Lotteries, etc.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: LOTTERIES: ONE AND A HALF MILLION LOTTERY 1710: PAYMASTERS' ACCOUNT.
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1539, ROLL 23 [A.O.1/1539:23].
Sir John Humble, bt., Paymaster of the Annuities under the Act, 8 Anne [c. 10].
Michaelmas 1716 to Michaelmas 1717.
|
Charge. |
|
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands at the end of his last Accompt |
20,221 |
8 |
11 |
Receipts: money had out of the Exchequer: Michaelmas term, 3 George I, in full of 135,000l. for the year to 29 Sept. 1715 |
16,339 |
14 |
5 |
the same term, in part of 135,000l. for the year to 29 Sept. 1716 |
29,311 |
10 |
6¾ |
Easter term, 3 & 4 George I, in further part of the same |
74,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
total charge and receipts |
|
|
|
£140,372 |
13 |
10¾ |
Discharge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Money paid within the time of this Accompt for Annuities due to the Owners of the several Fortunate or Benefit Tickets, detailed: for the half year to Ladyday 1711 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Michaelmas 1711 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Ladyday 1712 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Michaelmas 1712 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Ladyday 1713 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Michaelmas 1713 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Ladyday 1714 |
172 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Michaelmas 1714 |
342 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Ladyday 1715 |
845 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Michaelmas 1715 |
16,017 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
for ditto to Ladyday 1716 |
15,375 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
32,935 |
0 |
0 |
at 14s. per an. each ditto to the Owners of the several Blank Tickets: for the first year to Michaelmas 1711; on 7 blank tickets |
4 |
18 |
0 |
|
|
|
for the second year to Michaelmas 1712; on 87 ditto |
60 |
18 |
0 |
|
|
|
for the third year to Michaelmas 1713; on 115 ditto |
80 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
for the fourth year to Michaelmas 1714; on 700 ditto |
490 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
for the fifth year to Michaelmas 1715; on 34,231 ditto. |
23,961 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
|
for the sixth year to Michaelmas 1716; on 85,821 ditto |
60,074 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
84,672 |
14 |
0 |
salaries and allowances: Thomas Strickland, Commissioner of the Transfer Office, for himself and clerks; year to Midsummer 1717 |
1,450 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Henry Colt, Comptroller, ditto; same time |
250 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
this Accomptant, ditto; same time |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Rene de la Treille, Assistant and Chief Clerk; same time |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Edward Courtenay, Housekeeper; same time |
100 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, Administratrix of James Taylor, late Assistant and Chief Clerk; 1 year 16 days to 10 April 1716, the day of his death |
104 |
7 |
10 |
|
|
|
the Auditor, for his fee |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
2,654 |
7 |
10 |
money paid to the Cashiers of the Bank of England, being a proportionate part of the charges in passing their Accompt |
|
|
|
99 |
9 |
0 |
money paid to workmen for repairs at the Transfer Office |
|
|
|
778 |
16 |
2¾ |
charge of passing this Accompt |
|
|
|
24 |
7 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
— |
total payments and allowances |
|
|
|
£121,164 |
14 |
9¾ |
and so the Accomptant is Indebted Declared 21 January 1718–19. |
|
|
|
19,207 |
19 |
1 |
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: LOTTERIES: THE FIRST LOTTERY FOR 1,800,000l. FOR THE YEAR 1712: PAYMASTER'S ACCOUNT.
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1546, ROLL 63 [A.O.1/1546/63].
Thomas Jett, Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,800,000l. under the Act 10 Anne [c. 18].
24 June 1716 to 25 March 1718.
|
Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Arrears: none, the Accomptant being in Surplusage |
|
nil
|
|
Receipts: money had out of the Exchequer: Easter term, 2 & 3 George I, in further part of 169,053l. (whereof 168,003l. for Principal and Interest for the year from 25 Dec. 1714, 1,000l. for salaries and 50l. for rent) |
60,000 |
0 |
0 |
Michaelmas term, 3 George I, in full of the same |
25,510 |
11 |
1 |
the same term, in part of 169,053l. (whereof 168,003l. for Principal and Interest for the year from 25 Dec. 1715, 1,000l. for salaries and 50l. for rent) |
47,542 |
8 |
11 |
Easter term, 3 & 4 George I, in further part of the same |
5,000 |
0 |
0 |
the same term, in full of the same |
116,510 |
11 |
1 |
the same term, in part of 13,000l. to pay off Interest and all arrears to Midsummer 3 George I |
1,660 |
5 |
0 |
Michaelmas term, 4 George I in further part of the same |
3,881 |
9 |
6½ |
|
|
|
|
— |
total charge and receipts |
£260,052 |
5 |
7½ |
Discharge. |
|
|
|
Payments towards discharging the Principal Money due on Orders in the several Courses, detailed: Lottery No. 1, 30l., Lottery No. 3, 60l.
|
90 |
0 |
0 |
Interest of the Principal Money paid off within the time of this Accompt, detailed: Lottery No. 1, 3l. 12s.; Lottery No. 3, 18s. |
4 |
10 |
0 |
Arrears of Interest, directed to Xmas 1713 within the time of the First Accompt to Midsummer 1714, detailed: Lottery No. 2, 3l.; Lottery No. 3, 1l. 10s.
|
4 |
10 |
0 |
ditto, directed to Xmas 1714 within the time of the Second Accompt to Midsummer 1715, detailed: Lottery No. 1, 15l. 12s.; Lottery No. 2, 25l. 10s.; Lottery No. 3, 5l. 8s.
|
46 |
10 |
0 |
ditto, directed to Midsummer and Xmas 1715 within the time of the preceding Accompt to Midsummer 1716, detailed: Lottery No. 1, 82l. 10s.; Lottery No. 2, 84l. 12s.; Lottery No. 3, 38l. 2s.
|
205 |
4 |
0 |
(total for arrears of interest as above 256l. 4s.) |
|
|
|
Interest due at Midsummer and Xmas 1716 and Midsummer 1717 (on unsatisfied Orders) directed to be paid within the time of this Accompt, detailed: Lottery No. 1, 70,612l. 16s.; Lottery No. 2, 70,716l.; Lottery No. 3, 70,862l. 8s.
|
212,191 |
4 |
0 |
(total Interest paid off within the time of this Accompt, 212,451l. 18s. 0d.) |
|
|
|
tallies of sol delivered into the Exchequer |
42,665 |
13 |
6 |
salaries and incidents: this Accomptant as Paymaster and William Lechmere, Comptroller, 1¾ years to Ladyday 1718, 1750l.; John Smith, a Teller of the Exchequer, for the moiety of the rent of a house, same time, 87l. 10s.; John Stone, Auditor, 315l.; the Cashiers of the Bank of England, 119l. 7s.; William Lechmere, for extraordinary expenses, 50l. 8s.; this Accomptant, for incidents, 283l. 16s. 6d.
|
2,606 |
1 |
6 |
surplusage at the foot of the preceding Accompt |
220 |
16 |
10¼ |
money paid into the Exchequer, 17 March 6 George I |
452 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
£258,486 |
14 |
10¼ |
and so the Accomptant is Indebted Declared 7 May 1725. |
1,565 |
10 |
9¼ |
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: LOTTERIES: THE LOTTERY FOR 1,400,000l. FOR THE YEAR 1714: PAYMASTER'S ACCOUNT.
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1548, ROLL 69 [A.O.1/1548/69].
George Murray, Paymaster of the Lottery under the Acts 12 Anne [13 Anne c. 18] and 1 George I [c. 2]
31 March 1716 to 1 February 1716–17.
|
Charge. |
|
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands as at the foot of his last Accompt |
7,364 |
16 |
5 |
Receipts: money had out of the Exchequer: Easter term 2 & 3 George I, in full of 119,878l. 16s. 0½d. viz. 3,305l. 4s. 0½d. for payment of Principal and 116,573l. 12s. for Principal and Interest for the year from Michaelmas 1714 |
21,317 |
13 |
0½ |
the same term, in part of 116,573l. 12s. to pay Principal and Interest for the year from Michaelmas 1715 |
42,000 |
0 |
0 |
Michaelmas term 3 George I, in full of the same |
74,573 |
12 |
0 |
the same term, in part of 129,080l. 14s. 7½d. viz. 116,573l. 12s. to pay Principal and Interest for the year from Michaelmas 1716 and 12,507l. 2s. 7½d. for rewards and incident expenses |
12,507 |
2 |
7½ |
(total Receipts from the Exchequer 150,398l. 7s. 8d.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
total charge and receipts |
|
|
|
£157,763 |
4 |
1 |
Discharge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
|
Principal money paid off within the time of this Accompt, detailed: Principal directed within the time of the last Accompt: to the Owners of six Standing Orders in lieu of Benefit Tickets in the First Course of Payment and of 16 like Orders in lieu of Blank Tickets |
750 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
to the Owners of five Standing Orders in lieu of Benefit Tickets in the Second Course and of five like Orders in lieu of Blank Tickets |
520 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
1,270 |
0 |
0 |
Principal directed and paid within the time of this Accompt: to the Owners of 51 Standing Orders in lieu of Benefit Tickets in the Second Course and of 89 like Orders in lieu of Blank Tickets |
8,140 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
to the Owners of 62 Standing Orders in lieu of Benefit Tickets in the Third Course and of 89 like Orders in lieu of Blank Tickets |
11,880 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
to the Owners of 58 Standing Orders in lieu of Benefit Tickets in the Fourth Course and of 98 like Orders in lieu of Blank Tickets |
13,830 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
to the Owners of 47 Standing Orders in lieu of Benefit Tickets and of one like Order in part of 100l. in the Fifth Course and of 90 like Orders in lieu of Blank Tickets |
11,020 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
44,870 |
0 |
0 |
(total Principal repaid 46,140l.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid within the time of this Accompt, detailed: arrears of Interest directed to be paid within the time of the last Accompt |
495 |
19 |
0 |
|
|
|
Interest directed within the time of this Accompt |
95,718 |
11 |
8½ |
|
|
|
|
— |
96,214 |
10 |
8½ |
salaries and allowances: Christopher Tilson, Thomas Cornwallis, Nehemiah Arnold and Christopher Rhodes, Commissioners to take in the Tickets and to deliver out Standing Orders in lieu; year to 23 Feb. 1716–17 |
1,600 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
George Murray, this Accomptant as Paymaster; to Michaelmas 1716 |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Matthew Barton, Comptroller; same time |
500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Thomas Foley, for the Auditor's fee |
140 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
2,740 |
0 |
0 |
incident charges and disbursements: Treasury and Exchequer fees etc. |
14 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
office expenses for cleaning, fires etc. |
60 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
coach-hire etc. |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
86 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
total payments and allowances |
|
|
|
£145,180 |
12 |
8½ |
and so the Accomptant is Indebted Declared 7 August 1718. |
|
|
|
12,582 |
11 |
4½ |
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: LOTTERIES: THE CIVIL LIST LOTTERY: PAYMASTER'S ACCOUNT.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 1549, ROLL 74 [A.O.1/1549/74].
Thomas Burdus, Paymaster of the Lottery for 500,000l., upon credit of the Civil List Revenues, for payment of arrears of the late Queen's Civil List.
25 March 1716 to 25 March 1717.
|
Charge. |
|
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands at the end of his preceding Accompt |
649 |
19 |
9½ |
Receipts: money had out of the Exchequer: Easter term, 2 & 3 George I, in further part of 35,000l. for the year from Michaelmas 1715 |
17,000 |
0 |
0 |
Michaelmas term, 3 George I in full of the same |
|
|
16,000 |
0 |
0 |
the same term, in part of 35,000l. for the year from Michaelmas 1716 |
2,500 |
0 |
0 |
(total Receipts 35,500l.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
total charge and receipts |
|
|
|
£36,149 |
19 |
9½ |
Discharge. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of Principal money: on 50 Orders in the Second Course of Payment |
2,870 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
on 71 Orders in the Third ditto |
7,210 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
10,080 |
0 |
0 |
payment of Interest at 4l. per cent, to the Proprietors of Orders in the 50 several Courses of the Lottery Interest of the Principal Money paid off within the time of this Accompt, detailed: in the Second Course of Payment |
130 |
7 |
10¼ |
|
|
|
in the Third ditto |
299 |
4 |
1½ |
|
|
|
|
— |
429 |
11 |
11¾ |
arrears of Interest directed within the time of preceding Accompts but paid within the time of this Accompt, detailed |
|
|
|
185 |
16 |
0 |
Interest paid according to directions made out within the time of this Accompt |
|
|
|
24,014 |
0 |
0 |
(total for Interest paid within the time of this Accompt 24,629l. 7s. 11¾d.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
salaries and incidents: Thomas Burdus, this Accomptant, as Paymaster, for his salary, year to Xmas 1715, 300l.; Thomas Spence, Comptroller, same time, 300l.; Edward Harley, for the Auditor's fee, 50l.; Joseph Huddlestone, for office rent, year to Xmas 1716, 53l.
|
703 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Thomas Foley, for auditing the previous Accompt, 50l.; John Duncomb, for cleaning the offices etc., 68l. 17s.; John Thomas, for rent of the Cash Room of the Exchequer, 7l. 10s. 6d.; Joseph Hudlestone, for carpenter's work etc., 2l. 2s. 9d.; Thomas Cox, gardener, 2l. 13s. 6d.; this Accomptant, for fees. etc. paid, 27l. 18s.
|
159 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
— |
862 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
— |
total payments and allowances |
|
|
|
£35,571 |
9 |
8¾ |
and so the Accomptant is Indebted Declared 3 July 1718. |
|
|
|
578 |
10 |
0¾ |
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: LOTTERIES: THE CLASSICS LOTTERY FOR 1,800,000l. FOR THE YEAR 1712: PAYMASTER'S ACCOUNT.
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1550, ROLL 81 [A.O.1/1550/81].
Ambrose Phillips, Paymaster of the Classics Lottery 1712 [under Stat. 10 Anne, c. 19].
29 September 1716 to 25 March 1718.
|
Charge. |
|
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands at the end of his last Accompt |
1,781 |
16 |
0½ |
Receipts: money had out of the Exchequer: Michaelmas term 3 George I, in full of 169,053l. for Principal and Interest for a year from 29 Sept. 1714, for salaries for a year to [recte from] 25 Dec. 1714 and for office-rent for a year to 25 Dec. 1715 (detailed) |
25,053 |
0 |
0 |
the same term, in part of 169,053l. for Principal and Interest for a year from 29 Sept. 1715, for salaries for a year to [recte from] 25 Dec. 1715 and for office-rent for a year to 25 Dec. 1716 (detailed) |
43,447 |
0 |
0 |
Easter term, 3 and 4 George I, in further part of the same |
125,606 |
0 |
0 |
the same term in part of 20,000l. to discharge all Interest and arrears of Interest to Midsummer 1717 |
19,283 |
9 |
11½ |
Michaelmas term, 4 George I in full of the same |
|
|
|
716 |
10 |
0½ |
(total receipts as above 214,106l.) |
|
|
|
— |
total charge and receipts |
|
|
|
£215,887 |
16 |
0½ |
Discharge. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal money paid within the time of this Accompt |
|
|
|
nil
|
|
Interest paid to the Proprietors of Orders for the money payable upon tickets drawn in the five several Classes: arrears fo interest due at Xmas 1713 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
|
ditto at Michaelmas 1714 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
ditto at Xmas 1714 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
|
|
|
ditto at Xmas 1715 |
101 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
ditto at Midsummer 1715 |
4 |
19 |
0 |
|
|
|
(total for arrears 124l. 11s. 6d.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
interest due Midsummer 1716 |
70,133 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
|
ditto Xmas 1716 |
62,372 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
ditto Midsummer 1717 |
81,085 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
— |
213,715 |
11 |
6 |
(total for interest due within the time of this Accompt 213,591l.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
salaries etc.: this Accomptant for his salary 29 Sept. 1716 to 25 March 1718 |
750 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Richard Gee, Comptroller, ditto |
750 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
John Smith for office rent, 1½ years to 25 March 1718 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Sir Charles Farnaby, Auditor |
270 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
fees for Treasury Warrants etc. |
289 |
7 |
10 |
|
|
|
John Morley, late Paymaster, for fees |
53 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
— |
2,187 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
total payments and allowances |
|
|
|
£215,902 |
19 |
6 |
and so the Accomptant is in Surplusage- |
|
|
|
15 |
3 |
5½ |
But this Accomptant has received of John Morley, late Paymaster, the balance of the latter's Final Accompt |
|
|
|
291 |
13 |
8 |
and so remains |
|
|
|
276 |
10 |
2½ |
whereof depending on John Stone, late Auditor, for so much paid him before his removal from his employment |
|
|
|
225 |
0 |
0 |
and so the Accomptant is Indebted which balance is discharged by tally 21 April, 11 George I. Declared 7 May 1725. |
|
|
|
51 |
10 |
2½ |
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: LOTTERIES: THE ONE AND A HALF MILLION POUNDS LOTTERY FOR 1711: PAYMASTER'S ACCOUNT.
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1550, ROLL 83 [A.O.1/1550/83].
Sir Andrew Chadwick, Paymaster of the 1,500,000l. Lottery 1711 [under Stat. 9 Anne, c. 6].
15 December 1715 to 29 March 1717.
See Volume XXX of this Calendar, p. cdxlv.