Declared Accounts, 1704-5: Hawkers and Pedlars

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 20, 1705-1706. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1952.

Citation:

'Declared Accounts, 1704-5: Hawkers and Pedlars', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 20, 1705-1706, ed. William A Shaw( London, 1952), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol20/cccxxxiii-cccxxxiv [accessed 24 November 2024].

Hawkers and Pedlars


Declared Accounts : Hawkers and Pedlars.

Audit Office, Bundle 1423, Roll 9.
Samuel Atkinson, John Henley and Michael East, Esq., Commissioners for licensing Hawkers and Pedlars and Petty Chapmen. Account for the year 24 June 1704 to 24 June 1705.
Charge.
	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
Remains at the foot of their last account				139	15	8
arrears depending on sundry persons for licences
anno 1698	380	10	6
1699	201	10	0
1700	313	12	6
1701	274	15	0
1702	58	15	0
1703	34	12	6
1704	28	10	6
				1,292	6	0
Money arising by licensing Hawkers, etc.
2,212 foot licences at 4l. each	8,848	0	0
for travelling with 207 horses at 4l. each	828	0	0
for 2,015 foot licences at 12d. each	100	15	0
for 197 horse licences at 2s. each	19	14	0
charges of 42 bonds for securing the latter moiety of the Duty	2	2	0
				9,798	11	0
Total charge				11,230	12	8
Discharge.
				l.	s.	d.
salaries to the Commissioners and others				1,280	0	0
allowances for prompt payment of licences				473	8	0
incidents				343	15	11
				2,097	3	11
Money paid into the Exchequer				7,610	9	9
				9,707	13	8
Remains	1,522l.	19s.	0d.
	l.	s.	d.
Against which Depending on sundry persons [in arrear for their licences
anno 1698	380	5	6
1699	198	15	0
1700	311	12	6
1701	264	5	0
1702	52	15	0
1703	27	7	6
1704	28	10	6
1705	26	10	0
	1,290	1	0
On these accomptants	232l.	18s.	0d.
Declared 13 November 1707.