Declared Accounts: Hawkers and Pedlars

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 30, 1716. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1958.

Citation:

'Declared Accounts: Hawkers and Pedlars', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 30, 1716, ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1958), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol30/cdxxvii [accessed 25 November 2024].

Hawkers and Pedlars

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HAWKERS AND PEDLARS.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1425, ROLL 20 [A.O.1/1425/20].

George Townsend, junior, Montague Bacon and Francis Brown, Commissioners for licensing Hawkers and Pedlars and Petty Chapmen.

23 June 1715 to 24 June 1716.


Charge.				£	s.	d.

Arrears: none, this being their first Accompt					nil
but depending on several persons at the foot of the final Accompt of the late Commissioners				1,999	0	5
Receipts: money arising within the time of this Accompt for licences to Hawkers etc.: for 2,235 licences for a year to Midsummer 1716 at 4l. each				8,940	0	0
for licences to travel with 185 horses ditto at 4l. each horse				740	0	0
for 2,040 single foot licences at 12d. each				102	0	0
for 185 licences for travelling with that number of horses at 2s. each				18	10	0
for the charge of 10 bonds for securing the latter moiety of the Duty at 12d. each bond				0	10	0
				—
total charges and receipts				£11,800	0	5
Discharge.
Salaries: to George Townsend, junior, Montague Bacon and Francis Browne, Commissioners, 300l.; to Hadley Doyley, Solicitor, 50l.; to Philip Sanderson, Cashier, to Xmas 1715 and Thomas Tomkins succeeding him 90l.; to clerks detailed, 100l.; to the Riding Surveyor General and seven Riding Surveyors, named, 900l.; to the three Surveyors for London and Westminster, named, 150l.; and to a messenger, named, 30l.				1,620	0	0
allowance for prompt payment of the latter moiety of 2,225 licences for the time of this Accompt (445l.) and of 185 licences for travelling with 185 horses (37l.)				482	0	0
necessary and incident charges, detailed				465	17	10½
(total for salaries, prompt payment and incidents as above 2,567l. 17s. 10½d.)
money paid into the Exchequer, by dates				7,012	10	0
				—
total payments and allowances				£9,580	7	10½
and so remains				2,219	12	6½
against which depending for money in arrear, Midsummer 1697 to Midsummer 1715				1,999	0	5
	£	s.	d.
and for money in arrear for licences granted within the time of this Accompt, detailed	10	0	0
and on Richard Harrington, messenger, for money imprested	38	0	0
and on William Este, Riding Surveyor General, for money received by him and remaining in his hands	33	18	6
	—			81	18	6
				—
total of the supers aforesaid				£2080	18	11
and so the Accomptants are Indebted Declared 7 August 1718.				138	13	7½
Auditor's Memorandum: certain Riding Surveyors, named, are accomptable for several licences within the time of the late Commissioners with which they were entrusted to deliver to Hawkers etc. trading in the Country; William Este is likewise accomptable for several licences within the time of this Accompt. The respective bonds for securing these Duties remain in the Solicitor's hands.