, 218, 222, 223, 228, 230, 231, 236, 238, 245, 250, 256, 263, 270, 273, 278, 279, 282, 287, 289, 292, 294, 295, 297, 299, 301, 304, 305, 306, 307, 311, 314, 337, 341, 342, 345, 347; account of, 39.
-, plate for, 49, 50, 72, 207.
-, printers of, 34, 198, 207.
-, rules for making out, issuing, receiving back and cancelling of, 138.
-, stopped, 174.
-, Subscribers for Circulation of. See Exchequer Bills—Contractors.
-, Trustees for Circulating and Managing Subscriptions for, 6, 7, 8, 14, 19, 29, 30, 31, 38, 48, 51, 52, 55, 69, 71, 72, 73, 78, 79, 161, 203, 212, 229, 295, 296.
-, bookkeeper to, 161.
-, cashier to, 212, 229, 270; assistant, 161, 270.
-, clerk to, 270.
-, for the King, 5, 8, 10, 142, 143, 161.
-, for the Subscribers, 8, 10, 142, 143, 161.
-, housekeeper to, 270.
-, incident charges of, 19, 30, 38, 168.
-, Indenture of Agreement between the Treasury Lords and, 141, 246.
-, messenger to, 270.
-, Office of, 30, 84, 239.
-, officers of, 19.
-, payments to, 19, 23, 72, 73, 196, 301, 342.
-, quorum of, 161.
-, salaries of, 62, 270, 309.
-, Secretary and Accomptant to, 270, 309; assistant, 270.
-, tellers to, 270.
-, weekly account of, 38, 71, 203, 293.

EXCHEQUER COURT, 53.
-, Auditor of Crown land revenue, 92.
-, Barons of, 340.
-, commission for sale of felled trees in Dean Forest, 128.
-, deputy chamberlain of, 24; joining tallies, 343.
-, foreign apposer in, 237, 243.
-, great seal of, 141.
-, informations, 152, 252, 265.
-, King's Remembrancer, 2, 48, 174, 213, 313; securities taken by, 89, 93, 99, 144–6, 183, 188, 202, 203, 261, 274, 345.
-, leases, 232.
-, licences of, 57, 206.
-, Lord Chief Baron of, 164, 285.
-, Lord Treasurer of, 173.
-, messengers of, 21, 170, 344.
-, officers, 270.
-, Pipe, Clerk of, 45, 88, 97, 109, 141, 187, 207, 232, 265, 274, 288, 290, 291, 315; Deputy Clerk of, 268.
-, Seal of, 232.
-, Tally Court, 344; officers of, 24, 85, 172, 343.
-, Usher of, 21, 170, 270.

-, Ireland. See Index of Persons and Places—Ireland.

EXCHEQUER RECEIPT—
-, Auditor of, 23, 45, 93, 94, 95, 97, 100, 104, 106, 122, 125, 130, 136, 138, 139, 140, 146, 151, 153, 156, 158, 160, 162, 163, 164, 169–307 passim, 314, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 344, 349.
-, clerk to, 49, 201.
-, examination of Tellers' vouchers, 201, 257.
-, Office of, 201; register of loans in, 97; Transports Commissioners' debentures to be entered in, 196.
-, weekly accounts taken and certified by, 200.
-, weekly certificate to the Treasury, 164, 170, 183, 200.
-, Chamberlains of, 191; office of, 142, 186, 212, 246, 260.
-, Chancellor of, 14, 149, 155; at the Privy Council, 67; attending the Treasury, 1–84 passim; salary of, 230, 352.
-, chief clerks in, swearing of, 79, 339.
-, clerks in, 21, 79, 82, 84, 339.
-, clerks and ministers, 238.
-, deputy chamberlains of, 197.
-, fees for joining tallies, 172; for sorting and ordering records in the Treasury of Receipt, 221.
-, locking up of cash daily, 200; of Exchequer Bills as cash, 31, 189.
-, disposable money in, 17, 23, 50, 55, 63, 165, 172, 200, 217, 231, 237, 242, 255, 256, 263, 266, 278, 283, 289, 301, 307.
-, fees, 5, 24, 69, 283.
-, loans in general, 94, 106, 222; discount on, 95, 314; transferred to the fourth 4s. Aid, 154.
-, locking up the treasure, 238.
-, messengers of, 21.
-, money bags, allowance for to cease, 76, 337.
-, money orders, renewal of, 154, 178, 203, 211, 217, 275, 309.
-, officer in for paying annuities under the Salt Act, 337.
-, officers, 79, 174, 196, 266; directions to concerning suspicious money, 52; directions to for taking in loans on the Malt Duty, 111; to attend on a holy day (holiday), 50, 83, 218.
-, patents, surrenders of, 44.
-, payments into, 36, 44, 58, 61, 62, 68, 99, 122, 159, 198, 226, 258, 259, 267, 268, 269, 349.
-, Pells, Clerk of, 93, 196, 215, 250.
-, allowance of, 225.
-, clerk to, 215.
-, locking up of cash daily, 200; of Exchequer Bills as cash, 189.
-, tallies of assignment on the Customs, 225.
-, weekly certificate to the Tellers, 213; to the Treasury Lords, 147, 164, 183, 214.
-, porter at the Exchequer gate, 125.
-, salaries, surrenders of, 44.
-, Tellers, four, 31, 46, 74, 76, 187, 214, 346, 348.
-, cancellation of Exchequer Bills, 73.
-, chief clerk to, 55, 255, 270, 276, 346, 348.
-, clerks to, 52, 54, 308; defalcation of, 200–1, 224, 257; loss of in hammered money, 201, 249.
-, dealing in borrowing and lending money on their private accounts, 201, 257.
-, defalcation of, 190, 200–1, 224, 257.
-, fees, 215.
-, foreign gold coins, receipt of, 308.
-, inspection of all moneys received, 232.
-, Malt Lottery tickets to be signed by, 55, 255, 270, 276; new list of required, 72, 296; unissued, account of, 276.
-, Office, 31, 348.
-, receipts and vouchers, examination of, 20, 27, 28, 54, 164, 170, 183, 200.
-, receipts to be specified, 27, 181.
-, weekly account of Exchequer Bills, 38, 139, 203.
-, tenths in, 97.
-, Treasury of, sorting and ordering the records of (by the deputy chamberlains), 221.
-, Usher of, 185, 198, 207, 209, 245, 266.
-, weekly payments out of Customs and Excise into, 36.

-, Ireland. See Index of Persons and Places—Ireland.

EXCISE—
-, accounts, 40, 265; Cashier's, 88; Solicitor's, 243.
-, Additional, two-thirds of, repayment of loan on, 178.
-, annuities on. See Pensions.
-, Appeals in Excise, Commissioners of, 33, 40, 53, 59, 67, 68, 69, 193, 245; Committee of, 79, 341.
-, Auditor of, 88.
-, beer, duty of 21d. per barrel on, 97.
-, brewers, debts owing by, 26; double duty, remission of, 68, 298, 301; frauds of, 20, 187; non-payment of Excise, 87; prosecution of, 29.
-, brewers and distillers. See Excise—penalties.
-, Cashier, 5, 89, 137, 164, 226, 296, 310.
-, accounts of. See Excise —accounts.
-, agent to, 14.
-, weekly accounts to be made to the Agents for Taxes, 148.
-, weekly payments into the Exchequer, 36, 198.
-, collectors, 40, 88, 136, 159, 182, 258, 268, 309; dismissed, debts of, 53, 231; not to receive foreign gold coins, 75; to accept Exchequer Bills, 246.
-, Commissioners, account of commencement, procedure and condition of Excise demanded, 53.
-, bills payable to, unsatisfied, 47, 210.
-, foreign gold coins, receipt of, 308.
-, Leather Duty to be managed by, 4, 7, 125.
-, Malt Duty to be managed by, 4, 7, 125.
-, melting and recoining of money received by, 309.
-, refusal to accept Exchequer Bills, 17.
-, salaries of, 40.
-, to dismiss officers accepting bribes, 66.
-, Comptroller of, office of, 70.
-, debt due from Victualling Commissioners, 348.
-, Double, payments out of, 97.
-, fines and forfeitures of, 47.
-, five-sevenths, 138.
-, gaugers, 243.
-, Hereditary and Temporary, 89.
-, loans on, interest on, 218; issues out of, 34, 174, 295.
-, tallies of pro on, 229.
-, 6,000l. a week appropriated out of (by 7–8 Wm. III, c. 30, § 33), issues out of, 100, 130, 195.
-, Leather Duty (as by 8–9 Wm. III, c. 21), 14.
-, Commissioners of, 120.
-, incidents bill, 343.
-, management of, 4, 5, 7, 75, 104, 125.
-, officers of, 15, 136–7, 157, 180.
-, General Surveyor or General Rider of, 292.
-, loans on, 1, 23.
-, Malt, mum, sweets, etc., duty on (as by 8–9 Wm. III, c. 22), 34, 111, 125, 193, 197, 346.
-, bond for compounding on, 57.
-, composition for malt made in private families, 40.
-, dust in, allowances for, 47, 210, 211, 212.
-, from Ireland, seized, 46.
-, incidents bill, 343.
-, loans on, 16, 18, 111, 224.
-, discount on, 5, 8, 11, 18, 162, 163, 211.
-, interest on, 111.
-, issues out of, 7, 8, 11, 14, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 38, 45, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 104, 106, 125, 136, 146, 151, 158, 162, 163, 170, 172, 174, 177, 178, 180, 183, 184, 185, 188, 191, 192, 197, 202, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 216, 218, 234, 248.
-, Lottery. See Lotteries.
-, management of, 4, 6, 7, 104, 125.
-, officers of, 136–7, 180, 346.
-, mismanagement of, 284.
-, money bags, allowance for to cease, 338.
-, Office, incidents bill, 164, 226, 238, 343; judgments slovenly entered in, 58; promissory notes in, 258; salary bill, 226.
-, officers, 75, 243.
-, corruption of, 274.
-, dismissed, debts of, 231.
-, refusal to accept Exchequer Bills, 218.
-, salaries not more than 100l. per annum exempt from assessments, 13, 154.
-, weekly accounts of hammered money paid into the Mint, 25, 175.
-, payments out of, 87, 164.
-, penalties and forfeitures levied on brewers and distillers, 218.
-, pensions. See Pensions.
-, Receivers of, 20, 169, 296.
-, Receivers General of, 137.
-, Register of, 58, 245; clerk to, 58.
-, revenue, account of, 53, 231.
-, riding commissioners, 20.
-, Salt Duty. See Salt.
-, Secretary, 245; assistant, 66.
-, Securities, Clerk of, 66, 245.
-, Solicitor of, 66, 67, 245, 258; accounts of. See Excise— accounts; clerk to, 193; not qualified for his employment, 59, 284.
-, supervisors, 20.
-, tallies of pro on, 85.
-, Treasurer of, 78.
-, weekly payments into the Exchequer, 36, 198.

-, Ireland. See Index of Persons and Places—Ireland.