Appendix: The 1715 Commission for Army Debts

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 31, 1717. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1960.

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The 1715 Commission for Army Debts

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

The difficult subject of Army Debt has been dealt with at various points in thisCalendar. The operation of the Disbandment after the Treaty of Rijswick is outlined in the Introduction to Vol. IX, pp. cclxxviiiseq., and in the Introduction to Vols. XI–XVII, pp. ccixseq. In the main it is possible now to say that the House of Commons provided Supply for the Disbandment so far as concerned the ordinary soldier by the second 3s. Aid and the third 3s. Aid of the years 1697 and 1698. But after the arrears of the private soldier had been provided for there remained the debts due to the General or Staff Officers, Regimental Officers, Artillery Officers, Officers and Gunners of the Garrisons and Regimental Army clothiers. The complication of these debts was increased by the system which made the Colonel of the Regiment responsible for the clothing contract. He could only meet the liability by assigning to the clothier the deductions from the soldiers' pay for a twelvemonth ahead and if the Regiment was disbanded before expiry of the twelvemonth, then the clothier looked to the Colonel to be recouped. In this case an obligation which was essentially national fell on the shoulders of an individual, and he could only save himself by petitioning the King or the Treasury for relief. Furthermore, the system of recruiting easily could, and often did, impose a personal liability on the Captain of a Company. Respits and non-effective money were generally supposed to be available as a fund for recruiting and as equivalent to the Levy Money which was granted for the raising of Companies. But the system did not work automatically. The Captain had to petition for the removal of the respits and the process involved endless delay and in the meantime the Captain was out of pocket for all his recruiting expenses.

Whilst therefore the pay of the private soldier was paid (and perforce had to be paid) instanter on his disbandment, the arrears of the Officers might remain for years unstated and unpaid. The Officer might die, many of them did die, before the accounts of the Regiments were adjusted and cleared and the balance of arrears due to themselves finally paid. The cruelty of such a system was still further increased when the Colonel of the Regiment happened to be a scoundrel. The Paymaster General of the Forces paid out the moneys which he received from the Exchequer for each or any Regiment to the Colonel of it or to the Colonel's agent if he had one. The Colonel thus became an imprest accountant under the Paymaster General, and he might easily be a delinquent for years before he was found out. He would make a point of paying subsistence money, otherwise there would have been a mutiny. But he could keep his hands on the deductions and delay the clearing of the Regiment almost indefinitely. One particularly vicious instance of this type of scoundrelly Colonel was referred to in the Introduction to Vol. XIX of thisCalendar (p. lxiii), viz. that of Robert Byerley. For three years, from 30 Dec. 1689 to 31 Jan. 1692–3, Byerley had been Colonelof a Regiment of Horse (the Carabineers, later known as the Sixth Dragoon Guards). When he handed over the Regiment to Col. Hugh Wyndham in Jan. 1692–3 Byerley was in debt to it over £5,000. The Paymaster General, the Earl of Ranelagh, had issued to him as imprests for the Regiment a sum of 28,277l. 2s.d., and of that sum Byerley could only account for 22,641l. 10s. 11¼d. as paid out by him. The balance due from him to the captains or to the clothiers or to Clearings was 5,585l. 11s.d. Ten years later, in the year 1703, this sum was still unpaid.

What made this particular instance more vicious was that Byerley was a tool and an associate of Robert Harley, and the mere political influence of Harley was so powerful in the House of Commons that Byerley was voted as a member of the Commission for Army Debts in Jan. 1702–3, and again in March 1703–4, in both cases by quite a large majority vote. It was not until two of the Officers or soldiers of his old Regiment petitioned the House of Lords and showed up his proceedings and his true character that the matter of his debt to the Regiment became known. In the meantime Byerley had acted for more than a twelvemonth on the Commission and as a member of it had been making unfounded and bitterly venomous charges against the Paymaster General—charges which were intended merely to divert attention from his own delinquency.

For very shame the House of Commons had to drop him as a member of the renewed Commission, but the disgrace did not affect his association with Robert Harley. The significant point about this illustration is its bearing not on abstract morality but on concrete financial methods. The House of Commons voted Supply in all good faith for an Army Establishment of so many and such and such Regiments. In strict accordance with the Vote the Treasury Lords as and when it was convenient issued the money to the Paymaster General and in equal good faith the Paymaster General paid the money to the Colonel or the Regimental Agent of each and every Regiment as an imprest—and then anything might happen. Under any conditions that particular year's imprest would not be cleared until the muster rolls had been sent in, until all deductions had been made and accounted for and until the clothing contract had been met and settled and until all respits and stoppages had been finally allowed or removed. When the cycle of these operations was complete there would be left a net balance of clearings due to the Regiment, men and Officers according to their share, and when that balance of clearings had been paid out the Colonel could clear his own imprest with the Paymaster General and in turn the Paymaster General could submit that particular year's account to the Auditors of Imprests. In other words, in spite of the utmost financial rectitude on the part of the House of Commons, and of the Treasury and of the Paymaster General, it was impossible to avoid the necessity of these ever recurring Commissions for Army Debts simply because the Army accountancy system admitted of so much slack rope, and financial slack rope meant financial suffering to Officers and men alike.

The application of the above general statement to the sequence of events under William III. and Queen Anne is illuminating. The episode of the Disbandment after the Treaty of Rijswick might be considered as on the whole fairly liquidated—the soldiers by means of Parliamentary Supply and the Officers by means of Debentures on forfeited Irish lands. Bnt there were exceptions. The arrears of the Enniskillin Regiments and of the Londonderry Regimentswere not paid and to these was added at the time of William's death a long list of pensions, individual half-pay claims and other Equitable Claims arising out of Army services. The list of these arrears, regimental as well as individual, is printed in full in the Appendix to Vol. XVII of thisCalendar, pp. 1078–1204. They amounted to a total of 372,452l. 4s. 93/8d. One and all they remained unpaid in 1710, and they remain unpaid to-day.

The political rancour which was aroused by the party struggles at the close of William's reign sufficiently account for the neglect of these claims in 1702, but that the subject should have been shelved during the years 1702–1710 and then dropped completely was due entirely to the persistent vilification of William's memory by a faction in the House of Commons.

When the subject of Army Debts was again brought to the notice of Parliament the situation had changed so far as the chief actors were concerned. Harley was in power as Lord Treasurer and his animus was no longer directed against Wm. III., but against Marlborough. An Act, 10 Anne, c. 38, for appointing Commissioners for Army Debts was rushed through (the debts due to the Army, Transport Service and Sick and Wounded) in eight days at the very close of the Session of June, 1711. The Commissioners were all tools of Harley and the preamble of the Act was in his best style of poisonous innuendo. But Marlborough was too big a figure to be touched and beyond engineering a vote in the House of Commons condemning him for taking from the Allied Princes a percentage deduction as a contribution to the military Intelligence service Harley discreetly left him alone. The Army Debts Commission made an interim Report dated 4 March 1712–13 in which they briefly recounted the difficulties in the way of clearing the Regimental accounts and there they left the subject, contenting themselves with setting out the reasons why the Paymaster General, James Brydges, could not close and attest the accounts pursuant to the Commissioners' precepts; the reason being in every case the absence of muster rolls or of Establishments or of disbandment date. This answer applies to the Regiments in the following order: viz. Brigadier Lepell; Lieut. Gen. Stanhope; Col. Bouchetiere; Earl of Galway's Spanish Foot; Gorge; Strafford's Dragoons; Nassau, late Edward Stanhope; Magny's Foot; Col. Clayton; Brigadier Munden; Brigadier Gore; Mountjoy; Windsor, late Mordaunt; Hill; Sir Robert Rich; Brigadier Dalzel; Brigadier Stanwix; William Stanhope, late Richards; Lord Stanes; Col. Jones; Col. Tyrrel; Col. Feilding; Sir Daniel Carroll; Marquis D'Assa; Brigadier Withers; Col. Deborde's Dragoons; Col. Gwaly's Dragoons; Col. Foissac's Dragoons; Col. Magny's Dragoons; Col. Sailand's Dragoons; Franks; Brigadier Vesey; Portmore; Farrington; Blossett: French Dragoons called Guiscard's; Hotham; Harrison; Stewart; Harvey; Pepper; Newton; Sankey; Wightman; Barrymore; Elliot; Fuziliers; Whetham; Phillips; Molesworth; Johnson, late Brudenal; Wade; Bowles; Leigh; Butler; Dubourgay; Lord Mark Kerr; Dormer; Creighton; Windress; Pearce's Dragoons; Pearce's Foot; Montandre; Haye, now Desney. In the case of 12 of the above Regiments, taken prisoners at Almanza, the muster rolls were duplicated, one for the prisoners in Spain returned as complete, the other for the new raised substitute; with further complications of duplicated Officers and levy money and Catalan recruits or contingents.

For the remaining Regiments the Paymaster General certified briefly:

“The Muster Rolls for these Regiments to the 21 December 1712 were received at the Pay Office the 31 of January last, and the Establishment for the said Regiments being now signed by her Majesty and ready to be countersigned at the Treasury there will be no further difficulty in closing and attesting their accounts to the 21 December 1712: which shall be done as soon as possible.”

The Regiments to which this certificate applies were as follows: viz. Lumley; Wood; Cadogan; Palmes; Harwich; Stair; Ross; Orkney; Selwyn; Webb; North; Hertford; Durell; Sterne; Orrery; Sabine; Primrose; Preston; Newton; Sutton; Evans; Pocock; Hamilton; Sybourg; Wynn; Hane [Kane].

At the accession of George I. the tables were turned upon Harley. An Act (1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 24) was passed to appoint Commissioners to take, examine and state the debts due to the Army from 24 Dec. 1701; and it is the Report of that Commission which is here printed as an appendix. In a single sentence the Report shows that the Regimental accounts for the reign of Anne had all been cleared up to the time when Harley became Lord Treasurer and that under his administration of the Treasury not a single Regimental account had been cleared and a total debt of 205,800l. 9s. 10¾d. had accumulated.

But beyond and above the question of the claims of the Regiments, the proceedings connected with this Act are instructive as an illustration of the financial methods employed in dealing with a simple matter of debt.

The preamble of the Act recites as follows:

Whereas several arrears of pay are due to Officers who served her late Majesty Q. A. with great honour, courage and fidelity in the last war, and many great demands are made by the Officers and others employed in her late Majesty's service during the late war against France, of sums of money claimed to be due to them for services performed in carrying on the said war and for other causes, matters or things relating to the Army,

to the end … that it may more fully appear what the said arrears of pay and debts do justly amount unto and that the accounts thereof may be stated and examined in order for a provision to be made by Parliament for the payment of the same: therefore

(fn. 1) Thomas Smith, of Glasgow, Esq.

Thomas Pelham, Esq.

Grey Nevill, Esq.

John Plumptre, Esq.

Leonard Smelt, Esq.

Sir Wm. Gordon, bart.

Sir Thomas Palmer, bart., are appointed Commissionersad hoc. The Regiments concerned are those of Lepell; Stanhope; Bouchetiere; Galway's Spanish Foot; Strafford; Nassau (late Edward Stanhope); Magny's Foot; Clayton; Mundon; Gore; Windsor (late Mordaunt); Hill; Rich; Dalzal; Stanwix; Wm. Stanhope (late Richards); Slane; Jones; Rooke and Price; Tyrrel; Fielding; Carroll; D'Assa; Withers; Desbordes; Galley; Foissac; Magny's Dragoons; Sarland; Francks; Vesey; Farrington; Guiscard; Blossett;Hotham; Harrison; Harvey; Pepper; Newton; Sankey; Barrymore; Fuziliers; Whetham; Philips; Molesworth; Johnson, late Brudenall; Leigh; Butler; Dubourgay; Kerr; Dormer; Creighton; Grant; Windress; Pearce's Dragoons; Pearce's Foot; Montandre; Desny, late Islay; and other Regiments as shall appear to be in the like case.

In all these Acts relating to Army Debts the procedure or routine of payment was modelled on that adopted after the disbandment of 1697. After ascertaining the amount of the debt the Commissioners made out a certificate addressed to the Paymaster General of the Forces specifying the Officer's name and the amount due. Thereupon the Paymaster General made out a Debenture charged upon whatever Fund he was empowered to charge. In 1697 the Debentures were charged on the sale of the resumed Irish Forfeited lands or were made subscribable towards the purchase of such lands. In 1715, however, such Fund no longer existed and a different procedure was adopted. By the Act of 7 Geo. I., St. 1. c. 30, the certified debt was to carry an annuity of 4 per cent. as from 24 June 1717, which annuities were to be charged upon and payable out of the Customs and other Duties composing the General Fund established by 3 Geo. I., c. 7, and the Treasury was authorised to issue orders for payment of such annuities. This arrangement was confirmed by Clause 35 of the Act 9 George I., c. 5. by which all doubts were removed as to the power of the Deputy Paymaster of the Forces to act therein legally in place of the Paymaster General himself.

The upshot of this dilatory and complicated procedure was that in 1722 the British Officers who had fought with glory under Marlborough in the war against Louis XIV were finally settled with, 12 years or more after their service was performed.

The cruelty of the procedure lay in the delay of payment as well as in the method of it. Many of the Officers died before payment was even arranged and many others were driven to compound with their creditors by surrendering their titles to annuities. In the same way many of the Officers of the war under Wm. III. had been driven by starvation to dispose of their debentures on Irish lands at any conceivable discount. The private individuals or companies which bought up the debentures were simply gambling in Irish land, but the cost of their gamble was unspeakable misery to the British Officer. The utmost that can be said for Parliament was that having voted Supply for the Regiments in accordance with the submitted Estimates it considered itself entitled to wash its hands of any debt arising from misapplication of such Supply. Such a device as a Supplementary Estimate was then unknown. The House could be and not infrequently was induced to provide special Supply for Debts which could be classed as Extraordinaries, but Regimental pay did not fall under such a head.

Report from the Commissioners appointed to examine and state the Debts due to the Army. (4 March 1716–17. T64/15)

Your Commissioners in pursuance of the trust reposed in them have examined into the accounts of several debts incurred for matters and things relating to the Army and here humbly represent the States of such of them as they have been able to perfect.

The Principal Officers of his Majesty's Ordnance upon a precept to them to give in accounts of all moneys remaining due in their Office for any causes, matters or things relating to the Army under the care and direction of their Board returned [answer] on the 4th November 1715 that they had no account to give of any arrears or money due from their Office to the Train of Artillery, Officers upon half pay or other Officers or gunners, neither was there any demand upon their Office for any money or arrears of pay.

Your Commissioners in the beginning of their Commission at the same time that they sent to the other Paymasters issued their precept to Sir Roger Mostyn, late Paymaster of the Marines, to give in the accompts of the Regiments late under his care [of pay], but have not yet been able to obtain from him any perfect accounts by which they could proceed upon the examination of the debt owing to the said [Marine] Regiments.

Mr. How, late Paymaster General of Guards and Garrisons, upon a precept sent him to give in accompts of all moneys remaining due in his Office, returned for answer that he had cleared or was then ready to clear all the Branches of the Establishment of Guards, Garrisons &c. for the times they were under his care of payment except the Regiments, Troops and Companies whom he had cleared to 24 Dec. 1713 and [that he] had received their Muster Rolls from that time to 24 Oct. 1714, when all his accounts as late Paymaster General do end; and that he should very soon lay a state of that arrear before the Lords of the Treasury, who he doubted not would enable him to satisfy the same out of the Funds granted by Parliament for that service, for which no further provision was wanted.

Mr. Walpole, who was Paymaster General of his Majesty's Forces from the said 24th Oct. 1714 has certified that from that time all the Regiments have been cleared to Dec. 24 following: so that the accounts of such Regiments as were continued on foot after the war are stated only to the said 24 Oct. 1714, which we should otherwise have carried on to the said 24 December.

Your Commissioners have gone through the accounts of all the Regiments which served in Flanders (except four whose accounts the Earl of Carnarvon, late Paymaster to the Forces Abroad, has not given in by reason of some difficulties which hinder the adjusting of them in his Office); and the said accounts are here stated in such manner as your Commissioners think themselves impowered to state the same, together with such additional demands as some of the said Regiments think themselves equitably intituled to, though not provided for by any warrant, Establishment or other proper authority. Of this nature were the demands made by several Regiments for an allowance to make good the assignments of their off-reckonings which fell short by reason of the reductions or disbandments of the said Regiments respectively; and the said demands are hereinafter inserted. But we think it our duty to observe that upon examining into the value of the clothes for which the said assignments were made it has not appeared to us that the value of the clothes delivered to any of these Regiments did amount to the sums assigned for the same.

In the months of May and June 1713 the several Regiments of the Army in the Netherlands were reduced to a lower Establishment; and in the Regiments of Foot where we have been able to ascertain the days of Reduction we have stated their credit according to the reduced rates from the said days respectively. But in the Regiments of Horse and Dragoons after the strictest enquiry we have not been able to discover the precise days on which they were reduced and therefore have continued their credit as stated by the Paymaster for full numbers to the end of the Muster current at the time when the orders of Reduction were dated: wherein there may be a saving [? to be made] when it shall appear on what days they were reduced.

We must observe that by the contract with Sir Solomon de Medina for providing bread for the Army in the Netherlands in the year 1711 the said contractor was to receive of and from every Company of Foot in her late Majesty's pay that should not take their bread from him, during their being in garrison from and after the date of the contract, the sum of 50 guilders and of and from every such Troop of Dragoons the sum of 42 guilders, to be charged to the pay of the said Troops and Companies respectively. But it appears to us that no such payments have been made by the said Troops and Companies in the year 1711, though the same had been made in the like case in the year preceding. And as we do not find any order to the Paymaster to charge the said sums we have not made any charge thereof upon the Regiments in the following States; but submit the same to the direction of Parliament.

The accompts of several Regiments who served in Spain and Portugal have been some time under the examination of your Commissioners, who are preparing to state them with all the despatch which the many difficulties and intricacies of the said accompts will admit of. [Signed at the end of the account.] T. Pelham. G. Neville. T. Plumptre. L. Smelt. W. Gordon. T. Palmer. R. Bristow.

4 March 1716–17.

General Henry Lumley [Second Regiment of Horse].
[Debit.] Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of nine widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 123 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 90l. 8s. 3d. per diem, according to Establishments: from 23
to ditto paid for nett off-reckonings of non-commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713, being 914 days when [the Regiment was] transferred to Guards and Garrisons 82,656 1 4
June 1713 7,219 5 whereof respitted
to several payments made for by [us the present] Commissioners 105 17 6
subsistence 64,863 7 6
to imprest for £82,550 3 10
widows, being the full pay of 9 fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to poundage &c. deducted Brought forward 82,550 3 10
386 12
to cash paid for a day and a half's pay of Commission Officers for widows 43 12 6
to ditto paid for Officers' contributions to widows upon receiving new commissions 119 2 8
to ditto, paid on account of clearings 822 18
to [deduction of] poundage of 81,658l. 1s. 4d., part of 82,550l. 3s. 10d. as per contra after deducting the full pay of nine fictitious men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 4,082 18
to [deduction of one day's pay for the] Hospital [out] of 82,656l. 1s. 4d. full pay as per contra 226 9 1
to transport charge 165 4 5
to widows' fund for the full pay of nine fictitious men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 December 1712 480 7 6
to ditto, being Poundage, Hospital and [Regimental] Agency to complete the full pay of the said nine fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 25 2 11½
78,558 19
balance due to the Regiment 3,991 4
£82,550 3 10 £82,550 3 10
Major General [George]Kellum [Fifth Dragoon Guards]
[Debit.] Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of six widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 82 12 by full pay of this Regiment at 61l. 1s. 2d. per diem according to the Establishment
to cash paid for debts of non-Commission Officers from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713, being 914 days 55,807 6 4
and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713 4,796 19 whereof respitted by [as the herein] Commissioners 47 18 8
to several payments
made for £55,759 7 8
subsistence 43,949 9 0
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of six fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, poundage &c. deducted 257 14 This Regiment was placed on the Irish Establishment the 24th June 1713.
to cash paid for a day and a half's pay of Commission Officers for widows 30 7 0 The Regiment claims to make
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows, upon receiving new commissions 102 12 0 good an assignment of off-reckonings ending the 25th March 1714 (the said off-reckonings
to cash paid on account of clearings to 22 April 1711 498 6 falling short of the assignment by reason of a reduction 23rd
to [deduction June 1713) 283 7
of] poundage of 55,164l. 12s. 8d., part of 55,759l. 7s. 8d., as per contra, after deducting the full pay of six fictitious men for widows from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 2,758 4 It is to be observed that this Regiment went on the Irish Establishment 24 June 1713 and that this is a Deficiency in the off-reckonings
to [deduction of one day's pay for the] Hospital, of 55,807l. 6s. 4d. full pay, as per contra 152 17 11¼ whilst they were on that Establishment.
to transport charge 107 8 11
to widows' fund for the full pay of six men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712, pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 320 5 0
to ditto, being poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said six men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 16 15
53,073 13
balance due to the Regiment 2,685 14
£55,759 7 8 £55,759 7 8
Lord Windsor's (late Lieut.-General Wood's)Regiment [Third Dragoon Guards].
Debit. [Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of six widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 82 12 by full pay of this Regiment at 61l. 1s. 2d. per diem according to the Establishments and Muster
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private Rolls: from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713: being 914 days 55,807 6 4
men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713 4,796 19
to several payments made for subsistence 43,949 9 0
to imprest [moneys] for widows, being full pay of six fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 257 14
to cash paid for a day and a half's pay of Commission Officers: [being] for widows 30 7 0
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows upon receiving new Commissions 61 0 0
to cash paid on account of clearings to 22 April 1711 498 6
to [deduction of] Poundage of 55,212l. 11s. 4d., part of 55,807l. 6s. 4d. per contra after deducting the full pay of six widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 2,760 12
to [deduction of] one day's pay for Hospital of 55,807l. 6s. 4d. full pay per contra 152 17 11¼
to Transport charge 103 11 4
to widows' Fund, for the full pay of six men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 320 5 0
to widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said six men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 stopped contrary to warrant 16 15
53,030 11 10
balance due to the Regiment 2,776 14 6
£55,807 6 4 £55,807 6 4
Lieut.-Gen. Francis Palmes's Regiment (now Colonel Leigh Backwell's) [Carabineers].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of six widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 82 12 by full pay of the Regiment at 61l. 1s. 2d. a day (according to the Establishment) for
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 914 days from Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713 when transferred to the Irish Establishment 55,807 6 4
1710 to 23 June 1713 4,796 19 whereof respitted by the Paymaster,
to several payments made for subsistence 43,498 1 0 134l. 6s. 6d.; and by the [present herein] Commissioners,
for imprest for 50l. 6s. 6d. 184 13 0
widows, being the
full pay of [six] fictitious 55,622 13 4
men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 (Poundage &c. deducted) 257 14 by 298l. part of 1,940l. voted by Parliament for 97 horses killed in 1711,
to cash paid for a day and a half's pay of Commission whereof the Paymaster has only paid 1,642l. 298 0 0
Officers for [the abovesaid] fund [widows' Fund] 30 7 0
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows on receiving new Commissions 92 10 0
to cash paid on account of clearings to 22 April 1711 979 11
to Poundage of 55,323l. 18s. 4d., part of 55,920l. 13s. 4d. per contra, after deducting the full pay of six widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 152 17 11¼
to Transport charge 132 15 6
to Widows' Fund, being the full pay of six men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 320 5 0
to Widows' Fund, being poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said six men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 16 15
53,126 15 11
balance due to the Regiment 2,793 17 5
£55,920 13 4 £55,920 13 4
The Right Honble. the Marquess of Harwich's Regiment [Schomberg's Horse].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of six widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 82 12 by full pay of this Regiment at 61l. 1s. 2d. per diem according to Establishment from 23
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713, being 914 days: when [the Regiment was] transferred to the Irish Establishment 55,807 6 4
1713 4,796 19
to several payments made for subsistence 43,857 8 10
to imprest for widows' men, being the full pay of six fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 257 14
to cash paid for a day and a half's pay of Commission Officers for widows 30 7 0
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows upon receiving new commissions 53 6 0
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 Dec. 1711 519 14
to Poundage of 55,212l. 11s. 4d., part of 55,807l. 6s. 4d. per contra, after deducting the full pay of six fictitious men for widows from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 2,760 12
to [deduction of one day's pay for] Hospital on 55,807l. 6s. 4d. full pay per contra 152 17 11¼
to Transport charge 92 9 2
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of six fictitious men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 320 5 0
to Widows' Fund being poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said six fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 16 15
52,941 3 6
balance due to the Regiment 2,866 2 10
£55,807 6 4 £55,807 6 4
The Royal Regiment of North. British Dragoons [Scots Greys].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of nine widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1712 86 5 by full pay of this Regiment at 63l. 6s. 8d. per diem from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713, being 914 days, according
to cash paid for the nett off-reckoning's to Establishments 57,886 13 4
of the non-Commission Officers and private men whereof respitted by the Commissioners 35 3 0
from 23 Dec. 1710
to 23 June 1713 6,424 5 57,851 10 4
to several payments made for subsistence 44,281 11 10¼ by Levy money for 90 Volunteers raised between 25
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of nine fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, pound age &c. deducted 231 19 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each pursuant to warrant whereof 40s. a man hath been made good by non-effective
to cash paid for money 180 0 0
1½ days' pay of Commission Officers: for widows 29 6 11¼ by Forage Money for the year 1710 pursuant to warrant
to cash paid for Officers' contributions dated 26 Mar. 1712 602 15
to windows upon receiving new commissions 15 15 0 by an allowance for providing seven recruit horses and
to cash paid on account of clearings 1,542 6 accoutrements in the room of the like number killed and
to cash paid 90 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May lost upon service: pursuant to warrant dated 2 May 1711 105 0 0
following 250 0 0
to Poundage of 58,739 5 11½
57,316l. 4s. 10d., part of 57,851l. 10s. 4d. per contra after deducting the full pay of nine widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 2,865 16 3 The Regiment further demands the sum of 401l. 17s.d. for 400 days' forage short delivered them in the years 1711,
to [one day's deduction for] Hospital on 57,886l. 13s. 4d. full pay per contra 158 11 10½ 1712 and 1713 according to an additional Regulation of Forage made in the year 1708:
to Transport charge 91 3 3 which Mr. Cardonnel informs us
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of nine [fictitious] men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June should have been added in the succeeding Regulations but was omitted by mistake 401 17
1712 pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 288 4 6 The Regiment further claims 897l. 17s.d. to make
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the widows' men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 stopped contrary to warrant 15 1 good an assignment of off-reckonings for two years' clothing ended 24 March 1713–14; the said off-reckonings falling short by 897l. 17s.d. of the assignment by
reason of the reduction
56,280 7 [of the Regiment]
balance due to the Regiment 2,458 18 10¾ in June 1713: but upon
examining the computation thereof we find the same amounts to no more than 858 2 2
£58,739 5 11½ £58,739 5 11½
Lieutenant General Charles Ross [Royal Irish Dragoons].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of nine widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 86 5 by full pay of this Regiment at 63l. 6s. 8d. a day according to Establishment from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June June 1713, being 914 days: when [his Regiment was] transferred to the Irish Establishment 57,886 13 4
1713 6,424 5 whereof respitted
to several payments made for by [us] the [herein] Commissioners 12 4 0
subsistence 44,273 19 0
to imprest for 57,874 9 4
widows, being the full pay of nine fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 by Forageanno 1710 pursuant to warrant of 26 March 1712 602 15
June 1713, Poundage and Hospital &c. deducted 231 19 by 19 horses killed in the serviceanno 1710: pursuant
to cash paid for one and a half to warrant of 2 May 1711 285 0 0
days' pay of Commission
Officers for 5,876 4 11½
widows 29 6 11¼
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows, on new Commissions 57 18 0 The Regiment further demands the sum of 401l. 17s.d. for 400
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 504 1 10¼ days' forage short delivered them in the years 1711, 1712 and 1713 according
to Poundage of 57,339l. 3s. 10d., part of 57,874l. 9s. 4d. per contra, after deducting the full pay of nine widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 2,866 9 to an additional Regulation of forage made in the year 1708, which Mr. Cardonnel informs us should have been added in the succeeding Regulations
to [deduction of one day's pay for] but was omitted by mistake 401 17
Hospital on 57,886l. 13s. 4d. full pay as per contra 158 11 10½ The Regiment further claims 924l. 6s.d. to make
to Transport charge 100 11 4 good an assignment of off-reckonings
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of nine men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 288 4 6 for two years' clothing ending 24 March 1713, the said offreckonings falling short of the assignments by reason of two
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage [deduction], Hospital [deduction] and [the widows' share of the Regiment's] Reductions [of said Regiment], one of the 23 June 1713 and the other of 23 August following 924 6
Agency [cost], to complete the full pay of the said nine men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 stopped contrary to warrant 15 1 It is to be observed that the first of these reductions was made in order to their being placed on the Irish Establishment, the
other [was made]
55,036 13 10¾ whilst they were on
balance due to the Regiment 3,725 11 that Establishment.
£58,762 4 11½ £58,762 4 11½
The Right Honble. the Earl of Orkney [First Foot: Royal Scots].
Debit. £ s. d. Per Contra. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 26 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 129 16 10½ by full pay of this Regiment at 88l. 3s. 0d. a day from 23 Dec. 1710 to 21 May 1713,
to cash paid upon account of off-reckonings for non Commission Officers and private being 881 days according to Establishment and warrant of Augmentation 77,660 3 0
men 14,264 10 11½ by full pay for
to several payments made for subsistence including 1,405l. 8s. 0d. paid the Receivers General of Land 217 days from 22 May 1713 to 24 Dec. following at 66l. 1s. 0d. a day according to Plan of Reduction 14,397 19 0
Tax for [payments made by them towards] recruits delivered to this Regiment 83,771 3 by full pay for 304 days from 25 Dec. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 (from which time the Paymaster
to imprest, for widows, being the full pay of 26 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 (Poundage, Hospital General informs us that this Regiment has been cleared) at 67l. 2s. 0d. a day according to Establishment 20,398 8 0
and Agency
deducted) 297 16 6 112,456 10 0
to imprest [for widows, being the full pay] for 48 men from 24 June 1713 to 24 August whereof respitted by the Paymaster 60l. and by [us the herein] Commissioners 129l. 18s. 4d. 189 18 4
following (Poundage,
Hospital and 112,266 11 8
Agency deducted) 93 2 by Levy money
to imprest [for widows], being subsistence of 48 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 511 4 0 of 116 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each, of which 2l.
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers: per man has been made good by non-effective money 232 0 0
for widows 39 17 0 by Bounty or
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows on receiving new Commissions 104 16 8 Additional Levy money for 219 recruits delivered over [sic for paid in advance out of tax
to cash paid on account of Clearings 1,548 12 11 moneys] by the Commissioners of Land Tax, pursuant
to cash paid for 116 recruits raised to warrant of 26 July 1712 438 0 0
between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 232 0 0 by ditto for 271 recruits at 40s. each delivered over by
to cash paid as Bounty money for 219 recruits pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 438 0 0 ditto; for which there is no warrant, but is here stated [as] money for that service, having been
to cash paid on voted by Parliament 542 0 0
account of 271 recruits as per contra 500 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence
to cash paid to Lieut. General Gorge's Regiment for four men delivered over [from it] to this [Orkney's] Regiment: at 4l. each 16 0 0 to 30 Sergeants, 30 Corporals, 4 Drums and 454 men reduced, [together] with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private men for his
to Poundage of sword 268 19 4
110,669l. 9s. 0d., part of 112,266l. 11s. 8d. per contra after deducting the full pay of 26 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 21 May 1713 and of 48 ditto from 22 May 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 5,533 9
To Hospital [Poundage deducted] of 112,456l. 10s. 0d. full pay as per contra 308 2 0
to Transport charge 0 7 6
to Widows' Fund, for the full pay of 26 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 370 1 4
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and [widows' share of Regimental] Agency to complete the full pay of the said 26 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 19 7 6
to Widows'Fund, being full pay of 22 men for 33 days from 22 May 1713 to 23 June following to complete full pay of 48 men pursuant to Plan of Reduction 24 4 0
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital & Agency for 62 days to 24 August 1713 for 48 men, stopped contrary to warrant 6 1
to Widows' Fund, being gross off-reckonings of 48 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 to complete their full pay, which is to be allowed widows without deduction according to warrant of 10 June 1713 170 8 0
108,379 2
balance due to the Regiment, viz. 1,001l. 4s.d. for nett off-reckonings and 4,367l. 4s.d. for Clearings 5,368 8
£113,747 11 0 £113,747 11 0
The Right Honble. the late Earl of Forfar's Regiment [Third Foot: Buffs].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings for 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1710 to 2 June 1713 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem from 23 Dec. and for 509 days at
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714 7,446 1 5 32l. 3s. 6d. per diem from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 according to Establishments and Plan of Reduction; from which [last stated]
to several payments made for subsistence including 897l. 11s. 6d. time the Paymaster General informs us this Regiment has been cleared 56,175 2 2
paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for [their payments out of tax moneys] to recruits delivered to whereof respitted by the Paymaster 6l. 3s. 4d. and by the [present herein] Commissioners 74l. 15s. 10d. 80 19 2
this Regiment 41,837 8 2
to imprest for £56,094 3 0
widows, being the full pay of 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage, Hospital and Agency deducted 148 18 by Levy money for 11 Volunteers raised between the 25th January 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each pursuant to warrant, whereof
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 24 men 40s. each hath been made good by non-effective money 22 0 0
for 62 days to 24 August 1713, Poundage, Hospital and Agency deducted 46 11 5 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 292 recruits delivered over [i.e. whose levy money
to imprest for widows, being the subsistence of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 255 12 0 was paid in advance out of Land Tax money] by the Commissioners of Land Tax, pursuant to warrant of 26 July
to cash paid for 1712 584 0 0
1½ days' pay of Commission Officers, for widows 21 6 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 182 recruits delivered
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows upon receiving new Commissions 60 14 0 over [i.e. paid in advance as above] by the Land Tax Commissioners; for which [payment]
to cash paid on account of clearings 630 5 8 there is no warrant, but is here stated, money for that
to cash paid for 11 Volunteers service having been voted by Parliament 364 0 0
raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 22 0 0
to cash paid as Bounty money for 292 recruits pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 584 0 0
to cash paid on account of 182 recruits as per contra 350 0 0
to Poundage of 55,352l. 8s. 4d. in part of 56,094l. 3s. 0d. as per contra after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713 and of 24 widows' men from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 2,767 12 5
to Hospital [deduction of one day's pay on the sum] of 56,175l. 2s. 2d. full pay as per contra 153 18 1
to Transport charge 18 17 3
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency to complete the full pay of said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 stopt contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being the full pay of 11 men from 3 June 1713 to 23 ditto to complete full pay of 24 men to be allowed for widows according to the Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency of 24 men for62 days to complete full pay to 24 Aug. 1713 stopt contrary to warrant 3 0 7
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete the full pay of 24 men from 25 August 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714, which is to be paid without deduction pursuant to warrant of 10 June 1713 85 4 0
54,852 16
balance due to the Regiment 2,211 6 10¾
£57,064 3 0 £57,064 3 0
Lieut. General John Webb [Seventh Foot].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2 June 1713,
to cash upon account of nett off-reckonings for the non-Commission Officers and private men 6,990 0 being 893 days, and for 509 days at 32l. 2s. 6d. per diem from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 (according to Establishments
to several payments made for subsistence including 545l. 19s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of and Plan of Reduction) from which time the Paymaster informs us that this Regiment has been cleared 56,175 2 2
Land Tax for [payments made by them out of their tax moneys] for recruits delivered to this Regiment 41,880 3 1 whereof respitted by the Paymaster 3l. 1s. 0d. and by the [present herein] Commissioners 82l. 17s. 2d. 85 18 2
to imprest for
widows, being the 56,089 4 0
full pay of 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 148 18 by Levy money for 23 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l.
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 24 men for 62 days to 24 Aug. 1713, Poundage, each, pursuant to warrant; whereof 40s. each hath been made good by non-effective money 46 0 0
Hospital and Agency deducted 46 11 5 by Bounty or Additional Levy money
to imprest for widows, being the subsistence of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 255 12 0 for 81 recruits at 40s. each delivered over [to this Regiment, the said Levy money being temporarily advanced]
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for widows 21 6 0 by the Commissioners of Land Tax pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 162 0 0
to cash paid for Officers' contributions [to widows] upon receiving new commissions 14 1 4 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 135 recruits delivered over as above, for which
to cash paid on account of clearings 632 4 4 there is no warrant, but is here stated, money for that
to cash paid for 23 Volunteers service having been voted by Parliament 270 0 0
raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 46 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Sergeants,
to cash paid as Bounty money for 81 recruits pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 162 0 0 15 Corporals, 2 Drums and 284 private men reduced, [together] with 3s. to each
to cash [as same] paid on account for 135 recruits as Corporal, Drummer and private man for his sword 162 19 8
per contra 250 0 0
to cash paid to Lieut. General Gorge's Regiment for three men [of that Regiment] delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 12 0 0
to Poundage of 55,347l. 9s. 4d., part of 56,089l. 4s. 0d. as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713 and the full pay of 24 widows' men from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 2,767 7
to Hospital [deduction of one day's pay out] of 56,175l. 2s. 2d. full pay as per contra 153 18 1
to Transport charge 16 9 8
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage [deduction], Hospital [deduction] and [Regimental] Agency [deduction] to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopt contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 3 June to 23 June [1713] to complete the full pay of 24 men to be allowed for widows according to the Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency of 24 men for 62 days to complete full pay to 24 Aug. 1713, stopt contrary to warrant 3 0 7
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete the full pay of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714, which is to be paid without deduction pursuant to warrant of 10 June 1713 85 4 0
53,752 3
balance due to the Regiment, viz. 456l. 0s. 11½d. for nett off-reckonings and 2,521l. 19s.d for clearings 2,978 0
£56,730 3 8 £56,730 3 8
The Right Honble. the Lord North and Grey [Tenth Foot].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. a day from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2 June 1713, being
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men 6,990 0 893 days, and for 509 days at 32l. 3s. 6d. a day from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 (according
to several payments made for subsistence including 1,102l. 13s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for [taxes to Establishments and Plan of Reduction): from which time the Paymaster General informs us that this Regiment has been cleared 56,175 2 2
moneys advanced by them for] recruits delivered to this Regiment 42,128 4 by Lieut. Pocock's respitted pay from 23 Oct. 1710 to 22 Dec. following [the
to imprest money for widows, being the full pay of 13 fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 148 18 said respite being] removed by warrant of 13 Jan. 1712–13, the respit which was in the following muster (which was also removed by the
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 24 men said warrant and is 14l. 9s. 4d.) being included in full pay 14 4 8
for 62 days to 24
Aug. 1713, Poundage 56,189 6 10
&c. deducted 46 11 5 whereof respitted
to imprest for widows, being subsistence by the [present herein Commissioners] 12 5 0
of 24 men
from 25 Aug. 1713 56,177 1 10
to 24 Oct. 1714 255 12 0 by Levy money
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows on receiving new Commissions 47 1 10 for 12 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each; whereof 2l.
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers per man was made good by [or out of] non-effective money 24 0 0
for widows 21 6 0 by Bounty or Additional
to cash paid on account of clearings 1,646 14 Levy money for 209 recruits delivered
to cash paid as Bounty money for 209 recruits pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 418 0 0 over [the levy money having been advanced out of Land Tax moneys]
to cash paid on account of 274 recruits, as per contra 500 0 0 by the Commissioners of Land Tax [as] allowed by warrant
to cash paid to of 26 July 1712 418 0 0
Lieut. Pocock for his respitted pay pursuant to warrant of 13 Jan. 1712–13 28 14 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 274 recruits delivered over [to this Regiment, their
to cash paid to Lieut. - General Gorge's Regiment for three men delivered over [out of it] to this Regiment at 4l. each 12 0 0 Levy money having been advanced] by the abovesaid Commissioners, for which there is no warrant, but is here stated [so much money]
to Poundage of 55,435l. 7s. 2d., part of 56,177l. 1s. for that service having been voted by Parliament 548 0 0
10d. as per contra after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713 and of 24 widows' men from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 2,771 15 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Sergeants, 15 Corporals, 2 drums and 284 private men reduced [together] with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private
to [deduction of one day's pay for] man for his sword 162 19 8
Hospital [out of the sum] of 56,189l. 6s. 10d. full pay as per contra 153 18 10½
to Transport charge 15 4 7
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 stopped contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 3 to 23 June 1713 to complete full pay of 24 men to be allowed for widows according to Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete full pay for 62 days to 24 Aug. 1713 [? for the said 24 men] stopped contrary to warrant 3 0 7
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete the full pay of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714, which is to be paid without deduction pursuant to warrant of 10 June 1713 85 4 0
55,539 13
balance due to the Regiment for nett off-reckonings, 456l. 0s. 11½d.; for clearings, 1,334l. 7s.d. 1,790 8
£57,330 1 6 £57,330 1 6
The Right Honble. the Earl of Orrery [Royal Scots Fusiliers].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713. 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. a day from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2 June 1713,
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1714 6,990 0 being 893 days, and for 509 days at 32l. 3s. 6d. a day from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 (according to Establishments and Plan of
to several payments made for subsistence including 1,070l. 2s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Reduction); from which time the Paymaster General informs us that this Regiment has been cleared 56,175 2 2
Land Tax for [Levy money advanced by them for] recruits delivered to this Regiment 41,837 8 2 whereof respitted by the Paymaster 4l. 1s. 4d. and by [us the] Commissioners [herein] 6l.
to imprest for 2s. 0d. 10 3 4
widows, being the
full pay of 13 fictitious 56,164 18 10
men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage age &c. deducted 148 18 by Levy money for 108 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 24 men for 62 days to 24 Aug. 1713, Poundage May following at 4l. a man, of which 2l. a man has been made good by [or out of] non-effective money 216 0 0
&c. deducted 46 11 5 by Bounty or Additional
to imprest for widows, being the subsistence of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 255 12 0 Levy money for 214 recruits delivered over [to the Regiment, their Levy money having
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for widows 21 6 0 been advanced out of tax moneys] by the Commissioners of the Land Tax
to cash paid for Officers' contributions pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 408 0 0
to widows on receiving new commissions 48 11 4 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 170 recruits at
to cash paid on account of Clearings 632 4 4 40s. each delivered [to this Regiment, the Levy money
to cash paid for 108 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 216 0 0 having been advanced out of tax money receipts] by the Land Tax Commissioners; for
to cash paid as Bounty money for 204 recruits pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 408 0 0 which [sum] there is no warrant, but is here stated [by reason of] money for that service having been voted by
to cash paid on Parliament 340 0 0
account of 170 recruits as per contra 300 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Sergeants,
to cash paid to Lieut. General Gorge's Regiment for three men delivered over [from it] to this Regiment at 4l. each 12 0 0 15 Corporals. 2 drums and 284 private men reduced, [together] with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his
to Poundage of sword 162 19 8
55,423l. 4s. 2d., part of 56,164l. 18s. 10d. as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713 and of 24 widows' men from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 2,771 3
to [deduction of one day's pay for] Hospital [on the sum] of 56,175l. 2s. 2d. full pay as per contra 153 18 1
to Transportation charge 2 10 0
to Widows' Fund, for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency [deductions] to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 stopped contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 3 June 1713 to 23 June 1713 to complete the full pay of 24 men to be allowed for widows according to the Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
to Widows'Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency [deducted from the pay] of 24 men for 62 days, to complete [their] full pay to 24 Aug. 1713 [having been stopt contrary to warrant] 3 0 7
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete the full pay of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714, which is to be paid without deduction, pursuant to warrant of 10 June 1713 85 4 0
54,199 14
balance due to the Regiment for nett off-reckonings 456l. 0s. 11½d. and for clearings 2,636l. 2s. 10d. 3,092 3
£57,291 18 6 £57,291 18 6
The Right Honble. the Earl of Hertford [Fifteenth Foot]
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem from 23 Dec. 1710 to 21 May 1713,
to cash paid upon account of nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men 7,119 2 being 881 days, and for 521 days at 34l. 10s. 0d. per diem from 22 May 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 according to Establishments
to several payments made for subsistence including 855l. 3s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits and Plan of Reduction; from which time the Paymaster General informs us this Regiment has been cleared 56,998 18 10
delivered to this Regiment 43,198 19 whereof respitted by [us the present
to imprest for widows, being the herein] Commissioners 11 4 0
full pay of 13 fictitious
men from 56,987 14 10
23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 148 18 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 114 recruits delivered over [i.e.
to imprest [for widows], being the full pay of 24 men from 24 June 1713 to 24 Aug. following, Poundage &c. deducted 46 11 5 whose levy money was advanced out of Land Tax moneys] by the Commissioners of Land Tax, pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 228 0 0
to imprest [for widows], being the subsistence of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 255 12 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 158 recruits at 40s. each delivered over [or levy money advanced] by
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for [the fund for] widows 21 6 0 the said Commissioners for which there is no warrant, but is here stated as money for that service,
to cash paid for Officers' contributions having been voted by Parliament 316 0 0
to [the fund for] widows upon receiving new Commissions 85 7 4 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Sergeants, 15 Corporals,
to cash paid on account of clearings 934 2 2 Drums and 228 private men reduced, [together] with 3s.
to cash paid to Lieut. - General Gorge's Regiment for one man delivered to each Corporal, drummer and private man for his sword 134 19 8
over to this Regiment 4 0 0
to cash paid as Bounty money for 114 recruits as per contra pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 228 0 0
to cash paid on account of 158 recruits as per contra 300 0 0
to Poundage of 56,241l. 12s. 2d., part of 56,987l. 14s. 10d. as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 21 May 1713, and the full, pay of 24 men from 22 May 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 2,812 1
to [deduction of one day's pay for] Hospital on 56,998l. 18s. 10d. full pay as per contra 156 3
to Transport charge 34 12 9
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows Fund for what was stopped for Poundage, Hospital and [Regimental] Agency out of the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 9 13
to Widows' Fund for Poundage &c. out of the full pay of 24 men from 24 June 1713 to 24 August following 3 0 7
to Widows' Fund to complete the full pay of 11 men from 23 May 1713 to 23 June following pursuant to the Plan of Reduction 12 2 0
to Widows' Fund to complete the full pay of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 according to warrant [dated] 10 June 1713 85 4 0
55,704 15
balance due to the Regiment for nett off-reckonings 499l. 1s. 6d. and for Clearings 1,462l. 17s.d. 1,961 18
£57,666 14 6 £57,666 14 6
Colonel William Newton [Foot, raised in 1702].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. a day according to the Establishment, from 23 Dec.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission 1710 to 23 June 1713, being 914 days 40,733 18 8
Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 28 Aug. 1713 5,872 11 by cash at 32l. 3s. 6d. a day according to Plan of Reduction and Muster
to several payments made for subsistence, including Rolls, for 66 days to 28 Aug. 1713, when disbanded 2,106 13 0
964l. 5s. 6d.
paid to the Receivers 42,840 11 8
General of Land Tax for [refund of Levy money advanced by them for] recruits delivered to whereof respitted by the Paymaster 9l. 14s. 6d., and by [us the herein] Commissioners 42l. 10s. 0d. 52 4 6
this Regiment 32,390 3 11½
to imprest for 42,788 7 2
widows, being the full pay of 13 fictitious men between 23 June 1712 and 23 June 1713, Poundage, Hospital and Agency deducted 148 18 by Levy money for 56 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each, whereof 2l. per man has been made good
to imprest, being the full pay of 24 by non-effective money 112 0 0
men for 66 days to 28 Aug. 1713, Poundage, Hospital and Agency deducted 49 11 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 238 recruits at 40s. each delivered over [i.e. their Levy
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for widows 21 6 0 money advanced] by the Commissioners of Land Tax, for which [sum]
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows on receiving new Commissions 78 0 0 there is no warrant but is here stated, money for that service having been voted by Parliament
to cash paid on 476 0 0
account of clearings to 22 April 1711 429 5 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 19 Sergeants,
to cash paid for 56 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1717–18 and 1 May following 112 0 0 21 Corporals, 17 drums and 368 private men disbanded, [together] with 3s. to each
to cash paid on account of 238 recruits as per contra 400 0 0 Corporal, drummer and private man for his sword 220 14 8
to cash paid
[to] Lieut. Gen. 43,597 1 10
Gorge's Regiment for three men delivered over [by that Regiment] to this Regiment: at 4l. each 12 0 0 The Regiment further claims [sufficient] to make good two assignments for off-reckonings for two years' clothing
to cash paid [for] Bounty money for disbanded men and non-Commission Officers and private men as per contra 226 4 6 to 3 Nov. 1713, the said off-reckonings falling short of the assignments by reason of the Reduction [of the Regiment] in June 1713
to Poundage of 42,391l. 18s. 6d. part of 42,788l. 7s. 2d. as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713, and of 24 men from 24 June 1713 to 28 August following 2,119 11 11 and the Disbandment in August following: [the said shortage] amounting to 554l. 8s. 2d.
to [one day's pay deduction for] Hospital of 42,840l. 11s. 8d. full pay, as per contra 117 7
to Transport charge 11 7 0
to Widows' Fund, being the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713 stopped contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency of 24 men for 66 days to complete the full pay to 23 Aug. 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 3 4
42,251 4
balance due to the Regiment 1,345 17
£43,597 1 10 £43,597 1 10
Brigadier Hans Hamilton's (late Durell's)Regiment [Sixteenth Foot].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 13 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem from 23 Dec. 1710 to 21 May 1713,
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1713 5,875 10 being 881 days, and for 308 days at 34l. 0s. 10d. per diem from 22 May 1713 to 24 April 1714 according to Establishment and Plan
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men upon account to 24 April 1713 499 1 6 of Reduction: from which [last mentioned] time the Paymaster General informs us this Regiment has been
to several payments cleared 50,769 6 4
made for subsistence including 1,067l. 5s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for [levy whereof respitted by the Paymaster of the Forces 4l. 2s. 8d. and by [us the herein] Commissioners 18l. 6s. 8d. 22 9 4
money paid by
them for] recruits 50,746 17 0
delivered to this Regiment 37,956 1 by Bounty or Additional Levy money
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 13 fictitious men from 23 June 1712, to 23 June, 1713, Poundage, Hospital and Agency deducted 148 18 for 235 recruits delivered over [on the advance payment of their levy money] by the Commissioners [sic for Receivers] of Land Tax pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 470 0 0
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 24 [fictitious] men for 62 days to 24 Aug. 1713, Poundage, Hospital and Agency deducted 46 11 5 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 206 recruits at 40s. each delivered over [after payment of their levy money in advance] by the Receivers of Land
to imprest for widows, being the subsistence of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 April 1714 145 16 0 Tax: for which there is no warrant, but is here stated, money for that service having been voted by Parliament 412 0 0
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for widows 21 6 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Sergeants,
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows upon receiving new Commissions 48 2 0 15 Corporals, 2 drums and 228 private men reduced, [together] with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private
to cash paid on account of Clearings man for his sword. 1,016 19 8
634 2
to cash paid as Bounty money for 235 recruits, pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 470 0 0
to cash paid to Lieut. General Gorge's Regiment for nine men delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 36 0 0
to cash paid on account of 206 recruits, as per contra 400 0 0
to cash paid to [Phineas] Bowles's Regiment for subsistence of men drafted for Dunkirk pursuant to warrant of 28 July 1713 2 19
to Poundage of 50,147l. 2s. 4d., part of 50,746l. 17s. 0d. as per contra, after deduction of the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 21 May 1713, and of 24 widows' men from 22 May 1713 to 24 April 1714 2,507 7
to [deduction of one day's pay for] Hospital from 50,769l. 6s. 4d. full pay as per contra 139 1 10½
to Transport charge 84 12 2
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, & c., to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 22 May 1713 to 23 June following, to complete full pay of 24 men to be allowed for widows according to the Plan of Reduction 12 2 0
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency [deductions from the pay] of 24 men for 62 days to complete full pay to 24 Aug. 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 3 0 7
to Widows' Fund, being gross off-reckonings to complete full pay of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 April 1714 which is to be paid without deduction pursuant to warrant of 10 June 1713 48 12 0
49,338 16 10
balance due to the Regiment for nett off-reckonings 494l. 19s. 8d. and for Clearings 1,930l. 0s. 2d., or in all 2,424 19 10
£51,763 16 8 £51,763 16 8
Brigadier Richard Sutton's Regiment [Nineteenth Foot].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by the full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2 June 1713,
to cash paid upon account of nett offreckonings of the non-Commission Officers and private men 6,990 0 being 893 days, and for 509 days at 32l. 3s. 6d. per diem from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 according to Establishment
to several payments made for subsistence including 613l. paid by the Receivers General of Land Tax for [advance and Plan of Reduction: from which [last said] time the Paymaster informs us that this Regiment has been cleared 56,175 2 2
of Levy money for] recruits delivered over to this Regiment. 42,612 17 0 whereof respitted by the Paymaster 65l. 14s. 8d. and by [us the herein] Commissioners
to imprest for widows, being the 11l. 19s. 6d. or together 77 14 2
full pay of 13 men
from 23 June 1712 56,097 8 0
to 23 June 1713, Poundage deducted 148 18 by Bounty and Additional Levy
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 24 men for 62 days to 24 Aug. 1713, Poundage, Hospital and Agency deducted 46 11 5 money for 181 recruits delivered over [after advance payment of their Levy money] by the Commissioners [sic for Receivers] of Land
to imprest for widows, being the Tax pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 362 0 0
subsistence of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 255 12 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money at 40s. each delivered over [after
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for widows 21 6 0 similar advance payment of Levy money] by the Commissioners of Land
to cash paid for Officers' contributions for widows, upon receiving new Commissions 64 8 8 Tax, for which there is no warrant, but [same] is here stated, money for that service having been
to cash paid voted by Parliament 302 0 0
upon account of clearings 632 4 4 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence
to cash paid as Bounty money for 181 recruits pursuant to warrant of 26 July 1712 362 0 0 to 15 Sergeants, 15 Corporals, 2 Drums and 284 private men reduced,
to cash paid on account for 151 recruits as per contra 300 0 0 together with 3s. to each Corporal, drummer and private man for his
[sic for 302 0 0] sword 162 19 8
to cash paid
to Lieut. Gen. 56,924 7 8
Gorge's Regiment for six men delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 24 0 0 The Regiment further claims [as necessary] to make good an assignment of off-reckonings for
to Poundage of 55,355l. 13s. 4d., part of 56,097l. 8s. 0d., as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713, and of 24 widows' men from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 2,767 15 8 clothing ending 4 June 1715 the sum of 199l. 16s.d., the said off-reckonings falling short of the assignment by reason of the reduction in Oct. 1714.
It is to be observed that this Regiment being put on the Irish Establishment from 25
to Hospital [deduction of one day's pay out] of 56,175l. 2s. 2d. full pay as per contra 153 18 1 March 1715 part of the above Deficiency happened whilst they were on that Establishment.
to Transport charge 9 13 3
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant of 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopped contrary to warrants 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 3 June 1713 to 23 ditto to complete full pay of 24 men to be allowed for widows according to Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage & c. of 24 men for 62 days to complete full pay to 24 Aug. 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 3 0 7
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete full pay of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714, which is to be paid without deduction pursuant to warrant of 10 June 1713 85 4 0
54,744 16
balance due to the Regiment for nett off-reckonings 456l. 0s. 11½d.; and for clearings 1,723l. 10s.d. 2,179 11
£56,924 7 8 £56,924 7 8
Brigadier Robert Stearn's Regiment [Eighteenth Foot].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2 June 1713,
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1714 6,990 0 being 893 days, and for 509 days at 32l. 3s. 6d. per diem from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 (according to the Establishment and
to several payments made for subsistence including 801l. 10s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for [their the Plan of Reduction), from which [last named] time the Paymaster General informs us this Regiment has been cleared 56,175 2 2
advance of Levy money for] recruits delivered to this Regiment 41,647 16 0 whereof respitted by the Paymaster 31l. 10s. 8d. and by [us the herein] Commissioners
to imprest for 9l. 3s. 0d. 40 13 8
widows, being the
full pay of 13 56,134 8 6
fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 148 18 by Levy money for 19 Volunteers raised between 25 January 1707–8 and 1 May following at
to ditto of 24 men for 62 days to 24 August 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 46 11 5 4l. each pursuant to warrant: whereof 40s. a man hath been made good by non-effective money 38 0 0
to ditto, being the subsistence of 24 men from 25 August 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 225 12 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 216 recruits delivered over by the Commissioners of
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for widows 21 6 0 Land Tax pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 [the said Levy money having
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to widows upon receiving new Commissions 97 7 4 been advanced out of Land Tax money by the Receivers General of Land Tax] 432 0 0
to cash paid on account of Clearings 604 3 101 by Bounty or Additional Levy money
to cash paid for four volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 8 0 0 for 171 recruits at 40s. each delivered over by the Land Tax Commissioners for which there is
to cash paid as Bounty Money for 216 recruits pursuant to warrant 26 July 1712 432 0 0 no warrant but [the sum] is here stated, money for that service having been voted by Parliament 342 0 0
to cash paid on account for 171 recruits as per contra 300 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Serjeants,
to cash paid [to] Lieut. Gen. Gorge's Regiment for four men delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 16 0 0 15 Corporals, 2 Drums and 284 private men reduced, with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and
to Poundage of 55,392l. 13s. 10d private man for his sword 162 19 8
part of 56,134l. 8.s. 6d. as per contra after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713 and of 24 widows' men from 3 June 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714 2,769 12
to Hospital [deduction on the sum of] 56,175.l. 2s. 2d. full pay as per contra 153 18 1
to Transport charge 6 6 0
to Widows' Fund for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete full pay of said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 3 June 1713 to 23 June to complete the full pay of 24 men to be allowed for widows according to the Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. of 24 men for 62 days to complete full pay to 24 August 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 3 0 7
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete full pay of 24 men from 25 Aug. 1713 to 24 Oct. 1714, which is to be paid without deduction pursuant to warrant dated 10 June 1713 85 4 0
53,853 3
balance due to the Regiment for nett off-reckonings 456 0 11½
balance due to the Regiment for Clearings 2,800 3
£57,109 8 2 £57,109 8 2
Colonel Thomas Chudleigh [Thirty Fourth Foot].
Debit. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1716 to 23 June 1713 74 16 by full pay of this Regiment at 42l. 10s. 0d. per diem according to Establishment from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2 June
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men for the same time 5,255 1 11½ 1713, being 893 days; and of 32l. 3s. 6d. per diem according to Plan of Reduction, [to wit] for 21 days
to several payments made for subsistence, including 853l. 13s. 0d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 28,751 1 11½ from 3 June 1713 to 23 — following [of the same June] when [this Regiment was] transferred to the Irish Establishment 38,628l. 3s. 6d., whereof respitted by
to imprest for widows, being the subsistence of 13 men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 Dec. 1711 118 12 6 the Paymaster General of the Forces 4l. 1s. 4d. and by the Commissioners [for Army Debts] 28l. 4s. 8d.
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 13 men from 23 Dec. 1711 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 223 7 5 and [further there is] deducted the gross off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711 13l. 2s. 2d., leaving 38,582 15 4
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 349 10 1 by Levy money for 149 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and
to cash paid for Levy money for 1 May following at 4l. each 596 0 0
149 volunteers raised between 21 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 298 0 0 by Bounty or Adtional Levy money for 127 recruits delivered over by the
to cash paid as Bounty money for 127 recruits pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 254 0 0 Commissioners of Land Tax at 40s. each, pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 254 0 0
to cash paid on account of 211 recruits as per contra 350 0 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 211 recruits delivered over by the
to Poundage of 38,192l. 2s. 2d., part of 38,582l. 15s. 4d. as per contra, after deducting the subsistence of 13 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to Commissioners of Land Tax at 40s. each, for which there is no warrant, but is here stated, money for that service having been voted by Parliament 422 0 0
22 April 1711, and the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713 and of 24 widows' men from 3 June 1713 to 23 June 1713 1,909 12 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to three Serjeants, three Corporals, two Drums and 158 private men reduced, with 3s. to each Corporal, Drum
to [Poundage deduction for] Hospital and private man for his sword 84 3 8
on 38,628l. 3s. 6d. full pay, as per contra 105 16
to Transport charge 4 19 8
to Widows' Fund being the gross off-reckonings to complete the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 Dec. following, pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 26 8 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 Dec. 1711 to 23 June 1713, stopt contrary to warrant 14 10 7
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men to complete the full pay of 24 men from 2 June 1713 to 23 June 1713 according to Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
37,743 12
balance due to the Regiment 2,195 6 10¾
£39,938 19 0 £39,938 19 0
The Regiment also craves credit for 200 days' forage for the year 1712, the like allowance having been made and paid to other Regiments who served in Flanders the same year 334 17 8
Major General Sabine [Twenty Third Foot].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of the Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2 June 1713,
to several payments made for subsistence, including 1,604l. 4s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 30,367 13 2 Plan of reduction, 40,473l. 14s. 2d., wherof respitted by the [Army] paymaster 2l. 0s. 8d., and by [us] the [Army Debts] Commissioners 28l. 16s. 0d., leaving 40,442 17 6
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 13 fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 148 18 This Regiment was placed on the Irish Establishment 24 June 1713.
by Levy money for 21 Volunteers raised between 25
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for widows 21 6 0 January 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each, whereof 2l. per man hath been
to cash paid for Officers' contributions made good by noneffective money 42 0 0
to widows, upon receiving new Commissions 63 11 4 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 314 recruits
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 319 5 delivered over by the Commissioners of Land Tax,
to cash paid for 21 Volunteers pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 628 0 0
raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 42 0 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 204 men at 40s.
to cash paid as Bounty money for 314 recruits pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 628 0 0 each delivered over by the Commissioners of Land Tax, for which there is no warrant, but
to cash paid on account of 204 recruits as per contra 400 0 0 same is here stated, money for that service having been
to cash paid to Lieut. Gen. Gorge's voted by Parliament 408 0 0
Regiment for two men delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 8 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Serjeants, 15 Corporals,
to Poundage of 40,091l. 10s. 10d., part of 40,442l. 17s. 6d., as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 2 Drums and 284 private men reduced, with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his sword 162 19 8
23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713, and of 24 men for widows from 3 June 1713 to 23 [June] 2,004 11
to Hospital [deduction on the sum of 40,473l. 14s. 2d. full pay, as per contra 110 17
to Transport charge 27 2 10
to Widows' Fund, for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712, pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men to complete the full pay of 24 men from 3 June 1713 to 23 June, according to the Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
40,030 10
balance due to the Regiment 1,653 6
£41,683 17 2 £41,683 17 2
Col. Richard Kane [Originally Earl of Orrery's Foot].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 25 Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1712 50 0 by full pay of this Regiment at 42l. 10s. 0d. per diem according to the Establishment,
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men for the same time 3,513 2 from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1712, when disbanded, 25,967l. 10s. 0d., whereof respitted by the Paymaster
to several payments made for subsistence, including 1,052l. 13s. 8d. paid to the Receivers General 293l. 16s. 4d., and by the [Army Debts] Commissioners 62l. 12s. 6d., leaving 25,597 19 0
General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 20,346 6 3 by 137l. [137l. 12s. 0d.] overcharged in the subsistence paid by Col.
to imprest for widows, being the subsistence of 13 fictitious men for 61 days to 22 Dec. 1710 19 16 6 Arnot between 23 June 1711 and 22 Aug. following, which he [the Paymaster] stopped
to imprest for ditto from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 Dec. 1711 118 12 6 for the subsistence of non-effectives and charges himself with
to imprest for ditto, being full pay of the said 13 in his accompt now before the Auditor of the Imprests 137 12 0
men from 23 Dec. 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712, Poundage &c. deducted 100 1 10¼ by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 394 recruits delivered over by the
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to [the] Widows' [Fund] in 1710 and 1711 96 14 0 Commissioners of Land Tax at 40s. per man: for which there is no warrant but is here stated:
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 317 9 6 money for that service having been voted by Parliament 788 0 0
to cash paid [to] Lieut. General Gorge's Regiment for three men delivered over to this Regiment 12 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 39 Serjeants, 39 Corporals, 26 Drums and 280 private men disbanded,
to cash paid for Bounty money to the disbanded men 207 7 8 [together] with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer
to respitts short-charged in the and private man for his sword 207 7 8
accountanno 1710 13 5
to Poundage of 25,346l. 5s. 10d., part of 25,597l. 19s. 0d., as per contra, after deducting the subsistence of 13 widows' men from 22 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711 and the full pay [of the said 13 men] from 23 April 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 1,267 6
to [deduction for] Hospital [on the sum] of 25,967l. 10s. 0d., being full pay, as per contra. 71 2 10½
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 Dec. following pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 26 8 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage, Hospital and Agency, to complete the full pay of the said [13] fictitious men from 23 Dec. 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 6 10
to Col. Alexander Grant's Regiment for 62 days' subsistence of 21 men delivered over to this Regiment 24 Oct. 1712 as per Lieut. Col. James Allen's receipt 32 11 0
26,298 14 10¾
balance due to the Regiment 532 3
£26,730 18 8 £26,730 18 8
Major General Primrose.
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem (according to Establishment) from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713 5,621 17 June 1713, being 893 days; and at 32l. 3s. 6d. per diem (according to Plan of Reduction) for 21 days from 3 June 1713 to 23 [of the
to several payments made for subsistence including 887l. 11s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 30,214 1 same month] when [this Regiment was] transferred to the Irish Establishment 40,473l. 14s. 2d. whereof respitted by [us] the [Army Debts] Commissioners 27l. 1s. 0d., leaving 40,446 13 2
to imprest for widows, being the full pay of 13 fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 148 18 by Levy money for 23 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each; whereof 2l. per man has been made good by non-effective
to cash paid for money 46 0 0
1½ days' pay of Commission Officers for Widows' [Fund] 21 6 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 156 recruits delivered over by the
to cash paid for Officers' Contributions to Widows' [Fund] on receiving Commissioners of Land Tax pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 312 0 0
new Commissions 22 0 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 319 5 for 189 recruits at 40s. each delivered by the Commissioners of Land Tax:
to cash paid for 24 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 48 0 0 for which [sum] there is no warrant but [it] is here stated, money for that service having
to cash paid as Bounty money for been voted by Parliament 378 0 0
156 recruits pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 312 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Serjeants,
to cash paid on account of 189 recruits as per contra 350 0 0 15 Corporals, 2 Drums and 284 private men reduced,
to cash paid to Lieut.-General Gorge's Regiment for 10 men delivered over to this with 3s. to each Corporal, drummer and private man for his sword 162 19 8
Regiment at 4l. each 40 0 0
to Poundage [deducted on the sum of] 40,095l. 6s. 6d., part of 40,446l. 13s. 2d. as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713 and of 24 widows' men from 3 June 1713 to the 23rd of the same month 2,004 15 4
to Hospital [Poundage deduction on the sum] of 40,473l. 14s. 2d. full pay, as per contra 110 17
to Transport charge 44 3 3
to Widows' Fund: for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712: pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stoppt contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 3 June 1713 to 23 [of the same month] to complete the full pay of 24 men to be allowed to Widows' [Fund] according to Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
39,521 11
balance due to the Regiment 1,824 1
£41,345 12 10 £41,345 12 10
Col. Alexander Grant [Mar's Scots Foot].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711 and for 12 men from 23 April 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 46 18 by the full pay of the Regiment according to the Muster Rolls from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711 at 43l. 16s. 0d. per diem 5,299l. 16s. 0d.; by
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of the non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1712 2,990 12 the full pay of same from the times of their respective raising according to the broken Muster Rolls from 23 April 1711 to 24 Aug. following
to cash short charged in accountanno 1710, being paid [to] the Colonel as Clearings 7 5 10 4,255l. 4s. 0d.; by the full pay of same from 25 Aug. 1711 to 23 Aug. 1712 at 36l. 2s. 2d. per
to several payments made for subsistence, including 111l. 2s. 0d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 17,773 15 diem, 13,179l. 10s. 10d.; making in all 22,734l. 10s. 10d.; from which is to be deducted 11l. 3s. 8d. respitted by the Paymaster and 8l. respitted by [us] the [Army Debts] Commissioners;
to imprest for Widows' [Fund, being] short chargedanno 1710, [to wit] the subsistence of one fictitious man from 23 Dec. 1709 to 22 June following 4 11 0 also 13l. 2s. 2d. for the gross off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711; also 48l. 18s. 0d. for the gross off-reckonings of 12
to imprest for Widows' [Fund], being the subsistence of 13 fictitious men from 22 Dec. 1711 39 6 6 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 August 1712; making a total deduction of 812. 1710 to 22 April 13s. 10d., thus leaving 22,653 17 0
to imprest for Widows' Fund, for the subsistence of by respitts overcharged to 22 1710 1 19 4
12 fictitious men from 23 April 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 147 0 0 by levy money for 233 men delivered over to the Regiments of [John]
to cash paid on account of clearings to 22 April 711 323 3 Hill, [Wm.] Windress, [Henry] Desney and [Jasper] Clayton pursuant to warrant
to cash paid for Levy money of 233 men as per contra 932 0 0 dated 7 May 1711 at 4l. a man 932 0 0
to Poundage [deduction on the sum of 22,467l. 6s. 6d., 7s. 0d. as per contra, after deducting the subsistence of 13 widows' men from 22 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711 and the subsistence of 12 men from 23 April by Bounty and Additional Levy money for 99 men delivered by the Commissioners of Land Tax for which there is no warrant: but [this sum] is here stated [by reason of] money for that service having been voted by Parliament 190 0 0
1711 to 23 Aug. 1712 1,123 7 4 by 62 days' subsistence of 61 men
to Poundage [deduction on the sum] of 1s. 19s. 4d. respit as per contra overchargedanno 1710 0 1 11¾ delivered over to the Regiments of [Sir Richard] Kane, Hill and Desney 24 Oct. 1712, which were subsisted at the
to Hospital [Poundage deduction on the sum] charge of this Regiment till their arrival in Flanders 94 11 0
of 22,734l. 10s. 6d. full pay as per contra 62 5 by the full pay of Commission and non - Commission
to Poundage [deduction on the sum] of 768l. 0s. 8d., the pay of the Officers to the time they came on the Irish Establishment as per contra 38 8 Officers of this Regiment who by her Majesty's warrant were posted in Brigadier Creighton's Regiment in Ireland from the day of the disbandment
to Hospital [deduction on the] like sum 2 2 1 of the private men to the respective days they were
borne upon the Irish
23,490 18 3 Establishment 768 0 8
balance due to the Regiment 1,298 19 9 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence
to men disbanded, together with 3s. to each man for his sword 150 0 0
£24,798 18 0
£24,798 18 0
Memorandum:
In the sum of 17,773l. 15s.d. above charged for Subsistence is included the sum of 227l. 10s. 0d. paid to Agent [of the Regiment] Serjeants, 15 Corporals, 10 Drummers and 250 private men detached to recruit the Regiments in Dunkirk in the year 1712, which is to be charged till an account be given in [as] to what Regiments the said men were incorporated into, of which an account has been given of 61 men whose subsistence is credited to the [this] Regiment as per contra.
The Regiment further claims 1,191l. 8s.d. to make good an assignment of off-reckonings for two years' clothing ending 24 for 30 days' subsistence of 10 Feb. 1712–13, the said off-reckonings falling short of the assignment by reason of the disbandment on the 24 Aug. 1712, but upon examining thereof we [the Army Debts Commissioners] find the same amount to be no more than 1,140l. 11s.d.
Brigadier George Preston [Twenty Sixth Foot].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1712 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. a day (according to Establishment) from 23
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713 5,621 17 Dec. 1710 to 6 June 1713, being 897 days; and at 32l. 3s. 6d. per diem (according to Plan of Reduction) for 17 days from 7 June 1713 to
to several payments made for subsistence including 459l. 12s. 0d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 30,369 14 5 23 of the same month, when [the said Regiment was] transferred to the Irish Establishment, 40,523l. 5s. 6d.: whereof 3l. 1s. 0d. respitted by [us] the Army Debts Commissioners
to imprest for 40,520 4 6
widows, being the full pay of 13 fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 148 18 by Levy money for 40 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each, of which 2l. per man has been
to cash paid for 1½ days' pay of made good by non-effective money 80 0 0
Commission Officers for [the] Widows' [Fund] 21 6 0 by Bounty or Adtional Levy money for 135 recruits delivered
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to Widows' [Fund] on receiving new Commissions over by the Commissioners of Land Tax pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 270 0 0
50 9 4 by Bounty or Additional
to cash paid on account of Clearings 619 5 Levy money for 70 recruits at 40s. each delivered
to cash paid for 40 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 80 0 0 over by the Commissioners of Land Tax; for which there is no warrant, but [same] is here
to cash paid as Bounty money for 135 recruits pursuant to warrant dated 26 July stated [by reason of] money for that service having been voted by Parliament 140 0 0
1712 270 0 0 by Bounty money,
to cash paid on account of 70 recruits as per contra 130 0 0 being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Serjeants, 15 Corporals,
to cash paid to Lieut. - General Gorge's Regiment for six men delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 24 0 0 2 Drums and 284 private men reduced [together] with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his sword 162 19 8
to Poundage [on the sum] of 40,170l. 7s. 2d., part of 40,520l. 4s. 0d., as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 6 June 1713, and of 24 men from 7 June 1713 to 23 of the said June 2,008 10
to [deduction for] Hospital [on the sum] of 40,523l. 5s. 6d. full pay as per contra 111 0
to Transport charge 2 16 0
to Widows' Fund, for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopt contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 7 June 1713 to 23 [of the same June] to complete the full pay of 24 men to be allowed [to the] Widows' [Fund], according to Plan of Reduction 6 4 8
39,723 15
balance due to the Regiment 1,449 9
£41,173 4 2 £41,173 4 2
Major General Sibourg [Stringer's raised in 1702].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by the full pay of this Regiment at 42l. 10s. 0d. per diem according to the Establishments, from 23 Dec. 1710
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713 5,265 0 1 to 2 June 1713, being 893 days; and for 21 days at 32l. 3s. 6d. per diem from 3 June to 23 June [1713] according to Plan of Reduction,
to several payments made for subsistence including 1,015l. 15s. 0d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for the recruits delivered 38,628l. 3s. 6d.; whereof 8l. 2s. 8d. is respitted by the Paymaster and 85l. 16s. 8d. by [us] the [Army Debts] Commissioners, leaving nett 38,534 4 0
to this Regiment 28,658 16 by Levy money
to imprests for Widows' [Fund], being the full pay of 13 fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 148 18 for 68 Volunteers raised between the 25th January 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each pursuant to warrant; whereof 40s. a man hath been made good by
to cash paid for non-effective money 136 0 0
1½ days' pay of Commission Officers, for Widows' [Fund] 19 18 6 by Bounty or Adtional Levy money for 261 recruits delivered over by the
to cash paid for [Commission] Officers' contributions to Widows' [Fund] Commissioners of Land Tax pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 522 0 0
upon receiving new Commissions 41 6 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 317 9 for 192 recruits at 40s. each delivered by the Commissioners of Land Tax,
to cash paid for 68 volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following 136 0 0 for which there is no warrant, but same is here stated [by reason of] money for that service having
to cash paid as Bounty money for been voted by Parliament 384 0 0
261 recruits pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 522 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 6 Serjeants,
to cash paid on account for 192 men as per contra 350 0 0 6 Corporals, 2 Drums and 222 private men reduced,
to Poundage [on the sum] of 38,534l. 4s. 2d. as per contra after deducting the full pay of 13 [together] with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his sword 120 2 8
widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713, and of 24 men from 3 June to 23 June 1713 1,909 2 10½
to Hospital [deduction on the sum] of 38,628l. 3s. 6d. full pay as per contra 105 16
to Transport charge 9 1 8
to Widows' Fund, for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712 pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said 13 men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 9 13
to Widows' Fund, being the full pay of 11 men to complete the full pay of 24 men from 3 June 1713 to 23 of the same June, according to Plan of Reduction 7 14 0
37,750 16
balance due to the Regiment 1,945 10
£39,696 6 10 £39,696 6 10
This Regiment also craves an allowance of 167l. 18s. 10d. for 100 days' forage money in their winter quarters ending 22 Dec. 1712; which the Regiment seems entitled to, the like allowance having been made to other Regiments. But there hath not been any warrant or Regulation produced for this allowance £167 18 10
Major General Evans [raised in 1703].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 23 June 1713 64 18 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem (according to Establishment) from
to cash paid for off-reckonings of non Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 27 Aug. 1713 5,867 16 23 Dec. 1710 to 13 June 1713, being 904 days; and for 75 days at 32l. 3s. 6d. per diem from 14 June 1713 to 27 Aug. following, according
to several payments made for subsistence including 954l. 3s. 4d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 31,567 18 to Plan of Reduction, 42,701l. 7s. 10d. whereof 9l. respitted by the Paymaster and 30l. 11s. 2d. respitted by [us] the [Army Debts] Commissioners, thus leaving 42,661 16 8
to imprest for Widows' [Fund], being the full pay of 13 fictitious men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, poundage &c. deducted 148 18 by Levy money for 39 Volunteers raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each, whereof 2l. per man was made good by non-effective
to imprest for money 78 0 0
Widows' [Fund, being the full pay] by Bounty or Additional Levy money of 24 men for 65 days to 27 Aug. 1713, Poundage, Hospital and Agency deducted 48 16 for 195 men delivered over by the Commissioners of Land Tax pursuant to warrant dated 26
to cash paid for July 1712 390 0 0
1½ days' pay of Commission Officers [as their contribution] for Widows' Fund 19 18 6 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 220 recruits at 40s. each delivered over by the Commissioners
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to Widows' [Fund] upon receiving new Commissions 35 0 0 of Land Tax, for which [sum] there is no warrant but [it] is here stated [by reason of] money for that service having
to cash paid on account of Clearings been voted by Parliament 440 0 0
to 22 April 1711 319 5 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence
to cash paid as Bounty money for 195 recruits, pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 390 0 0 to 24 Serjeants, 24 Corporals, 24 Drums and 386 private men reduced, [together] with 3s.
to cash paid on account of 220 recruits as per contra 400 0 0 to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his
to cash paid [to] sword 239 8 0
Capt. James Steuart [for] Bounty money to disbanded men 240 8 0
to Poundage of 42,262l. 10s. 8d., part of 42,661l. 16s. 8d., as per contra, after deducting the full pay of 13 Widows' [Fund] men from 23 April 1711 to 13 June 1713 and of 24 Widows' [Fund] men from 14 June [1713] to 27 Aug. 1713 2,113 2
to [deduction for] Hospital [on the sum] of 42,701l. 7s. 10d. full pay, as per contra 116 19
to Transport charge 21 3 7
to Widows' Fund, for the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 June 1712, pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 185 0 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete the full pay of the said 13 [Widows' Fund] men from 23 June 1712 to 23 June 1713, and of 24 men from 24 June 1713 to 27 Aug. following, stopt contrary to warrant 12 17 3
to Widows' Fund, being full pay of 11 men from 14 June 1713 to 23 of the same month, to complete the full pay of 24 men to be allowed for Widows' Fund according to Plan of Reduction 3 13 4
41,555 17
balance due to the Regiment 2,253 7
£43,809 4 8 £43,809 4 8
Major General Owen Wynn [raised in 1705].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 Widows' [Fund] men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 20 June 1713 74 11 by full pay of this Regiment at 42l. 10s. 0d. per diem from 23 Dec. 1710. to 20 June 1713 (when disbanded),
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men for the same time 5,237 12 being 911 days according to Establishments, including 774l. 16s. 8d. pay of Officersen second, pursuant to [two]
to several payments made for subsistence including 1,646l. 18s. 0d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 30,212 18 10¾ warrants dated 12 Oct. 1712 and 16 July 1713, 39,492l. 6s. 8d.: whereof 9l. 9s. 4d. respitted by the Paymaster and 17l. 14s. 2d. by [us] the [Army Debts] Commissioners and
to imprest for Widows' [Fund], being the subsistence of 13 fictitious men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 Dec. 13l. 2s. 2d. deducted for off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711, thus leaving 39,452 0 4
1711 118 12 6 by Bounty or Additional
to imprest for Widows' [Fund], being the full pay of the said 13 fictitious men from 23 Dec. 1711 to 20 June 1713, Levy money for 204 recruits delivered over by the Commissioners of Land Tax pursuant to warrant dated 26 July 1712 408 0 0
Poundage &c. deducted 222 3 by Bounty or Additional Levy money
to cash paid to Officersen second 675 13 11½ for 387 recruits at 40s. each delivered
to Col. Toby Caulfield [for so much] paid [to] Capt. Thomas King on account of subsistence of prisoners at Amiens 35 7 8 over by the Commissioners of Land Tax, for which there is no warrant but [same] is here stated [by reason of] money for that service having
to cash paid as Bounty money for been voted by Parliament 774 0 0
204 recruits, pursuant to warrant dated 20 July 1712 408 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 39 Serjeants,
to cash paid for Bounty money and sword money at the Disbandment 270 17 8 39 Corporals, 26 Drums and 407 private men disbanded, with 3s.
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 321 18 1 to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his sword 270 17 8
to cash paid to Major General Wynn 9 0 0
to Poundage [deducted from the sum] of 39,070l. 7s. 2d., part of 39,452l. 4s. 0d., as per contra, after deducting the subsistence of 13 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711, and the full pay of the said men from 23 April 1711 to 20 June 1713 1,953 10
to [deduction for] Hospital [on the sum] of 39,492l. 6s. 8d. full pay, as per contra 108 3 11¾
to Transport charge 14 12 8
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 Dec. following, pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 26 8 8
to Widows' Fund, being Poundage &c. to complete full pay of the widows' men from 23 Dec. 1711 to 20 June 1713, stopped contrary to warrant 14 8 11¾
39,704 0 6
balance due to the Regiment 1,200 17 6
£40,904 18 0 £40,904 18 0
Brigadier John Pocock [Scots Foot 1702].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 12 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713 69 1 by full pay of this Regiment from 23 Dec. 1710 to 2 June 1713, being 893 days at 39l. 15s. 8d. a
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men for the whole time of this account 5,096 13 11 day (according to Establishment); and for 83 days from 3 June 1713 to 24 Aug. following at 32l. 3s. 6d. a day according to Plan of
to several payments made for subsistence, including 495l. 14s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 29,369 15 1 Reduction 38,197l. 0s. 10d.; and by full pay according to muster rolls for four days to 28 Aug. 1713, when disbanded, 100l. 9s. 4d.: whereof respitted by the Paymaster 2l.
to imprest for Widows' [Fund], being the subsistence of 12 men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 Dec. 1711 109 10 0 1s. 4d. and by [us] the [present Army Debts] Commissioners 59l. 3s. 4d., and 12l. 2s. 0d. deducted for gross
to imprest for Widows' [Fund], being full pay from 23 Dec. 1711 to 21 Dec. 1712, Poundage off-reckonings of 12 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711, thus leaving 38,224 3 6
&c. deducted 737 1 8 by Bounty or Additional
to imprest for Widows' [Fund for ditto] from 22 Dec. 1712 to 23 June 1713, Poundage &c. deducted 69 2 Levy money for 121 recruits delivered over by the Commissioners of Land Tax allowed by warrant dated
to imprest for 26 July 1712 242 0 0
Widows' [Fund] for 66 days to 28 Aug. 1713 [being full pay] for 24 men, Poundage &c. deducted 49 11 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 63 recruits delivered over by the Commissioners of Land Tax; for
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 299 14 which there is no warrant, but [this sum] is here stated [by reason of] money
to cash paid as Bounty money for 121 recruits pursuant for that service having been voted by Parliament 126 0 0
to warrant dated 26 July 1712 242 0 0 by Bounty money for 21 Serjeants, 17 Corporals, 13 Drums
to cash paid on account of 63 recruits as per contra 100 0 0 and 298 private men, being all that appeared on the last
to cash paid on account of Bounty and sword money for disbanded men 183 8 0 [muster] rolls after deducting the widows' men (the Officers' servants
to Poundage [deducted on the sum] of 37,809l. 11s. 6d., part of 38,224l. 3s. 6d. as per contra after deducting the not being borne on the Rolls): with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his sword 182 4 0
subsistence of 12 widows' men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 22 April 1711 and full pay of the said men from 23 April 1711 to 2 June 1713 and full pay of 24 men from 3 June 1713 to 28 Aug. following 1,890 9 7
to Transport charge 18 10 5
to Hospital [deduction] of [from] full pay as per contra 104 18 6
to Widow's' Fund, to complete the full pay of 12 men from 23 April 1711 to 22 Dec. following, pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 24 8 0
to Widows' Fund, for what has been stopt contrary to warrant for Poundage &c. from 23 Dec. 1711 to 23 June 1713 13 8
to Widows' Fund, being the full pay of 12 men from 3 June 1713 to 23 of the same month, to complete the full number of 24 men to be allowed to Widows' Fund according to Plan of Reduction 8 8 0
to Widows' Fund, for what has been stopt contrary to warrant for Poundage &c. from 24 June 1713 to 28 Aug. following 3 4
37,789 5
balance due to the Regiment 985 2
£38,774 7 6 £38,774 7 6
Col. William Windress [Thirty Seventh Foot].
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 40 2 4 by full pay of this Regiment at 44l. 11s. 4d. per diem (according to Establishments) from 23
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of the non-Commission Officers and private men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1712 37,161 11 10¾ Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1712, being 611 days, including 1,777l. 6s. 8d. respitts removed by warrant dated 29 July 1715, 27,230l.
to several payments made for subsistence, including 832l. 17s. 6d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits 4s. 8d., whereof respitted by the Paymaster 597l. 16s. 0d. and by [us] the [Army Debts] Commissioners 11l. 3s. 8d., thus leaving 26,621 5 0
delivered to this Regiment 20,812 15 4 by Levy money for 56 Volunteers
to cash paid to Col. Symonds at several times on account of his subsistence 222 15 0 raised between 25 Jan. 1707–8 and 1 May following at 4l. each pursuant to warrant; whereof
to imprest for Widows' [Fund], being the subsistence of 13 fictitious 40s. a man hath been made good by non-effective money 112 0 0
men for 490 days from 23 April 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 159 5 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 292 recruits at
to cash paid for one third of a day's pay of Commission Officers for the Widows' [Fund] 4 14 8 40s. each delivered over by the Comsioners of Land Tax, for which there is no warrant, but
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to Widows' [Fund] upon receiving new Commissions 72 13 4 [this sum] is here stated [by reason of] money for that service having been voted by Parliament 584 0 0
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 319 5 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence to 15 Serjeants, 3 Corporals,
to cash paid to Lieut-General Gorge's Regiment for three men delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 12 0 0 2 Drummers and 174 private men disbanded, with 3s. to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his sword 100 11 8
to cash paid to Col. Grant's Regiment for 35 men delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 140 0 0 by 178l. 14s. 0d. overcharged in the subsistence paid by Col. Arnot between 5 June 1711 and 22 Oct. folio wing, which
to cash paid to the Provost Marshal 1 16 he stopt for the subsistence of non-effectives and charges
to Poundage of 26,408l. 18s. 4d., part of 26,621l. 5s. 0d. as per contra himself with in his account now before the Auditors of Imprests 178 14 0
after deducting the full pay of 13 widows' men from 23 April 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712 1,320 8 11
to [deduction for] Hospital [on the sum] of 27,230l. 4s. 8d. full pay as per contra 74 12
to Widows' Fund, being the gross off-reckonings to complete the full pay of 13 men from 23 April 1711 to 24 Aug. 1712, pursuant to warrant dated 19 Dec. 1712 53 1 8
26,995 1
balance due to the Regiment 601 9
£27,596 10 8 £27,596 10 8
Col. Jasper Clayton [Foot formerly Toumshend's.]
Debtor. Per Contra.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of 13 widows' men for the whole time of this account 51 0 1 by full of this Regiment from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1712, being 611 days at 42l.
to cash paid for nett off-reckonings of non-Commission Officers and private men for the same time 3,553 14 3 10s. 0d. a day (according to Establishment), 25,967l. 10s. 0d.; by full pay of same according to Muster
to several payments made for subsistence, including 647l. 19s. 0d. paid to the Receivers General of Land Tax for recruits delivered to this Regiment 20,264 14 Rolls to 10 Sept. 1712, when disbanded, 320l. 18s. 10d; whereof respitted by the Paymaster General, 312l. 15s. 4d. and by [us] the Commissioners [of Army]
to imprest for Widows' [Fund] short chargedanno 1710 9 2 6 Debts, 65l. 17s. 4d., and further deducted 67l. 9s. 10d. for gross off-reckonings
to imprest, being the subsistence of 13 [widows'] men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 5 Sept. 1712 202 9 6 reckonings of 13 widows' men for the whole time of this account, thus leaving 25,841 16 4
to cash paid for Officers' contributions to Widows' Fund on recieving new Commissions. 12 0 0 by Bounty or Additional Levy money for 236 recruits delivered by the Commissioners
to cash paid on account of Clearings to 22 April 1711 420 4 of land Tax, for which there is no warrant, but [said
to cash paid to the Provost Mar shal by order of the Earl of Orkney 1 16 sum] is here stated [by reasons of] money for that service having been
to Col. Grant's Regiment for 77 voted by Parliament 472 0 0
men delivered over to this Regiment at 4l. each 308 0 0 by Bounty money, being 14 days' subsistence
to cash paid to Mr. Heymans for 3,300 rations of forage delivered to this Regiment 92 1 10¼ to 27 Serjeants, 22 Corporals 12 Drummers and 199 private men disbanded, with 3s.
to Poundage of 25,639l. 6s. 10d., part of 25,841l. 16s. 4d. as per contra, to each Corporal, Drummer and private man for his sword 139 7 4
after deducting the subsistence of 13 widows men from 23 Dec. 1710 to 5 Sept. 1712 1,281 19 5 by 209l. 19s. 6d. overcharged in the subsistence paid by Col. Arnot between 23 June 1711 and
to [deduction for] Hospital [on the sum] of 26,287l. 18s. 10d. full pay, as per contra 72 0 22 Aug. following, which he stopt for the subsistence of non-effectives and [which he] charges
to the Office of Ordnance for arms 519 2 0 himself with in his account now before
the Auditors of Imprests 209 19 6
26,663 3 2
balance, being an overpayment 125 2
£26,788 5 £26,788 5
In the sum of 20,264l. 14s.d. above charged for subsistence is included the sum of 227l. 10s. 0d. paid to the [Regiment's] Agent for 30 days' subsistence of 10 Serjeants, 15 Corporals, 10 Drums and 250 private men detached to recruit the Regiments in Dunkirk in the year 1712; which is to be charged till an account be given in [shewing] into what Regiments the said men were incorporated.

[Report of the Army Debts Commissioners to the House of Commons on the Account of Sir Solomon de Medina for bread and bread waggons.]

Your Commissioners having received from the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury two accompts of Demands upon the Government as stated by Mr. Auditor Harley (to whom they had formerly been referred), the one of Sir Solomon de Medina for bread and bread waggons provided by him for her late Majesty's Forces in the Netherlands in the year 1711: which [state by Auditor Harley] is as follows:

To the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury.

In pursuance of an order of the late Lord Treasurer dated in June 1712 Sir Solomon de Medina hath laid before me his original contracts and vouchers relating to his accompts of bread and bread waggons provided for the Forces in the Low Countries in the year 1711; which I have examined and considered with his said accompt and compared it with the allowances made him in the preceding year and do humbly lay before your Lordships the state of the said accompt for the year 1711, which I find to be as follows:

Charge.
The said Sir Solomon Medina appears to have received and is chargeable with the several sums following:
guilder stivers den.
1711 March 28, received of the Paymaster General of the Forces Abroad 27,209l. 7s. 6d. sterling, as was agreed (by the Contract for Bread Waggons dated 8 Feb. 1710) to be forthwith advanced to the contractor, being 120 days' pay for 437 waggons at 5 guilders 10 stivers a day each waggon, making at 10 f. 12 stivers to the £ sterling 288,420 0 0
received of same the same time 14,151l. sterling, being the value of 150,000 guilders at 10f. 12 stivers to the £ [sterling] agreed by the said bread contract to be advanced him for the making provisions of rye for the magazines 150,000 0 0
received 26 June 1711 upon accompt of bread delivered to the Subject Troops in the campaignanno 1711 by the Duke of Marlborough's warrant of 26 June 1711 the sum of 4,651l. 3s. 3d. sterling, making in Holland money at 10f. 15 stivers to the £ sterling (by certificate from the Paymaster General) 50,000 0 0
received of the said Paymaster General 1712 May 22 and June 7 (being for the contractor's demands on accompt of the bread waggons and for bread delivered to the British Forces during the campaignanno 1711, pursuant to a report of the Auditors of Imprests dated 1712 May 16) the sum of 12,123l. 5s. 7d. sterling as by certificate from the Paymaster General's Office dated 1714 April 19, making in Holland's money at 10 guilders 12 stivers to the £ [sterling] 128,506 16 9
total charge 616,926 guilders 16 stivers 9 deniers.
Discharge.
Against which the said Sir Solomon is to be allowed for the service of 437 waggons employed during the campaignanno 1711 (viz. 250 waggons from 12 April 1711 to 15 May following and 437 waggons from thence to 7 Nov. 1711 at 5 fl. 10 stivers a day, each waggon according to contract and by warrant from the Duke of Marlborough dated 22 Dec. 1711 with Lieut. General Cadogan's certificate, who was Quarter Master General of the Army and had the oversight and care of the said waggons, that the abovesaid number of waggons did serve during the times abovementioned) 467,766 0 0
The accomptant claims allowance

for the service of 250 waggons from the said 7 November to the 15th of the same month at the same rate of 5 fl. 10 stivers, which appear by the aforesaid certificate of Mr. Cadogan to have been employed in conducting the British, Prussian and Auxiliary Troops upon the Meuse. The reason alleged why the same was not included in the Duke of Marlborough's warrant abovementioned is that the service was performed after his Grace had left the field.

for 523,238½ loaves of bread delivered to the British Forces during the said campaign 1711 as by certificate from Capt. Henry Cartwright, Deputy Paymaster of the Forces, and which the said Capt. Cartwright had orders to stop from the said Troops and with which Mr. Brydges, the Paymaster General, is to be charged in account 147,039 14 15
He also demands allowance for 392,7132/3 loaves of bread delivered to the new Prussian Corps of Augmentation wholly in her Majesty's pay, consisting of 6,205 men between 7 April 1711 and 12 Nov. following 110,450 guilders 14 stivers 3 den., and for 383,4322/3 loaves delivered to her Majesty's quota of the old Prussian Corps, consisting of 12,000 men in joint pay with the States General from 10 April 1711 to the end of October following 107,840 guilders 8 stivers 6 den., making together 776,146⅓ loaves at 5 stivers 5/8 according to contract:
amounts to
218,291 3 1
guilders stivers den
Observation: that so many loaves were delivered by the English contractor to these Forces appears by certificate of John George Moritz, Commissary General at War to the King of Prussia; but there being 1,594 loaves difference in the number of loaves certified by Monsieur Slingelandt to have been delivered to the old Corps by the Dutch contractor for the year 1711, I [Auditor Harley] have reduced the English contractor's demand to the same number, these Corps being to be equally borne by the Queen and the States; which will make the sum due to him for his deliveries to the said Prussian Troops for the year 1711 to amount to 217,842 guilders 16 stivers 13 den. In regard [that if] the English contractor have furnished more than the moiety to the old Corps it must [be] adjusted between the Dutch contractor and him 217,842 16 13

Bread is furnished to the Troops pursuant to a Treaty with her late Majesty and the States General and these [or similar] allowances were made in the year 1710, viz. that of the old Prussian Corps by her Majesty's warrant, and that to the new [Corps] by the Duke of Marlborough's [warrant], which could not now be obtained (as the contractor alleges), the Duke having left the field.

guilders
His next demand is for the loss he sustained by a magazine of 13,235 sacks of meal laid up at Mons in May and June 1711, being the quantity necessary to make 450,000 loaves for 60,000 men for 30 days at 60,000 loaves every four days: of which there was consumed only 192 sacks, so that there remained 13,043 sacks unconsumed: and the price of rye corn appears by the affirmation of two citizens and corn merchants of Mons to have been 7 guilders a sack in May and June 1711, when the same was laid up and but 5 guilders a sack in October and November, when the campaign ended. The accomptant lost 2 guilders per sack: which amounts to 26,086
Observation: The accomptant is by his contract to be indempnified and relieved for the loss of such corn and grain as he shall prove on due order to have been lain by; and [he] produced the affirmation of Mr. Francis Fratre, Commissary of Provisions in Mons, that there was put into that city corn for the Troops for 30 days [sufficient] to deliver 60,000 loaves every four days: but the accountant producing only one order of the Duke of Marlborough's to make the magazine at Mons for 15 days only, the quantity of meal necessary for making that magazine amounting to no more than 6,617½ sacks, out of which deducting 192 before mentioned to have been consumed, there remains only 6,425½ sacks: which is all I conceive can be allowed the accomptant and at 2 guilders per sack amounts to 12,851

The sum of 15,000 guilders was demanded for a loss of this nature at Maestrecht in the year 1710 and was directed to be allowed him upon his producing a certificate that allowances were made by theStates General in the like cases: which certificate the contractor is to procure in order to have the [above]said loss allowed him pursuant to the abovesaid article in his contract.

His third demand is for charges on 4,600 sacks of meal sent from Aire (at which place he had orders to lay in provisions) to Lisle [Lille] and from Lisle to Douay by boats, for subsistence of the Troops, they having forced the lines of the enemy on the side of Douay: on which occasion the contractor was obliged forthwith to hire boats to transport the said meal for the subsistence of the Troops: viz.:
guilders
for carriage by boats from Aire to Lisle at 10 stivers per sack and for carriage, portridge, unloading and other small charges, 7 stivers per sack 3,910
for freight of nine vessels loaden with 500 sacks of meal each and two vessels loaden with bread sent from Lisle to Douay, the Army having forced the lines on the side of Douay: at 90 guilders per load 990
for porterage and carterage in loading and unloading the vessels that carried the 4,600 sacks of meal: at 7 stivers each 1,610
for loss on the said meal in transporting it from Aire to Lisle and from Lisle to Douay at nine sacks in the hundred: is for 414 sacks at 7 guilders per sack 2,898
so his whole demand for charges on the said 4,600 sacks is 9,408 guilders.

Observation: It appears by the affidavits of the officers and workmen that performed this service that the accomptant was actually at the expense which is here demanded, and that the loss or diminution upon every 100 sacks of meal by loading it in boats and unloading and carrying the same back amounts at least to nine sacks in the hundred, which they aver they perfectly know, having experienced it manv times.

guilders stivers den.
Their fourth demand is for carriage of ammunition bread from Douay to Marchiennes, where a body of Troops lay for securing that pass, between 5 Sept. 1711 and 27 Oct. following 1,524 6 0
Observation: This bread the contractor was obliged to send by boats by order of the Duke of Marlborough, as appears by the affirmation of Abraham Henriques, one of the Commissaries of Provisions, by reason they could not obtain [e]scourt or convoy for the waggons by land; and by a clause in the 1st article of the contract he is to be supplied with a sufficient convoy for securing the bread from the enemy.
And for proof of the payment of this money the contractor produces the act of Mr. De Rousy, a notary public in Douay, of the 2nd January 1711–12 that he had at the request of Mr. Henriquez inspected the books of expenses, disbursements and acquittances of payments made for the said carriage and found that the same amounted to the above-mentioned sum of
1,524 6 0
guilders
Their fifth demand is for 321 horses taken by the enemy during this campaign, amounting at the rates allowed by the contract to 25,680
Observation: This demand is grounded on the 2nd article of the contract, which runs in these words: “item: it is agreed on behalf of her Majesty that such of these horses, waggons, cars or caisons as without any fault of the contractor or his officers shall be killed or taken by the enemy, shall be paid for by her Majesty, viz. for each waggon 100 guilders, each car or caison 75 guilders, and each horse 80 guilders money of Holland, provided that within five days after such loss the same shall be made known and certified to the General or Comptroller with a description of the waggoner, waggons, cars or caisons and horses.”
Pursuant to which article the contractor has produced an account of 312 horses, shewing the particular days when the said horses were taken, the waggoners from whom and the proofs made of the taking thereof: at the foot of which account Lieut. Gen. Cadogan has certified that he had orders from the Duke of Marlborough to receive the informations of the said losses and that the Commissioners concerned had from time to time given him advice and notice of the said horses taken by the enemy before the expiration of the term of five days after they were taken.
To prove the taking of four other horses they produce an affirmation made before a notary public of the loss of them made by the persons who saw them taken. But of the taking of the other five there being only the certificates of the waggoners and others not verified before a notary or any other authority, the same are [therefore by us] disallowed, amounting to 400 guilders.
There will thus remain only 316 horses, amounting to
25,280
guilders stivers den.
Their sixth demand is for the loss of a barque's loading of meal that was destroyed by the enemy between Tournai and Douai as they were proceeding on their way to the magazines of Douai, containing 701 sacks at 6 guilders 5 stivers a sack, attested to be the prime cost, making 4,381 guilders 5 stivers, and for the damage of the vessel that was sunk, 300 guilders: in all 4,681 5 0

Observation: By the 6th article of the contract the contractor is to be indemnified if a convoy be taken and the bread lost or destroyed by the enemy, he giving notice in six weeks after, that the same may be examined and the case understood.

It appears by Mr. Cardonnel's certificate of the 17th Oct. 1712 that they [the contractor] had a considerable loss by the sinking of a boat laden with malt at Thuin on the river Scarp in the way to Douay in the year 1711, at the same time that the enemy set fire to several boats laden with hay and oats for the use of the Army. And they have also produced a large affirmation before a notary public made by the waterman on whose boat the same was laden, as also by persons concerned in unloading the magazines, recitingthe circumstances and manner of the said loss and that thereby the quantity of 701 sacks of meal loaden in the said boat were totally lost and that the damage sustained by the sinking of the boat under water amounted to 300 florins at least.

guilders
Their seventh demand is for the value of 575 empty sacks burnt by the enemy at the town of Locon near Bethune on the 28 June 1711 at 1 guilder each sack is 575
This demand is grounded on the 6th article of the contract, which says that if by misfortune a convoy happen to be taken and beaten and the bread to be lost or otherwise to be destroyed by the enemy, he giving notice in six weeks after such loss, that the same might be examined and the case understood, he shall be indemnified for the same. But in what manner or when (if at all) he gave notice of the [above]said loss does not appear to me.

Observation: To prove the loss the contractor produces the attestation of two persons before John Lodwick Cramer, the military auditor of Bethune, dated 8 July 1711, who affirm and make out that they saw at the time abovementioned a party of the enemy come into the said town of Locon, where they burnt and destroyed 575 empty meal sacks belonging to the Providor General, Sir Solomon de Medina: that they were then by and present and that they themselves had loaden the said number of sacks and had undertaken to bring them over from La Gorgue to Bethune: and this attestation being made ten days after the loss happened, the contractor hopes the same is to be esteemed due notice, he being allowed by the contract six weeks within which time to give notice of his loss.

guilders
The eighth demand is for proviand guelt [geldt] for guilders the English Foot and Dragoons, being an allowance which by the 9th article of the bread contract he is to have from the pay of such Troops as did not take their bread of the contractor during the time of their being in garrison, viz. 50 guilders for each Company of Foot and 42 guilders for each Troop of Dragoons; to be charged to the pay of the said Troops and Companies respectively, which for 259 Companies of Foot and 18 Troops of Dragoons (certified from the Pay Office to have been this campaign in the service in Flanders) amounts to 13,706
Observation: The contractor is by the forementioned Article in his contract entitled to this Proviandt money and the same was allowed him for the year 1710, the Paymaster having stopped it from the Troops and charged himself therewith in his accompts: which is likewise to be done for this year 1711, amounting to the said sum of 13,706
guilders stivers den.
Sum total of the aforesaid allowances and demands 913,674 2 12
the total of the accomptant's receipts for this service 616,926 16 9
and so rests due to the contractor to clear his demand for the year 1711 296,747 6 3
E. Harley.
4 Nov. 1714.

Your Commissioners having considered the aforegoing Report and carefully examined the accompt and all the vouchers relating thereto are of opinion that amongst the several demands of the contractor, Sir Solomon de Medina, therein stated, five of them are not supported by sufficient vouchers, which are humbly represented as follows:

Article of 11,000 guilders claimed for the service of 250 waggons employed in conducting the Prussian and other Troops on the Meuse from 7 to 15 Nov. 1711: 11,000 guilders Holland's money or 1,037l. 14s.d. sterling at 12 guilders 10 stivers to the £ sterling.

This your Commissioners conceive is no way provided for in the contract, which extends only to pay of the waggons employed for carriage of bread to the Army.

And as it was a service not provided for by the contract so neither does he produce any order from the General for employing his waggons in this service; and we find that after the campaign was ended the General (who by the contract was to settle with the contractor what days the pay of the waggons was to begin and determine) granted his warrant dated 22 Dec. 1711 for the pay of the waggons employed during the campaign exclusive of this demand, though the service of these waggons as well as of the others was expressed in the same certificate on which he grounded his said warrant.

Article of 12,851 guilders for a loss alleged to be sustained by the contractor by an unconsumed magazine of corn at Mons, 12,851 guilders or 1,212l. 7s. 2d. sterling.

The contract provides that the deliveries of bread ending before the middle of September the contractor shall be indemnified for the loss he shall sustain by such corn or grain as he shall prove on due order to have laid by for the Troops, but the deliveries of bread not ending till November your Commissioners think he is not entitled by the contract to this demand.

Article of 9,408 guilders for transporting, by water, meal from Air to Lisle and from Lisle to Douay to supply the Army when they forced the enemy's lines on the side of Douay.

In this demand the contractor includes not only the freight of vessels employed in transporting the said meal, but also the waste, porterage, cartage, loading and unloading it, whereas the contract provides only for furnishing him with vessels for such transportation. Wherefore your Commissioners are of opinion that no more ought to be allowed him than the freight of the said vessels, being 3,290 guilders, which being deducted from the abovesaid demand, the remainder not warranted by contract amounts to 6,118 guilders or 577l. 3s.d. sterling.

Article of 4,681 guilders 5 stivers for the loss of a barque's loading of meal destroyed by the enemy between Tournay and Douay and for the damage of the vessel: viz. 4,681 guilders 5 stivers or 441l. 12s.d. sterling.

He was by contract to be indemnified if by misfortune a convoy happened to be taken and beaten and the bread to be lost or otherwise destroyed by the enemy, he giving notice of such a loss in six weeks after it happened, that the same might be examined and the case understood. But we do not find that the contractor gave any notice or that the said loss has ever been examined as the contract directs.

Article of 575 guilders for 575 empty sacks burnt at Locon by the enemy, 575 guilders or 54l. 4s. 10¾d.

The contractor grounds this demand on the same article in the contract as the preceding demand, which we cannot think makes any provision for losses of this nature; or if it could be construed to extend to such losses, yet it does not appear that notice was given of this loss within the time limited by contract.

Total of the above articles, 35,225 guilders 5 stivers or 3,323l. 2s.d. sterling, which, if disallowed, there will then remain due to the contractor no more than 261,522 guilders 1 stiver 3 den., making in sterling money at 10 fl. 12 stivers to the pound [sterling] (which is the rate at which the other monies have been paid him on this account) 24,671l. 17s. 10d.

The other accompt received from the said Lords of the Treasury is of Brigadier Lewis Petit for disbursements by him made in the fortification of Port Mahon and several other particulars: concerning which Mr. Auditor [Harley] made the following Report:

To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury.

A state of the accompt of Brigadier Lewis Petit, late Lieut. Governor of Port Mahon in the island of Minorca, of the money received and paid by him for building of fortifications at the said port and for the pay and contingent charges of the Garrison at St. Philip's Castle from 23 Sept. 1708 (the day the accomptant took possession of the said Castle) until the 26 January 1711–12, old style (the time he was superseded).

By the Instructions given to the accountant for building the said fortifications and defraying the expense thereof under the hand of the Rt. Honble. James Stanhope, Esq., Commander in Chief of her late Majesty's Forces in Spain, the accomptant was directed to settle the projects of the fortifications and to make the contracts for the prices with the undertakers thereof in concert with and in the presence of Brigadier Peter Durand, to whose care the direction of the details of all the works was committed, and the accomptant is thereby ordered to contract in his own name on the part of the Queen, to take on himself the inspection and superintendency of the whole and see everything executed according to a plan of the fortifications which had been approved by the said Mr. Stanhope and to pay not only the contracts but all workmen and charges attending the fortifications and to keep the accompts thereof.

£ s. d.
TheCharge consists of:
money received of [from] the Earl of Carnarvon, late Paymaster of the Forces in Spain, by the hands of John Mead, Esq., one of his Lordship's Deputies (including 4,000 dollars paid by Sir George Byng), 162,377 dollars 3 Ry. 11 dob.
by the hands of Anthony Hammond, another of his Deputies, 8,421 dollars.
paid by the said Earl, being the value of a barque load of wheat belonging to the University of Barcelona, taken by the accountant for the service of the Garrison of St. Philip's, for which the accountantgave his note to the owners, the value whereof was paid to the Marques Dalmazes, pursuant to a warrant of his present Majesty [George I] dated 11 Nov. 1714, 3,730 dollars 4 ry.
total of the above three items, 174,528 dollars 7 ry. 11 dob., or in sterling
41,450 12
money received of Sir George Byng for careening gear, 1,072 dollars 2 ry. 5 dob., or in sterling 254 13 4
for the produce of 3,321½ quarters of corn, Minorca measure, received from Genova [Genoa] of William Chetwynd, Esq., and sold by the accomptant at 48 ryals per quarter, by order of General Stanhope; which in Genoa measure (by which Mr. Chetwynd accounted) amounts to 3,666½ quarters: 10,940 dollars or in sterling 2,598 5 0
money received for stores sold out of the magazines of the Castle of St. Philip: viz.: Of the aforesaid John Mead, Esq., by the hands of Sir John Byng for 2,7103/8 quintals of bread, 25 cargoes of wine, 816¼ barrels of beef, 1,208 quintals of fish, 100 quintals of pork and 30 cortanes and 7 lwt. of oil delivered by the accomptant to the order of Sir George Byng, as by the certificate of the Commissary of the Stores, 20,284 dollars 6 ry. 4 d.
received of Mr. Joseph Gascoigne, Agent Victualler, for 500 quintals of plaster, 40 dollars 3 ry.
received of sundry persons for 17,420 gallons 1 quart of wine, 465 quintals of corn, 281 quintals 2 arr. 11 lwt. of biskett, 286 quintals 3 arro. 19 lwt. of beef, 85 quintals 3 arr. 22 lwt. of Bacalla, 6 lwt. of rice, and 310 lwt. of damaged cheese sold by the accomptant as by his accounts of stores, 4,027 dollars 0 ry. 4d.
received of the undertakers of the works for the value of 3,264 baskets, 651 spades, 624 pickaxes, 1,048 lb. of Spanish steel and 47 quintals of iron and a parcel of nails delivered to them out of the stores for carrying on the fortifications, as by a certificate of the Principal Officers of the Office of Ordnance, 1,014 dollars 2 ry. 13d.
the total of the above four items for stores sold out of the Magazines by the accomptant (as by the accounts of the stores found in the said Magazines and the cash accompt of this accomptant exhibited on his oath), being 25,366 dollars 4 ry. 4 den., or sterling
6,024 11 0
sundry deductions made by the accomptant either from the price of the works or for the use of mules and sattees in her late Majesty's pay:
for a deduction made from one of the undertakers of the fortifications for wall built with fascines instead of stone for preventing surprise at a time the enemy was expected, 100 dollars.
for the value of 25 dozen of stones raised for the fortifications which were sent by the accountant to the King of Algiers as a present [in return] for leave to buy provisions, 9 dollars 3 ry.
received of the Admirals of the Fleet for the wages of muleteers paid by the accomptant that were employed in building an Hospital and ovens for the service of the Fleet, 120 dollars.
and for the use of one of the sattees sent to Algiers to fetch provisions for the use of the Garrison at 2 dollars per diem for 80 days, 160 dollars,
the above four items making 389 dollars 3 ry. as by the accomptant's oath, or sterling
92 9 6

The accomptant is herein also surcharged with the money he owns to have borrowed of sundry private persons for carrying on the said fortifications pursuant to directions in that behalf from General Stanhope: as also with the cost of provisions bought up by him for a supply of the Garrison: for both which the accomptant informs me that he gave his bills upon the Deputy Paymasters of the Forces in Spain: which bills remain still unsatisfied; but the value having been received by the accomptant he is charged therewith in this accompt, the parties demanding the payment of the said bills from the public, viz. for money received of

dollars ry. dob.
Joseph Bon 1,000 0 0
Anthony Bessiere 720 0 0
Mr. Christopher Nugent 976 2 9
Barth[olomew] Sequi 1,000 0 0
Don Juan Andrew Conrado 5,541 0 0
Capt. Peter Jackson, being part of 1,100 dollars, whereof there is unpaid 47 3 0
Capt. Peter Jackson 458 0 0
Thomas la Hupe, Esq. 10,500 0 0
Miguel La Fontain, Esq. 8,300 0 0
Mr. Francisco Caulez 268 1 7
the University of Aleijor [Alayor] 1,000 0 0
the Jurats of Ciudedela 1,500 0 0
the Jurats of Mahon 800 0 0
Sir Joseph Bassera 919 4 0
for the value of corn received by the accomptant from Mr. Boure 13,507 3 0
Mr. Simon Bragante 835 0 0
Mr. John Oliver 7,997 0 0
Mr. Samuel Martin 5,000 0 0
60,367 5 6
or sterling
£ s. d.
14,337 6
Total charge: in foreign money 272,664 dollars 7 ry. 2 dob., or in sterling at 4s. 9d. per dollar £64,757 18 1
Discharge. dollars ry. dob.
money paid by the accomptant for fortifications made for defence of the harbour of Port Mahon in pursuance of a Plan thereof approved by the Honble. James Stanhope, Esq., Commander in Chief of her late Majesty's Forces in Spain, and the Instructions given by the said General to the accomptant, which direct him to pursue the said plan.
for erecting a battery of 32 guns to defend the entrance of the port, viz. for the charge of digging 251 cub[ical] ca[ne] 1 pa. of earth and 473 cub. ca. 6½ pa. of rock to open the foundation to raise the platform and make the wall of the Breast work and for building 372 cub. ca. 2 pa. of lime wall for covering the Battery.
for part of this work the accomptant paid the workmen by the day, the masons at 2½ ryals a day (in sterling about 18d.) and the labourers at 21 dobl. a day (in sterling about 9d.), the rest of the work being paid for by the piece. The accomptant made the following allowances for the same, viz. for raising the stone, 2 ryals (or 14¼d.) per dozen; for squaring the stones, 2 ryals per dozen; and for carrying thereof to the works, 5 dobl. (or 2d.) per dozen: and to the masons for workmanship in laying the same at 4 ryals for each cubical cane: at which rates the charge of the said Battery appears by the measurement of the work and the receipts of the workmen, or others subscribing for them, to amount to
3,165 4 3
for the charge of digging the ditch of a Detached Bastion containing 1,505 cubical cane 1 pa. of rock, for which the accomptant appears to have paid the workmen 81/24 ryals per cane (in sterling about 4s.d.), amounting to 1,513 0 0
for work done towards building a port on the west side of the Harbour, intended to be named St. Anne, which was undertakenby direction of the said Mr. Stanhope: viz. for the charge of digging 4,077½ cubical canes of rock at 9 ryals (in sterling about 5s.d.) per cane, and 571½ cubical canes of earth at 6 ryals per cane (in sterling about 3s.d.) for the ditch of a Tenaille and its Ravelin, and to open the foundation of a communication along the rocks and for the ditch of a Hornwork; as also for the charge of building 1,243½ cubical canes of lime wall for the Escarpe of the Rampart of the said works, viz. for the masons' work after the rate of 12 ryals (in sterling 7s.d.) per cane; and for raising and squaring 845 dozen of stones for facing the said wall, 4 ryals per dozen (in sterling 2s.d.); and for the hire of labourers to dig the stone and carry the materials to the works at 24 dobl. per diem (in sterling 10d.): amounting in all to 8,007 dollars 0 ryals 6 doblas.
more for the charge of building a place to mix the lime and making a road from the pits to the said place, 95 dollars 4 ryals 3 dobl.
The perfecting this port was laid aside after the works aforementioned had been wrought by Mr. Stanhope's order [in order] to carry on the fortifications on the side of Fort St. Philips as more immediately necessary for putting the harbour into a state of defence.
The money paid by the accomptant for the works actually wrought amounts to
8,102 4 9
For the works done for fortifying of St. Philip's Castle: viz. for building of four Lunettes, in circumference 1,962 foot and in breadth 25 foot: four Counterguards, in circumference 2,408 foot and in depth 30 foot; four Ravelins and their ditches, in length 2,142 foot and in breadth 30 foot; and one Hornwork, in circumference 1,450 foot, its ditch 40 foot over, with a Ravelin at the head of the said Hornwork, in length 530 foot, the ditch thereof 20 foot deep and 40 foot over:
of which the work actually wrought by the undertakers who agreed to build the aforesaid fortifications appears by the measurement thereof to contain in earth dug to make the ditches (besides 2,500 cubic canes objected to by the Spanish Commissioners [the English Commissioners of Inquiry sent into Spain] and herein disallowed as being mixt with the rock) 35,945 cubic canes 7¼ pa.; in rock dug for making the mines 381½ cubic canes; and in rockdug to make the ditches 27,914¼ cubic canes; in building with lime mortar the wall of the Escarpe and fort of the Counterscarpe of the fortifications 6,824 cubic canes 3½ pa.; in building with earth mortar the other part of the Counterscarpe and the wall of the covered way 3,799 cubic canes 2 pa.: for which work the undertakers were allowed by the accomptant in their contracts for the earth 1 dollar per cane, for the rock dug to make the ditches 21/7 dollars per cane and for building the wall the same price, amounting at those rates in the whole to 120,059 dollars 0 ry. 2 dob.: of which the accomptant hath paid (besides 294 dollars 5 ryals disallowed “by me” [Auditor Harley] as overpaid to some of the undertakers) no more than 102,285 dollars 7 ryals 4 dob.: which sum appears by his accompt to have been satisfied in the following manner: viz.: in money 71,737 dollars 6 ryals 5 dobl.; in provisions of his own delivered to the workmen 29,927 dollars 6 ryals 3 dob.; and by tools delivered to them out of the Stores of the Castle (being part of the stores received from the Office of Ordnance wherewith he is charged in this accompt) 620 dollars 2 ryals 13 dob.: making in all
102,287 7 4

The accounts of the abovementioned works have been made up and here stated according to a measurement made thereof by the accomptant and Brigadier Durand, under whose direction the same were wrought; and it appears by the vouchers that the undertakers were paid and accounted with according to the said measurement, at the aforesaid rates specified in their contracts, which appear to have been made in presence of and in concert with the said Brigadier Durand as is directed in the Instructions to the accomptant: and the said works agree with the Plan that Mr. Stanhope ordered them to pursue.

The vouchers produced by the accomptant for proof of the payments are of the following kinds: for part thereof the receipts of the parties themselves, but for other part only testifications of payment given under the hands of other persons expressing that they subscribed the same, the parties themselves not knowing how to write; which persons the accomptant represents to be witnesses of his payments and informs me [that] it is the custom in the island of Minorca to take such testifications as receipts when the parties themselves cannot write, and not to take their marks as is practised elsewhere. He has produced, besides these testifications, the affidavits of most of the persons who subscribed the same that they saw the sums expressed therein paid to the parties without any deduction.

For 380 dollars 6 ryals of this Article no receipts have been delivered, the accomptant alleging the same are either lost or mislaid. He has produced affidavits of the payments of the said sum made either by his cashier, clerk or by surveyors of the works or other personsprivy to the payment of the same. As these affidavits and the testifications of payment beforementioned are not the vouchers required by the Course of the Exchequer the payments made thereupon cannot be allowed by me without the authority of a privy seal in that behalf.

The total charged as paid for the fortifications is 115,066 dollars 7 ryals 16 dobleros.

The accomptant hath produced the like vouchers for the further sum of 10,023 dollars 5 ryals 1 doblero due to several undertakers for work done by them and included in the measurement abovementioned: for payment whereof he gave the parties his notes [bills] upon the Deputy Paymasters of the Forces in Spain. But the said sum is not herein allowed [to] the accomptant in regard the said bills have not been satisfied.

And there likewise appears to be due to clear several of the undertakers of these fortifications for work done by them according to the said measurement the further sum of 7,749 dollars 3 ryals 14 dobl., which therefore is left out of the credit before given to the accomptant.

The charge of the said fortifications is here stated according to the accounts and vouchers exhibited to me by the accomptants, to which the Commissioners for Inspecting the Affair of the War in Spain having in their report to her late Majesty made many Objections and proposed to deduct from the accomptant's payments for the fortifications the sum of 59,594 dollars 4 ryals on account either of the overmeasurement of the works or the unreasonableness of the prices allowed by the accomptant for the same in his contracts with the undertakers, I [Auditor Harley] have compared the said Objections with the Answers made thereto by the accomptant and the proofs which he produces to justify the same, wherein he represents that the overmeasurements objected to consist either of quantites which he has not inserted in his accounts or of quantities which he hath given proof were actually wrought and paid for, though not included in the measurement of the said Commissioners.

As to the deductions proposed to be made from the prices allowed for the works which the [said] Commissioners report to be extravagant and more than was paid to the workmen, the accomptant observes that in the rates calculated by the said Commissioners as the whole expense or price of the works they have either omitted some branches of the charge necessary in the building of fortifications or that their objections arise from their accepting the rates which the undertakers usually paid to their underworkmen to be the whole charge of the works and [to be] all that the accomptant paid for the same without regard to the other expenses which the said undertakers were obliged by their contracts to defray; whereas the accomptant represents that he allowed the said rates to the undertakers in consideration not only of the wages of their underworkmen but also of their paying at their own charge the expense of providing and keeping in repair all the tools necessary for performing the works, of removing the rubbish from place to place as the engineers should direct, of the great expense they were at in making the escarpe on both sides of the ditches to the slope of the wall and in making all the Angles, the Cordon, the Embrazures, Casements and Galleries with hewn stone; of their making all the mortar and flinging every morning and evening a great quantity of water on the works; as also for the pains, time and skill of the undertakers themselves: which several charges beingincluded he insists that the prices allowed by him are reasonable; and for proof thereof hath produced the certificates of several master workmen abroad as well as here that the said rates are moderate and cheaper than the same work could be done here: and has also delivered as an additional testimony of the truth of his account and vouchers the attestations of most of the undertakers that he actually accounted with and paid them the full prices specified in their contracts without any abatement.

which Objections [as above] of the Commissioners and the accomptant's Answers thereto [as above] are humbly submitted to vour Lordships' determination.

dollars ryals dobleros
For the charges of building sundry outworks and other parts of the fortifications of the said [St. Philip's] Castle over and above the works assigned to the undertakers and included in the measurement.
for raising stones for repairing of all Towers upon the line of circumvallation; and for the storehouse and other new buildings, as by the workmen's receipts
1,991 2 12
and to sundry labourers for extraordinary work about several parts of the fortifications which were not included in the contracts of the undertakers: and for work done for the use of the Garrison: as per workmen's receipts 1,409 3 10
in all, as by the workmen's receipts, specifying the particular services which, it appears, were no part of the contract with the undertakers 3,400 6 5
For the charge of buildings for the use of the Garrison:
for building a mill, a bakehouse and storehouse according to a verbal agreement made for the whole work with the undertaker by the accomptant and Col. Durand, being in full of the charges of digging and squaring the stone used in building the same and for the labour of the workmen employed thereon; as also for making the Cordon for preserving the walls of the fortifications
2,098 0 0
The accomptant represents this agreement to be to the advantage of the publick, but as no particulars have been exhibited I [Auditor Harley] cannot examine into the reasonableness thereof. The sum agreed for, as appears by the acquittances of the parties, is 2,098 dollars.
for repairing the Barracks of the Castle and building seven houses for the Officers of the Garrison (the ancient barracks of the place not being sufficient to hold them), and for new building and repairing suchof the houses of the inhabitants as were pulled down to make way for the works or were damaged thereby: as by the receipts of the workmen, specifying the work done and materials furnished with the prices thereof; which appear to be moderate
5,413 2 9
the charge of the buildings for the use of the Garrison 7,511 2 9
for lime and other necessaries bought and provided, and for contingent expenses in making the aforesaid fortifications and buildings: viz.: for the cost of 29,236 measures of lime for the works, whereof 3,832 measures first bought cost 39 dobleros (or 1s.d. sterling) per measure, as the accomptant alleges, because there were but few lime burners in the country: 11,211 measures cost 31½ dobleros [each] and the other 14,193 measures cost 21 doblas each, the price diminishing upon the arrival of workmen from abroad. And for the wages of workmen employed on the kilns built by the accomptant for making lime, the chief workmen at 4 ryals, 3 ryals and 2 ryals 15 dobleros a day, and the labourers at 39 dobleros a day, amounting to 4,572 dollars 3 ryals 11 dobleros, for which sum the parties' receipts are produced.
The lime wrought by these men, as the accomptant computes the same, amounts to 29,610 measures, which, with the quantities bought (if nine measures of lime be necessary to the building of a cane of wall, as the accomptant has produced a certificate of several workmen to prove), is rather less than the wall required, which appears by the measurement of the works to have been built.
Spanish [Inquiry] Commissioners represent four measures of lime to be sufficient for building a cane of wall: upon which computation they propose to disallow the accomptant the value of 64,413 measures.
By the accounts and vouchers produced by the accomptant he appears to have paid for the aforesaid lime 9,828 dollars 4 ryals 15 doblas, and a further 516 dollars 5 ryals 10 doblas for the charge of building and fitting up 25 kilns for making lime and for lime made there: as by the parties' receipts or testifications of the payments to them; making together
10,345 2 8
for the cost of three sattees bought by the accomptant and the wages of the mariners employed therein; and for the hire ofnine other sattees and several small boats of different sizes and of the mariners belonging thereto employed to carry the lime and other materials to the port and other services at several rates: as by the receipts or testification of payments, specifying the rates at which they were paid and the time of their service 18,260 4 8
for the hire of the asses and drivers at 24 doblas for each ass and 24 dobleros to each driver per diem who were employed in carrying the materials as well to the water side to be shipped as from the landing place to the storehouses or the foot of the works; for bringing water to the works or other services as by several lists of the numbers signed by the overseers expressing the rates and time of service and the receipts of the owners or testifications of the payments made to them for the same 11,781 5 3
for the charge of provender for 58 mules of her late Majesty's, employed in the like service for the whole time of the accompt, being 1,213 days, which comes out at about 15 doblas (in sterling about 6¼d. per diem) each mule, [making] 7,750 dollars 7 ryals 5 dobleros.
more paid to farriers for shooing, bleeding and taking care of them, 402 dollars 7 ryals 10 dobleros: for saddles and other furniture, 319 dollars 7 ryals 16 dobleros: for the wages of muleteers to look after and drive the said mules at 24 dobleros (or sterling 10d.) per diem, 6,122 dollars 7 ryals 6 dobleros: and for the cost of six mules brought from Catalonia at 30 dollars each and for provender for the same before they arrived at Port Mahon, 240 dollars 5 ryals 7 dobleros: making in all, as by the like receipts or testifications of payment, specifying the particulars and rates
14,837 3 10
for the hire of labourers to load and unload the sattees which carried the lime; and to slack the same at 2 ryals per diem to the master, workmen and labourers at several rates from 20 dobleros to 24 dobleros per diem each, and at 12 to 14 dobleros per diem to boys: as by like receipts or testifications of payment 4,987 7 16

The Commissioners for Inspecting the Affairs of the War in Spain have proposed in their report to disallow 35,277 dollars of the accomptant's payments contained in the five foregoing Articles, as overcharge therein, either in the quantities placed to account or in the expense at which the same comes out to the public. Theirobjection appears to be grounded on an information they received from masons at [Port] Mahone that four measures of lime is sufficient for building a cane of wall, and that the same might have been carried to the Castle, made into mortar and [could have been sold or] offered at 3 dollars a measure; whereas the cost thereof computed by the amount of the aforegoing Articles (they observe) comes out to the publick at 7 dollars 6/14 a measure.

The accomptant in his Reply sets forth that besides the prime cost of the lime the greatest part of the foregoing charges arise by the carriage thereof to the works, particularly in the land carriage wherein the mules and asses were employed, all the sattees that could be hired by him not being sufficient to carry enough to the masons in work. He likewise represents that what he sent by water was brought by land carriage first from the kilns to the slacking place, to be landed again and carried from the landing place to the works, as appears by the particulars of the said Articles: which the accomptant notes to be the occasion [why] the expense was so large.

As to the quantity paid for, he asserts that a cane of wall of fortifications cannot be built with less than nine measures of lime of Port Mahon, though the lime there be considerably stronger than in England: and has produced some certificates under the hand of workmen experienced therein to that effect.

dollars ryals dobleros
for medicines provided for sundry sick and hurt workmen, as by receipts: for which the accountant alleges he could not by reason of their poverty be reimbursed by them 293 7 12
for timber bought for making scaffolds and bridges for building the fortifications, for palisadoes and for planks, baulks and spars for building the houses in the Garrison, as by receipts or testifications of payment and certificates of the receipt of the particulars into the stores: whereof the accomptant alleges he left behind in the Garrison, when he was superseded, to the value of 2,500 dollars, but that no accompt was kept by him of the particulars thereof.
for plaster bought at Majorca for the ceilings of the houses and to rough cast part of the lime wall and other uses, as appears by like receipts or testifications of payment, amounting to
2,501 1 16
for basketts bought by the accomptant for carrying the lime and sand to the works at the Royal Battery and at the detached Bastion, and the rubbish from thence, which [baskets] the accomptant provided for the works at those places; the fortifications there being paid for by day work, the charge whereof in the fortifications of the Castle of St. Philip was defrayed by the undertakers. The payments [for same] amount, according to receipts or testifications of payments, to 845 2 7
for red earth bought in Catalonia and used in the joint of the walls and in the floors of the houses and storehouses: as by the receipts for the wages of carpenters, smiths and other artificers and to soldiers for work done by them in making scaffolds, bridges, hatches for the vaults and in assisting the masons to raise the wall of the fortifications at the Barracks and storehouses; as also for making and repairing tools for the workmen and for hand barrows, nails and other small necessaries provided by the accomptant for the works done before he contracted with undertakers; for shoeing the mules and repairing the harness; for iron work, locks and hinges for the Barracks and storehouses: as by like receipts or testifications of payment and sundry certificates of the overseers relating to the performance of the work 10,048 1 14
for the wages of 33 overseers employed to overlook the undertakers, to keep account of the men at work, of the service of the sattees, mules and asses, and of the labourers employed in making and slacking of lime, in loading and unloading the pinks and to take care of the stores and other services: three of them at one dollar a day, the rest at half a dollar per diem each, as by their receipts 10,271 4 6
for the hire of a boat, a coxwain and eight men kept by the accomptant to carry him to and from the fortifications and attend him on other occasions as Lieut. Governor of the Castle of St. Philip, from 2 Oct. 1708 to 7 Feb. 1711–12, at 79 dollars 5 ryals 7 dobleros (in sterling 18181. 18s. 5d.) per month; as by the owners' receipts, abating 41 dollars 4 ryals 9 dobleros short paid 3,438 4 12
more paid to Brigadier Durand for money by him disbursed to several artificers and workmen brought from Catalonia to Minorca for building the aforesaid fortifications, for their time and the charges of their journey from their engaging themselves in that service till they came to the works; pursuant to an order of General Stanhope and receipts or testification of payment 6,010 7 8
In all the money paid for the aforesaid materials used and for the several contingent charges in building the aforesaid fortifications &c, as appears by the receipts of the parties or testifications of thepayments to them, except for the sum of 282 dollars 7 ryals 16 doblas, the vouchers fr which the accomptant alleges are lost: but he produces affidavits of the payment thereof made by persons privy to the same:
amounting to 103,364 3 0
dollars ryals dobleros
The Commissioners [of Inquiry] sent to Spain have made several exceptions in their Report to the last seven Articles as containing higher prices than ought to have been paid, and expenses that were not necessary to the works; but do not mention the particulars or propose (as they have done in their other exceptions) what deductions may be made from the same.
The total of the accomptant's payments for the fortifications and buildings and the contingent expenses that attended the same is
229,343 3 13
or sterling £54,469 1 7

For the pay and contingent charges of the Garrison of St. Philip at Port Mahon:

dollars ryals dobleros
the pay of the Garrison.
for the pay of the Officers borne on an Establishment of the Garrison signed by Mr. Stanhope, which commenced from 3 Oct. 1708, consisting of the accomptant as Lieut. Governor at 20s. per diem and a Town Major, a Captain of the port, a Chaplain, Surgeon and his mate, Commissary of Provisions and his assistant, a Deputy Judge Advocate, two Adjutants, a Spanish clerk, Provo[st] Marshal and Signal Man, at the usual rates amounting in the whole to 3l. 11s. 2d. sterling per diem from 2 Oct. 1708 to 23 or 24 Dec. 1710:
which Establishment was made provisionally till her late Majesty's pleasure should be known; but it does not appear that her late Majesty signed any Establishment of the said Garrison during the aforesaid time.
The payments, according to the receipts of the parties, amount to
12,173 2 12
more for the pay of several other Officers serving in the said Garrison pursuant to the particular warrants signed by the said Mr. Stanhope: viz. 10,557 dollars 3 ryals to the [this] accomptant as Engineer overseeing the works, and [to] Brigadier Durand, the Engineer directing the works, at 20s. per diem each; and to three otherEngineers, one at 10s. per diem and two others at 5s. a day each; a Master Gunner and Firemaster at 8s. per diem; a storekeeper at 8s. per diem; an assistant storekeeper at 3s. per diem and a Commissary or overseer of the mules at the same rate; and for the subsistence of an additional Captain and two Lieutenants to do duty with the Detachment of Marines, at the usual rates; which are paid from the several times directed in the said warrants to different periods expressed in their receipts: which amount to 10,057 3 0
for wood for firing for the Garrison as by the receipts 1,469 7 13
or lamp oil bought for the Garrison and the Light House: as by receipts 852 0 14
for the hire of people to look after the Magazines, and to turn, cleanse and take care of the provisions: as by the receipts 1,325 4 7
for the expense of the Garrison Hospital, in medicines, turners' wares, washing of linen, hiring of nurses and small necessaries, as by bills and receipts 543 1 12
Contingent expenses for the Garrison.
for an overplus in the price of 520,053 rations of bread furnished to the Garrison at 9 deniers to a ration, according to an order of Mr. Stanhope in that behalf, the same falling short at that rate of the cost thereof to the accomptant, as appears by the receipts of the parties who sold the same to him; which difference he charges in his account, it being agreed by the said order that the same should be made good at the charge of the late Queen
5,013 2 2
for the value of corn damaged and spoilt in the magazines, being part of the quantity received of Mr. Chetwynd from Genoa and before [previously] charged on the accomptant, as appears by certificate of the storekeepers and overseers of the magazines 445 0 14
for the charge of expresses, cleaning the Castle, ringing the bell, flags and other necessary and contingent disbursements for the use of the Garrison; as by receipts 3,481 6 13
The charge of the Train of the Garrison.
for ammunition for the Garrison, as by receipts
1,416 5 2
for iron, steel, nails and other materials, as by receipts 328 7 10
for coals for the forges kept for the service of the [Artillery] Train; as by receipts 867 2 0
for charges in extracting saltpetre from damaged powder; as by receipts 361 0 10
for wheelwrights' and coopers' work, hire of workmen and other charges in making powder, removing and piling of stores and other expenses; as by receipts 1,373 6 12
the total of the pay and contingent charges of the Garrison 40,209 4 2
being sterling £9,549 15
For provisions furnished for several Expeditions and for disbursements on several occasions for the public service upon orders from General Stanhope.
for corn bought and sent for relief of Alicante and for other Expeditions and for the, charge of baking thereof, 2,037 dollars 6 ryals 10 dobleros; and for biskets, 2,050 dollars 1 ryal 9 dobleros: in both as by receipts
4,088 0 2
for 161 quintals 3 lb. weight of oil bought at different prices; as by receipts 539 0 0
for 55 quintals of rice bought at 5 dollars per quintal; as per receipts 275 0 0
for 30 barrels of beef bought at 7 dollars per barrel; as by receipts 210 0 0
for money paid to the masters of the Transports that served Col. Harrison's Regiment for small necessaries to be furnished by them to the men in the time of their transportation; at the rate of ¾d. per man per diem 143 0 14
5,255 0 16
for the value of 228 quarters 2 barcellos. of corn left in the stores by the accomptant when he was superseded by Col. Farmer; as by his [Farmer's] receipt and the certificate of Commissary Barrett: for which [remains] the said Col. Farmer is accountable 816 0 0
for fresh bread provided for the French prisoners in the Hospital: as by the receipts of the said prisoners 134 1 14
for corn bought and given as a gratuity to several poor widows in consideration that their husbands were hanged for inviting the Allies to Minorca: as by Mr. Stanhope's warrants 2,400 0 0
for provisions and other necessaries for French prisoners: as by Mr. Stanhope's warrants 1,222 4 15
for the value of provisions delivered by the accomptant to several Officers and others made prisoners by the Emperor [as then King of Spain] which were sent to [Port]Mahon [and is] chargeable to his Imperial Majesty, as by an account thereof signed by the principal Officers of the Emperor as King of Spain 898 1 3
for the pay of a surgeon appointed to take care of sick seamen at 5s. a day, paid pursuant to a warrant of Mr. Stanhope [to wit] from 3 Oct. 1708 to 29 Dec. 1708; as by the [said] warrant and the party's receipts 92 5 0
for the money paid by the accomptant for Fascines and Faschine work erected for defence of the Castle [of St. Philip's] to prevent surprise upon report of the enemy's purpose to attack the Garrison; and for digging earth and stones to fill up the Fascine work: as by receipts 5,013 2 10
in all: total of the said Extraordinary Expenses 15,832 0 7
making in sterling £3,760 2
Total of the Discharge 285,385 0 5
or in sterling £67,778 18 11

Memorandum [by Auditor Harley]. The accomptant has placed to account several charges and claims amounting to 2,038l. 13s.d. But having not produced to me [Auditor Harley] authorities for allowing thereof, the same have not been inserted in this state [of his account].

Besides the balance to the accomptant it appears by the accounts exhibited by him of the charge of the said fortifications that there is remaining due to several other persons on account of this service the following sums:

dollars ryals dobleros
to several persons for money lent or provisions furnished by them to the accomptant for carrying on this service, the particulars whereof are before specified in the charge upon the accomptant 60,367 5 16
to several other persons for money remaining due to them for materials furnished or work done in the fortifications, according to the list of the particulars hereunto annexed, the sum of 15,142 0 4
in all 88,229 7 6
or in sterling £20,954 12 0

As it does not appear to me that any Instructions or other orders have been obtained from the late Queen for building the fortifications erected by the accomptant for defence of Port Mahon or for the pay and contingent charges of the Garrison there nor that any warrant hath since been granted for allowing to the accomptant the payments made by him for the said services; and as the proofs produced bythe accomptant for part of his payments hereinbefore described are not the regular vouchers required by the course of the Exchequer, I am humbly of opinion that a privy seal is necessary to authorise the passing of this account and for making such allowances therein to the accountant as your [the Treasury] Lordships shall approve.

E. Harley.

A List of the several sums of money due for work done or materials furnished for the fortifications at Port Mahon for which Brigadier Petit has given his notes for payment thereof to the parties undernamed:

dollars ryals dobleros
Vincent Yborra 828 0 0
Ditto 248 3 9
Juan Escriva 300 3 15
Juan Leonardo 300 0 0
Ignatio Galambi 720 0 0
Capt. Latham 497 6 0
Juan Bapt. Gianini 712 4 11
Joseph Gianini 2,762 4 0
Juan Bapt. Gianini 1,111 0 0
Andrew Gonzales 505 0 0
Ditto 74 7 0
Capt. de Castro 482 0 0
Gabriel Fabregas 300 0 0
Juan Galana 320 0 0
Antonio Callero 30 0 0
Mr. Tournier 14 1 5
Nicholas Hunton 80 0 0
a sailor of Pr. Seirombas 13 2 0
Martin Hernandes 56 0 0
Juan Fabregas 25 0 0
Dr. P. Goga 154 0 0
And[re]w Pratts 290 0 0
Juan Alvarez de la Loz 91 0 0
Augt. Zafra 61 0 0
Franco Mas, junr. 31 0 0
Ditto 95 5 0
Augustin Zafra 57 4 0
Juan Fabreguas 19 7 6
Juan Costa 379 0 0
Juan Serra 38 0 0
Lorenzo Beltrau 55 0 0
Guld Sereda 258 2 0
Gab. de Bennesade 28 6 0
Brigadier Durand 1,115 6 0
Do. Bennesade 16 4 0
Richard Bruere 15 0 0
Robert Dixon 10 1 0
Sebastian Hernandes 6 3 3
Ernon Franco Vert 15 0 0
Joseph Narro 9 0 0
Juan Ales 20 2 6
Diego Pratts 6 2 6
Antonio Fabregas 40 0 0
Roger Gollera 9 0 0
Benuet Conchello 10 0 0
Mr. Crofton 44 7 2
Mr. Vaughan 21 0 7
Joseph Calvert 23 4 7
Mr. Holmes 36 0 0
Mr. Brady 96 0 0
Denys Covenaugh 137 0 0
Franco Capedo 80 6 0
Jos. de la Nusa 21 7 0
Domingo Canter 188 2 0
Oleguer Monserrat 417 4 0
Joseph Carreras 95 0 0
Mazcan Lazano 4 0 0
Antonio Carbonell 40 0 0
Diego Ales 74 2 0
Pedro Monte Varde 27 0 9
Diego Ales, junr. 60 0 0
Domingo Canter 372 1 2
Domingo Moratzi 32 5 3
Ditto 195 6 0
Richard Somerfield 696 7 15
James Famozei 59 7 0
Capt. Latham 204 0 0
total 15,142 0 4

A state of the accompt of all provisions found in St. Philip's Castle or bought by the accomptant or received by him into the magazines thereof:

Charge.
provision found in the Castle at the taking thereof from the enemy:
2,433 quintals 2 ar. 20 lb. of bisket.
130 quintals beef.
140 quintals fish.
9,620 gallons wine.
provisions bought by the accomptant:
2,336 quintals 2 ar. 13 lb. bisket.
65 quintals 0 ar. 20 lb beef.
8,624 lb oil.
received from the Vice Roy of Majorca:
1,000 quintals
bisket.
1,060 quintals beef.
4,245 gallons wine.
received from Barcelona of Mr. Honywoodet al.:
1,663 quintals 1 ar. 4 lb. beef.
1,730 quintals fish.
7,687 gallons 2 quarts wine.
received of Mr. Chaban at Tarragona:
585 quintals bisket.
received by the Storekeeper of [from ]the Honble. Mr. Stanhope and others for the public services:
197 quintals 2 ar. 8 lb beef.
22,093 gallons 3 quarts wine.
6,191 lb oil.
total—bisket 6,355 quintals 1 ar. 7 lb.
beef 3,116 quintals 0 ar. 6 lb.
fish 1,870 quintals.
wine 43,646 gallons 1 quart.
oil 14,815 lb.
rice. 5,625 lb.
Discharge.
sold to several [persons] and charged for value in his cash account:
746 quintals 1 ar. 4 lb. bisquet.
286 quintals 3 ar. 19 lb. beef.
85 quintals 3 ar. 22 lb. fish.
17,420 gallons 1 quart wine.
6 lb rice.
sold to Sir Geo. Byng: for which the accomptant is charged in his cash account:
2,710 quintals 1 ar. 13 lb. bisquet.
1,700 quintals 2 ar. 4 lb. beef.
1,208 quintals fish.
750 gallons wine.
277 lb. oil.
delivered on board several ships for the use of the men going upon the Expeditions to Alicante and Gibraltar and to the Forces sent to Barcelona, as per the receipts of the pursers or masters:
1,094 quintals 1 ar. 18 lb. bisquet.
835 quintals 3 ar. 3 lb. beef.
543 quintals 0 ar. 12 lb. fish.
12,958 gallons 2 quarts wine.
12,574 lb. oil.
5,619 lb. rice.
delivered to the Forces that went with Mr. Stanhope after the reduction of Minorca, as by the certificate of Mr. Trelawny, the Commissary of Provisions:
466 quintals 2 ar. 16 lb. bisquett.
174 quintals 2 ar. beef.
4,937 gallons 2 quarts wine.
1,964 lb. oil.
delivered to the French prisoners. as per receipts:
703 quintals 1 ar. 17 lb. bisquet.
48 quintals 3 ar. beef.
2 quintals 3 ar. 18 lb. fish.
120 gallons wine.
spoiled in the storehouses and cast away, as by the certificates of the overseers employed to survey the same:
360 quintals bisquet.
69 quintals 2 ar. 6 lb. beef.
30 quintals fish.
7,460 gallons wine.
given as a customary gift to the clergy:
177 quintals 3 ar. bisquett.
delivered to the marines of the late Queen's sattees as their victualling, as by the said Commissaries' certificates:
96 quintals 1 ar. 17 lb. bisquett.
total—6,355 quintals 1 ar. 7 lb. bisket
3,116 quintals 0 ar. 6 lb. beef.
1,870 quintals fish.
43,646 gallons 1 quart wine.
14,815 lb. oil.
5,625 lb rice.

E. Harley.

[End of Auditor Harley's Report.]

Your Commissioners [we, the Commissioners of Army Debts] have examined the foregoing State [of accompt] and compared it with the vouchers produced by the accomptant and find that the said Brigadier's accompt has received some considerable alterations since it was before the Auditor, both by money which the Brigadier has received from the Government and by payment which he has made on several promissory notes he had given out: the which alterations together with such other particulars wherein your Commissioners differ from the Auditor are set forth in the following account: viz.:

In the Charge. dollars ryals dobleros
type="i">The total by the Auditor's State is 272,664 7 2
to which must be added (as per certificate from the Earl of Carnarvon) what has been paid [to] Brigadier Petit for his salary or pay as Lieut. Governor of Port Mahon from 24 Dec. 1710 to 26 Jan. 1711–12 (the time of his supersedure) at 20s. sterling per diem, in which is included the poundage and Hospital [deduction] of the said pay 1,680 0 0
the Brigadier is further chargeable with the poundage and Hospital [deduction] of the remainder of his pay and part of the poundage and Hospital [deduction] of the other Officers upon the Establishment at Port Mahon, which he has not accounted for 515 2 0
also what the said Brigadier has received from the Earl of Lincoln, viz. 1,000l. sterling, making 4,210 4 2
total charge 279,070 5 10
In the Discharge.
dollars ryals dobleros
Less than the Auditor:
in the article of 8,102 dollars 4 ryals 9 dobleros for work done towards building a port on the west side of the Harbour the vouchers fall short of the Auditor's sum by
0 4 8
Mare than the Auditor:
in the article of 102,285 dollars 7 ryals 4 dobleros for payments to the several undertakers of the works of the fortifications your Commissioners find vouchers for more than allowed by the Auditor by
86 7 6
It appears by a list of the Brigadier's notes standing out against him, sworn to by him since the first list he gave in to the Auditors, that he has paid off notes to the amount of 816 dollars 6 ryals 12 dobleros more than allowed by the Auditors 816 6 12
also by a certificate of Mr. Desouliers [it appears] that of the tools charged upon the Brigadier he had delivered to the undertakers more than allowed by the Auditor to the amount of 394 0 0
Less than the Auditor:
Besides 294 dollars 5 ryals 6 dobleros disallowed by the Auditor as overpaid to some of the undertakers, your Commissioners find overpayments which they disallow to the amount of
274 3 4
in the Article of 14,837 dollars 1 ryal 14 dobleros for hire of asses the vouchers fall short of the Auditor's sum by 0 0 4
More than the Auditors:
from the article of 10,048 dollars 1 ryal 14 dobleros for wages of carpenters, smiths, other artificers &c. the Auditor has excluded the sum of 1,220 dollars 1 ryal 1 doblero as not having been paid by the Brigadier otherwise than by giving his notes, but he having since paid on those notes 294 dollars 6 ryals the same are allowed by your Commissioners
294 6 0
from the article of 10,271 dollars 4 ryals 6 dobleros for wages of overseers the Auditor has excluded the sum of 1,161 dollars 6 ryals 16 dobleros for the like reason: but the Brigadier having since paid off 299 dollars 6 ryals 8 dobleros the same are allowed by your Commissioners 299 6 8
Less than the Auditor:
in the article of 12,173 dollars 2 ryals 12 dobleros for pay of the Garrison your Commissioners find vouchers wanting for
24 0 11
More than the Auditor:
in the same article your Commissioners give the Brigadier an additional credit for his pay as Lieut. Governor of Port Mahon from 24 Dec. 1710 to 26 Jan. 1711–12 (when he was superseded) at 20s. sterling a day, he being charged with the like sum by the Paymaster General as paid to him on this account
1,680 0 0
in the article of 10,557 dollars 3 ryals for pay of the Engineers &c. your Commissioners find vouchers for more than the Auditor allows by 119 3 14
the sum of 445 dollars 14 dobleros for corn damaged and spoiled at 48 ryals ardits per quarter is short computed in the Auditor's state by 0 4 15
the sum of 898 dollars 1 ryal 3 dobleros chargeable on the Emperor [of Germany] for provisions furnished by the accomptant to several persons made prisoner by his Imperial Majesty's Forces is short stated by the Auditor by 0 0 5
from the general article of 13,131 dollars 7 dobleros expenses of the Garrison the Auditor has excluded the sum of 223 dollars 6 ryals as not having been paid by the Brigadier otherwise than by giving his notes, but the Brigadier having since paid on these notes 58 dollars 3 ryals 8 dobleros the same are allowed by your Commissioners 58 3 8
from the article of 5,013 dollars 2 ryals 10 dobleros for Faschines &c. the Auditor has excluded the sum of 161 dollars 7 ryals 15 dobleros for the like reason, but the Brigadier having since paid off 46 dollars the same are allowed by your Commissioners 46 0 0
total less allowed by the Commissioners than by the Auditor 299 0 10
total more allowed by the Commissioners than by the Auditor 3,796 7 0
balance more allowed by the Commissioners than by the Auditors 3,497 6 7
The total of the Brigadier's discharge by the Auditor, including the bills drawn and the notes lying out is 360,894 6 8
to which add the difference between the allowances and disallowances of your Commissioners in the Auditor's state 3,497 6 7
the total of the discharge by your Commissioners is 364,392 4 15
which if allowed there will be due to the Brigadier 9,812 1 2
to pay off the notes given by him 15,142 0 4
to answer the bills drawn by him [on him] &c. 60,367 5 16
total 85,321 7 5
or in sterling (computed after the rate of 57 pence sterling to the dollar or piece of Eight according to her Majesty's warrant dated 8 Dec. 1706) £20,264 0 10¾

That nothing may be wanting to explain this long and intricate account as fully as may be your Commissioners here subjoin an account of the several sorts of vouchers which support Brigadier Petit's credit as now stated, together with the total of the sums vouched by each sort respectively:

dollars ryals dobleros
by receipts of persons to whom the accomptant paid sums of money, or testifications of other persons that several sums of money were paid by the accountant, the nature of which is fully set forth by the Auditor in his state 278,643 5 12
by entries in the Day Book which the accomptant kept of all his payments; without any other vouchers 356 3 3
by entries in the said Book strengthened by an affidavit of Mr. Toft, who was clerk to Brigadier Petit, that the several sums mentioned in the said affidavit were entered by him in the Day Book from the original vouchers, which are now lost; as also that the said sums were actually paid by the Brigadier and that all the rest of the entries made by the said Toft in the Brigadier's Book of Accounts were from the respective vouchers of persons employed in the works of the fortifications of the Castle of St. Philip 1,252 6 9
by a certificate of Mr. Desoliers of stores delivered by him to the undertakers of the works, which [said] Desoliers was appointed by Brigadier Durand and Brigadier Petit to deliver out to the undertakers the materials received out of the stores by the accomptant, with which he is charged in this accompt 1,052 5 10
by an account of Andrea Conrado, English Consul at Majorca, of several materials delivered by him to Miguel Panedas, secretary to the accountant, which account is signed by the said Panedas and by Raphael Vals, secretary to the said Consul: and at the bottom of the said accompt there is an affidavit made by Anthony Bessiere and Peter Darquier, Adjutants to the Garrison of Port Mahon, that the several items in the said account were actually and bona fide made use of in her Majesty's service and that the hands of Raphael Vals and Miguel Panedas were actually of their own writing, the deponents having often seen them write 2,901 6 3
by an affidavit of the said Anthony Bessiere and Peter Darquiere certifying an expense made by the accomptant in pitch, tar, ropes of several sorts; several necessitiesfor the fortifications and barley for the 31 mules, amounting to 575 5 0
by a certificate of Major Cope that 155 dollars 6 ry. for barley for the Queen's mules and horses were paid by Mr. Mead and the accomptant avers that the same are included in the charge made on him by Mr. Mead 155 6 0
by an account of the several sorts of the late Queen's provisions sold by Brigadier Petit and of disbursements for her service made by him per contra, attested by Mr. Robert Trelawney, Commissary of the Stores of Provisions at Port Mahon 37 3 3
by a certificate of the said Robert Trelawney of the charge of bread delivered by the accomptant to French prisoners in the Hospital and of bisket to the shipNorthumberland 134 1 14
by an accompt of bread delivered by the accomptant to the Regiment of Royal Fuziliers and Whetham's Regiment in garrison at Port Mahon, on which there arises a balance of 5,013 dollars 2 ryals 2 dobleros due to the accountant, thus— General Stanhope gave orders to Brigadier Petit to provide bread for the said two Regiments and to deliver it to them at the same rate that the soldiers in Catalonia paid: pursuant to which order the Brigadier frunished bread to the said Regiments to the amount of 14,372 dollars 1 ryal 15 dobleros: but by reason of the dearness of corn in Minorca the said bread had cost him (including difference of measure, grinding and baking) as per proper certificates 19,385 dollars 4 ryals and by the abovementioned order of General Stanhope the difference was to be made good to him by the Government 5,013 2 2
by General Stanhope's warrants for allowing the Brigadier several expenses not relating to the service of Port Mahon and which had not been made part of this account had not Mr. Mead, Deputy Paymaster in Spain, included them in the charge on Brigadier Petit, but the money was disbursed by the Brigadier, who gave up his account to General Stanhope, and therefore the General directed Mr. Mead to repay him the money and take up the vouchers and to place the same to the Extraordinaries of the war 3,622 4 15
by an acknowledgment signed by Baron Pio, Comptroller General, Martin Mulgo, Vicar General, and Roque de Vilalba, PaymasterGeneral to the Emperor as King of Spain, that several provisions had been delivered by Brigadier Petit to several [French] Officers made prisoners by the Emperor's Forces, amounting to 898 dollars 1 ryal 3 dobleros and that the said sum ought to be satisfied [to] Brigadier Petit out of the Royal Rents, which not being done, as the accomptant avers, [this sum] if allowed him here ought now to be charged to the Emperor's [subsidy] account 898 1 3
by a certificate of Henry Barret, storekeeper at Port Mahon, James Brodie, his assistant, Diego Alez, measurer of the corn there, and Joseph Prados, his assistant, that some of the corn with which the accomptant is charged was damaged and spoiled in the magazines to the value of 445 5 12
by the accomptant's pay as Lieut. Governor of Port Mahon from 22 Sept. 1708 to 26 Jan. 1711–12 according to an Establishment made by General Stanhope 5,141 0 7
by the accomptant's pay as Engineer from 9 August 1709 to 26 Jan. 1711–12 according to a warrant of General Stanhope 5,793 5 8
total amount of the vouchers 304,024 6 16
to which, adding the bills drawn by the Brigadier with which he is charged 60,367 5 16
it makes up credit given him in the accompt, viz. 364,392 4 15
£ s. d.
Brigadier Petit further sets forth that he has had no recompense for all his care and trouble in receiving and paying for the works and Garrison; therefore craves an allowance as Paymaster after the rate of 20s. a day from 23 Sept. 1708 to 26 Jan. 1711–12 (the day he was superseded), being 1,221 days 1,221 0 0
for a clerk during the same time as per receipt 208 6 0
The said receipt signed by Thos. Tofts is for 208l. 6s. 0d., being in full for his service as clerk to the Brigadier during his being Deputy Governor of Port Mahon and [for] keeping his books of accounts of the said place and in full for all other services.
for money paid to several persons for translating out of Spanish all the vouchers for his payments or other papers for the use of the Commissioners [of Inquiry] sent intoSpain and others by directions from the Auditor's Office
215 15 9
£1,647 1 9
To vouch this sum he has not produced receipts for more than 131l. 1s. 0d., but avers the expense to have amounted to so much and that several of his vouchers are lost or mislaid.

These cravings have not been inserted in the body of the Brigadier's accompt, there being no warrant or other authority for making him any allowances of this nature.

Whilst this accompt was under examination of [us] your Commissioners they [we] considered the Report of the Commissioners for Inspecting the Affairs of the War in Spain so far as it concerns Brigadier Petit, together with the said Brigadier's Answer and the [said] Commissioners' Reply: but find nothing therein to add to what has been fully represented by Mr. Auditor Harley in the Report above.

A state of the accompt of Doctor John Le Caan as Physician to the Hospitals in Spain from the 25 December 1705 to the 22 December 1710, and as Director of the said Hospitals from 1 July 1709 to 1 July 1710.

£ s. d.
He is charged with
money received of the Earl of Carnarvon 4,219 3
money deducted from the several Regiments at the rate of 5d. per diem for each man maintained in the Hospitals by the General's warrants 702 1 5
poundage of [or on] 456l. 5s. 0d. [being] his salary as Director for a year ended 1 July 1710 22 16 3
one day's pay [deduction on the said pay] for the same time for the Hospital 1 5 0
total charge £4,945 6
The Discharge.
by the accomptant's pay as Physician to the Hospitals from 25 Dec. 1705 (the date of his commission) to 22 Dec. 1710 inclusive, according to the Establishments 1,642 10 0
by ditto as Director for one year ended 1 July 1710, according to Establishment and General Stanhope's certificate of his service 456 5 0
by cash paid to several Officers of the Hospitals for their pay for the respective times of their service between 24 June 1709 and 31 March 1710: pursuant to the General's warrants 451 10 10
by 15 pence per diem for each man maintained in the Hospital, pursuant to the General's warrant 2,106 4 3
by extraordinary contingent charges, viz. money expended in receiving the Hospitals into his care, 41l. 11s. 3d., and by necessaries for the surgery and apothecaries &c., 267l. 13s. 0d.: pursuant to like warrants 309 4 3
by subsistence of invalids &c. in the Hospital at Tarragona from 23 Dec. 1709 to 20 Jan. following, when they embarqued for Britain; and for provisions for them at their embarkation: by like warrants 165 11 6
by mule money, viz. for two mules allowed to the accountant as Physician, for three years ended 31 Dec. 1710 and two as Director for a year ended 1 July 1710; at 12l. per an., according to Establishments, 96l.: and by 60l. paid to one Master Surgeon, three mates and an apothecary for one mule each for the year 1709: pursuant to Establishment 156 0 0
by money paid for 92 pair of sheets and 170 cains of cloth &c. to make beds for the Hospital: by the General's warrant 75 0 0
by an overcharge of Poundage [deduction] and Hospital [deduction] of a clerk's salary, for which salary the accountant has no credit 1 4 3
total discharge £5,363 10 1
balance due to the accountant, 418l. 3s.d.

Having received his Majesty's commands to take into consideration the claims of several Officers of the Spanish Regiment of Foot commanded by the Earl of Galway in the late war, your Commissioners entered upon the examination of the accounts of the said Regiment, but found them so very defective that it was not possible to state them in the same manner with the others in this Report. From the raising of this Regiment by the Earl of Galway's order towards the end of the year 1708 till the 23 Dec. 1709 it was upon no Establishment nor has there been any provision made for it in Parliament for that time; not one Muster Roll has been returned for any part of the time during which it continued on foot and the time of its disbandment has never been ascertained.

This makes your Commissioners unable to state the regimental credit. But as the Earl of Galway by an account signed by himself and transmitted to us seems not to demand anything but only for the Officers' personal pay, and the Select Committee of the House of Commons in the year 1714 to whom the several Estimates and Accounts relating to the Supply then granted to her late Majesty were referred did include the sum of 4,206l. 1s. 5d. as an estimate of what was due to these Officers among several other sums reported by them as debts on account of the Land Forces, towards satisfying of which [and other items] the said House afterwards voted the sum of 300,000l. upon account, your Commissioners have considered such claims as have been exhibited by the said Officers or other persons claiming under any of them, and [do] here humbly represent what has appeared to them in the examination thereof.

The Earl of Galway (though the Regiment has commonly gone under his name) demands no arrear as due to himself, he having given a commission to Don Diego de Leys to be Colonel thereof and Captain of one of the Companies. This commission and those of the other claimants, or authentic certificates [or copies] thereof have [? not] been produced, and the said Earl in the abovementioned account signed by him commences their several credits from the respective dates of their commissions; and proof has been made upon oath (except in the case of Lieut. Col. St. Leger de Bacalan) of their having been constantly at their proper posts from the times they received their commissions.

The greatest part of the Regiment was made prisoners on the 7th May 1709 and most of the Officers continued prisoners till the 8th or 9th Sept. 1712, not long after which they came into Great Britain; but the particular days on which they arrived they cannot recollect.

They demand that their credit be continued to the 24th Dec. 1712, alleging that such of them as were naturalized were not put upon half pay till that time and that the Officers of Brigadier Stanwix's Regiment, who were taken prisoners and released at the same time with them, have credit to the times of their respective arrivals in Great Britain, which for the most part happened on or near the 24 Dec. 1712.

The Earl of Galway's account also brings down their credit to that day and [we] your Commissioners not having seen any authority to guide them have not taken upon them to alter it.

The claimants who were not then prisoners (excepting Capt. Moya) were ordered to attend upon Col. Vesey's Regiment to be at hand to go on any service for which there should be occasion, and they did continue with the said Regiment whilst there was any moneyremitted to subsist them. They have received half pay from the 23 December 1711 and demand their credit for the whole pay to be continued till that time.

As for the charge to be made on each of these Officers it is impossible to fix it in a satisfactory manner. The accounts of Lieut. Colonel St. Leger [de Bacalan] and Lieut. Colonel Nevil to whom money was issued for the subsistence of them whilst prisoners show so far what they have received: but as some of them own that before that time they had received money on account of subsistence from Mr. Whitton, then Agent to the Regiment (who is now a bankrupt and fled out of his Majesty's Dominions with all his papers) it appears that a further charge should be made on them, which [charge] cannot be ascertained for want of the proper vouchers.

The utmost light your Commissioners have been able to obtain in this matter has been from the oaths of the parties themselves as to the total of their receipts and from thence the charges are made in the following states [of accompt]: but where by reason of the absence of the parties such oaths could not be had the charges are still more uncertain and are particularly represented.

There is from the Ordnance Office a charge upon this Regiment for arms &c. amounting to 563l. 4s. 0d. and some of the Captains have acknowledged the receipt of arms as follows, viz. Major Gordon, 33; Capt. Martin Ribera, 28; Capt. Moya and Capt. Alcantara, each 30, for the use of their Companies respectively; but of the other Captains some are dead, others have not appeared and the rest declare that they cannot remember how many arms they had: and they all insist that they ought not to be charged with these arms, they [the arms] being taken by the enemy at the same time that the men were made prisoners.

Officers taken prisoners.
1 Col. Don Diego de Leys.
Creditor. Per Contra Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Colonel and Capt. with his servants: for 1,606 days from to money received at several times as charged by the Earl of Galway 1,048 7 6
1 Aug. 1708 to 24 Dec. 1712 at 1l. 4s. a day 1,927 4 0 to poundage and Hospital [deduction from or] of his credit 101 12
1,150 0
This gentleman
never came into Great Britain after his release. balance [remaining due to Col. de Leys] 777 3
Lieut. Col. Thomas St. Leger de Bacalan.
Creditor. Per Contra Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Lieut. Colonel and Captain with his servants for 1,118 to money received at several times as per Lord Galway's account 636 18 6
days from 1 Aug. 1708 to 23 Aug. 1711, the day of his to poundage and Hospital [deductions on his salary] 50 2 11
death: at 17s. a
day 950 6 0 687 1 5
This gentleman balance due to the said de Bacalan 263 4 7
came not to the Regiment till 6 April 1709, but was with the Earl of Galway at Lisbon.
Major Thomas Gordon.
Creditor. Per Contra: Deptor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Major and Captain with his servants to poundage and Hospital [deductions on his salary] 49 0 2
for 1,239 days from 1 Aug. 1708 to 22 to money received at several times 665 11 0
Dec. 1711 at 15s. a
day, from which 714 11 2
time he was put
upon half pay 929 5 0 balance [due to
Major Thomas Gordon] 214 13 10
Capt. Martin Ribera.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Capt. with his servants for 1,606 days to poundage and Hospital [deductions on his salary] 42 7 0
from 1 Aug. 1708 to 24 Dec. 1712: at to money received at several times 411 5 0
10s. a day 803 0 0
453 12 0
balance [due to Capt. Martin Ribera 349 8 0
Capt. Amy de Piaget.
Creditor. Per Contra: Deptor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Captain with his servants for 1,358 days to poundage and Hospital [deductions on his salary] 31 16
from 0 April 1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 at to money received at several times 391 7 6
10s. a day 679 0 0
427 3
balance [due to Capt. Amy de Piaget] 251 16
Capt. Peter Billon.
Creditor. Per Contra: Deptor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Captain with his servants for 1,358 days from 6 April 1709 to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his salary] 35 16
to 24 Dec. 1712 at 10s. a day 679 0 0 for money received at several
times 406 14 5
442 10
balance [due to Capt. Billon] 236 9
Capt. Lieutenant John Silva.
Creditor. Per Contra: Deptor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Lieutenant with a servant for 1,358 days from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his salary] 16 14 3
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 at 4s. 8d.a day 316 17 4 to money received at several times, as
This gentleman per Lord Galway's account 177 4 8
never came into
Great Britain after 193 18 11
his release.
balance [due to Capt. Lieutenant John Silva] 122 18 5
Lieutenant David de La Cour.
Creditor. Per Contra: Deptor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Lieutenant with a servant for 1,358 days from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his salary] 16 14 3
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 at 4s. 8d. a day 316 17 4 to money received at several times 141 5 6
157 19 9
balance [due to Lieut. de La Cour] 158 17 7
Lieut. Elias Lombart.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Lieutenant with a servant for 1,358 days from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deduction from his salary] 16 14 3
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 at 4s. 8d. a day 316 17 4 to money received at several times 184 9 6
201 3 9
balance due to Lieut. Lombart 115 13 7
Lieut. Hector de Boisrond.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as a Lieutenant with a servant from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deduction from his pay] 16 14 3
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,358 days at 4s. 8d. a to money received as per Lord Galway's account 184 9 6
day 316 17 4
201 3 9
balance [due to Lieut. de Boisrond 115 13 7
Ensign Williamsn [Williamson] Cambie.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant for 991 days to poundage and Hospital [deduction on his salary] 9 11
at 3s. 8d. a day from 6 April 1709 to 22 Dec. 1711, from to money received as per Lord Galway's account 152 2 0
when he was put
upon half pay 181 13 8 161 13
balance due to Ensign Cambie 20 0
Ensign Philip Courtez.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deduction from his pay] 13 2
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,358 days at 3s. 8d. a to money received as per Lord Galway's account 157 4 0
day 248 19 4
170 6
He never came
into Great Britain after his release. balance [due to Ensign Courtez] 78 12
Ensign Bartholomew Fejo.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant from 26 Feb. to poundage and Hospital [deduction from his pay] 13 10 2
1708–9 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,397 days at 3s. 8d. a to money received as per Lord Galway's account 152 2 0
day 256 2 4
165 12 2
balance [due to Ensign Fejo] 90 10 2
Ensign Joseph Reynosa.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deduction from his pay] 13 2
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,358 days at 3s. 8d. a to money paid as per Lord Galway's account 152 2 0
day 248 19 4
165 4
balance [due to Ensign Reynosa] 83 14
Capt. Don Manuel Gonzales Sanchez.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Captain with his servants from 1 Aug. 1708 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,606 to money received at several times, as by an account signed by himself before he died 473 5 6
days at 10s. a day 803 0 0 to poundage and
Hospital [deductions on his pay] 42 7 0
515 12 6
balance [due to Capt. Sanchez] 287 7 6
Lieut. Don Alexander Cubillas.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as a Lieutenant with a to money received at several times 187 16 6
servant from 6 April 1709 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,358 to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 16 14 3
days a 4s. 8d. a
day 316 17 4 204 10 9
balance [due to Lieut. Don Cubillas] 112 6 7
Lieut. Don Matthias Dulce.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Lieutenant with a servant from 16 to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 17 6
Feb. 1708–9 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,408 days at 4s. 8d. a day 328 10 8 to money received as by his acknowledgment before he died: proved by Lieut. Cubillas 175 8 0
192 14
balance [due to Lieut. Dulce] 135 16
Lieut. Don Juan le Ochoa.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Lieutenant with a servant from 16 to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 18 9 2
Nov. 1708 to 24 Dec. 1712, being to money received at several times 212 5 2
1,500 days at 4s. 8d.
a day 350 0 0 230 14 4
balance [due to Lieut. Ochoa] 119 5 8
Ensign Don. Josh. Rocafort.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant from 1 Aug. to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 15 10
1708 to 24,Dec. 1712, being 1,606 to money received at several times 187 2 0
days at 3s. 8d. a
day 294 8 8 202 12
balance [due to Ensign Rocafort] 91 16
Capt. Don Juan Doming[o]s Alcantara.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Captain with his servants from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 35 416
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,358 days at to money received at several times 380 5 0
10s. a day 679 0 0
416 1
balance [ due to Capt. Alcantara] 262 18
Lieut. Don Francisco Pinero.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Lieutenant with a servant from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 16 14 3
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,358 to money received at several times 187 9 6
days at 4s. 8d. a
day 316 17 4 204 3 9
balance [due to Lieut. Pinero] 112 13 7
Ensign Don Antonio Perez.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant from 1 Aug. to poundage and Hospital [deduction from his pay] 15 10
1708 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,606 days at 3s. 8d. a day 294 8 8 to money received by him as by an account signed by him in the Fleet
Prison 148 6 0
balance [due to Ensign Perez] 163 16
Ensign Don Juan Balliente.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 13 2
1709 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,358 to money received at several times] 153 2 0
days at 3s. 8d. a
day 248 19 4 166 4
balance [due to Ensign Balliente] 82 14
Serjeant Dom. Berbaran.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his subsistence from 6 April 1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 (as to money received as per his acquittance 55 1 10
per Lord Galway's
account), being 1,358 balance [due] 12 16 2
days at 1s. a day 67 18 0
He never came into Great Britain after his release.
Serjeant Francis Loppez.
Creditor. per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his subsistence from 6 April 1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 (as to money received as per his acquittance 52 11 0
per Lord Galway's
account), being 1,358 balance [due] 15 7 0
days at 1s. a day 67 18 0
He never came into Great Britain after his release.
Serjeant Cha. Moscardin.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his subsistence from 6 April 1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 (as per to money received as per his acquittances 53 11 0
Lord Galway's account),
being 1,358 balance [due] 14 7 0
days at 1s. a day 67 18 0
He never came into Great Britain after his release.
Serjeant Antho[n]y Almeida.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his subsistence from 6 April 1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 (as per to money received as per his acquittances 34 6 2
Lord Galway's account),
being 1,358 balance [due] 33 11 10
days at 1s. a day 67 18 0
Corporal Orazio de Leyva.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his subsistence from 6 April 1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 (as to money received as per his acquittance 37 7 2
per Lord Galway's
account), being 1,358 balance [due] 7 18 2
days at 8d. a day 45 5 4
Corporal Man[oel] de Rueda.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
the his subsistence from 6 April 1709 to 24 Dec. 1712 (as to money received as per his acquittances 37 7 2
per Lord Galway's
account), being 1,358 balance [due] 7 18 2
He never came into Great Britain after his release.
Officers not taken prisoners.
Capt. John Mollie.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Captain with his servants from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 26 2 8
1709 to 22 Dec. 1711 (when he was put on half), being 991 to money received for subsistence to 21 Sept. 1711 337 2 6
days at 10s. a day 495 10 0
363 5 2
balance [due to Capt. Mollie] 132 4 10
Capt. Andrew Cotterel.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Captain with his servants from 24 Aug. to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 6 19
1709 to 14 May 1710, the days of his death, being 264 days at 10s. a day 132 0 0 to money received and advanced for his subsistence to 22 June 1710, as by
information from Capt. Mollie 113 12 6
120 11
balanced [ due to Capt. Cotterel] 11 8
Capt. John Laboissiere
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Lieutenant with his servant from 6 April to poundage and Hospital [deductions from his pay] 24 9
1709 to 31 July [1709], being 117 days at 4s. 8d. a to money received as per Lord Galway's account 313 14 6
day 27 6 0
by his pay as Captain 338 4
with his servant
from 1 Aug. 1709 to 22 Dec. balance due to said Laboissiere 126 1
1711, when he came into half pay, being 874 days at 10s. a day 437 0 0
464 6 0
Ensign Peter de la Chappelle.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant to poundage and Hospital [deductions] 9 11
from 6 April 1709 to 22 Dec. 1711, when he came into half pay, being 991 days at 3s. 8d. a to money received being his subsistence to 21 Sept. 1711, as per Lord Galway's account 134 17 0
day 181 13 8
144 8
This Ensign never was in service, being balance 37 5
a child to whom Lord Galway gave an Ensign's commission for the support of himself, his mother and sister in consideration of the long service of his father, who was drowned at the same time with Sir Cloudesley Shovel.
Ensign John Dupuys.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as to poundage and Ensign with a servant from 27 June Hospital [deductions] 8 15
1709 to 22 Dec. 1711, when the other Officers came into half pay; being 909 days at 3s. 8d. a to money received being his subsistence to 21 Sept. 1711, as per Lord Galway's account 122 11 0
day 166 13 0
131 6
balance 35 6
Ensign Paul Cabanos.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Ensign with a servant from 24 Oct. to poundage and Hospital [deductions] 7 12
1709 to 22 Dec. 1711 (when he came into half pay); being 790 days at 3s. 8d. a day 144 16 8 to money received for subsistence to 21 Sept. 1711, as per Lord Galway's account 104 14 0
112 6
balance 32 9 10¾
Capt. Don Diego de Moya.
Creditor. Per Contra: Debtor.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
by his pay as Captain with his servants from 1 Nov. to poundage and Hospital [deductions] 39 19 0
1708 to 24 Dec. 1712, being 1,515 to money received at several times 232 1 0
days at 10s. a
day 757 10 0 272 0 0
Soon after the rest of the Regiment was taken prisoners he balance [due to Capt. de Moya] 485 10 0
came into England and staid here till February or March 1710–11, and then returning hence was taken prisoner on the sea and remained prisoner in France till the 29th July 1713, and he craves some further allowance from 24 Dec. 1712 to that time.

The widow of Lieut. Col. St. Leger [de Bacalan], who was appointed by the Earl of Galway to pay the [British] prisoners in Spain their subsistence, demands an allowance for her late husband's care and expenses in the execution of that trust, after the same rate that has been allowed to others. But [she] has not produced any warrant or other authority for such an allowance.

Lieut. David de la Cour has also made a claim for an allowance on the same account, producing certificates that the abovementioned Lieut. Col. St. Leger entrusted him from 13 July 1709 to 23 July 1711 with the whole management of the payments to the prisoners, as well in receiving the money as in distributing of it to the several Regiments which were dispersed in several distant places in Spain [to wit] for his fatigue, for which he never received any allowance from any English prisoner.

And he further avers that he has had no salary or other consideration for his trouble and charges from Lieut. Col. St. Leger. He formerly presented a petition for relief, with an account of his expenses, to the Earl of Oxford, then Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, who referred “them” to the Paymaster General and the Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army, and they severally reported thereupon that it was their opinion that the claimant might be allowed his expenses, amounting to 200l. 3s. 1d., and also a salary at the rate of 70l. per an. from 13 July 1709 to 1 May 1711, amounting to 122l. 10s. 0d.: both [sums] together making 322l. 13s. 1d.

which said sum was reported as due to him by the Select Committee of the House of Commons [1 June 1714,Commons Journals, Vol. XVII, p. 659], to whom the Estimates of the Public Debts were referred in the year 1714.

Mrs. Elizabeth Freame, relict and executrix of Capt. Geo. Fisher, deceased, hath laid upon your Commissioners a bill of exchange drawn on Mr. Methuen, the late Ambassador at the Court of Portugal, by the late Prince of Hesse for the use of the Garrison of Gibraltar in June 1705 in these words: viz.:

Gibraltar, June 6 of 1705, N.S.

My Lord:
Pray pay this my second bill (the first not being paid) to Capt. George Fisher, Commander of her Majesty's ship theTartar, or order, out of the money her Majesty has assigned for the use of this Garrison, the full sum of 1,600pieces of Eight, like value received of him here for the use of the said Garrison.

My Lord,
Your most humble servant,
George, P[rince] of Hesse.

To his Excellency Mr. Methuen,
her Majesty of Great Britain's
Ambassador at the Court of Portugal.

This bill we find was reported as a debt by the Select Committee of the House of Commons in the year 1714 [item 32 on p. 659 ofCommons Journals, Vol. XVII], to whom the Estimate of the Public Debts was referred, and Mrs. Freame and her husband have deposed upon oath that it is still unpaid; and the Auditor who passed Mr. Methuen's accompts has certified that it has not been allowed in the said Mr. Methuen's accompts.

The said 1,600 dollars amount to 380l. in sterling money at 4s. 9d. [sterling to] a dollar.

Your Commissioners have received from Mr. Secretary Stanhope by his Majesty's commands a demand of Col. Don Joseph Marti of 13,046l. 6s. 5d. as due for the pay of a Spanish Regiment of Foot under his command from 4, Feb. 1706 to 11 Jan. 1708, new style: as also a demand of Lieut. Col. Jos. Mira of 1,170l. 15s. 0d. as due to him for his pay as Captain of Dragoons from 16 May 1707 to 21 Dec. 1710 and [we the said Commissioners] have considered the nature of the said demands, but have not proceeded to state the same, apprehending they are to be made good by the Emperor and not by Great Britain.

Col. Marti alleges that in the year 1706 he did by order from the Earl of Peterborough raise 200 men, out of which he formed eight Companies of Foot; that then the said Earl granted him a commission to be Colonel of the said Regiment and Captain of one of the Companies therein; in which commission there was a clause that the said Regiment should be allowed English pay with all privileges of an English Regiment. This commission Col. Marti says he was robbed of, amongst other things, by a servant who deserted to the enemy; but to supply the want thereof he has produced a certificate from the Earl of Peterborough that he did raise a Regiment by his Lordship's order and that his commission was dated 4 Feb. 1706, when he had completely formed eight Companies in English pay.

This certificate we cannot understand to relate to anything more than ascertaining the rates at which the Regiment was to be paid, both because his Lordship does not declare that the late Queen was to bear that expense and because such a supposition would be contrary to other informations we have received. For upon our precept to the Earl of Carnarvon, late Paymaster General of the Forces Abroad, to send us an exact account of all moneys paid by him or his deputies to Col. Marti's Regiment we received a letter signed by Mr. Leaves, clerk to his Lordship for the accounts of the Army, certifying that in the Books of that [the Paymaster's] Office he does not find mention of any such Regiment or of any money paid [to] the said Colonel, and that if any had been paid him it is not to be distinguished how much, since it must have been paid abroad and is included in the general sum charged to the account of the Emperor for the pay of his Spanish Troops, of which Body this Regiment was undoubtedly a part.

Mr. Salter, who was Secretary to the Earl of Peterborough for all Spanish affairs, being examined by us whether in his books he had made any entry of Col. Marti's commission, declared that during all the time he was in Spain he never heard of Col. Marti.

It is to be observed too that the Earl of Peterborough was General to the King of Spain as well as to the Queen of Great Britain; so that from the Colonel's having had his commission from the said Earl it cannot be inferred that Great Britain was to bear the expense thereof.

But the affair of granting commissions to Spaniards by the British Generals has been fuller explained to us in the case of Lieut. Col. Mira. He has produced a commission dated 16 May 1707 from the Earl of Galway, Commander General of the Troops of her Britannic Majesty and also Field Marshall of the King of Spain, constituting him Captain of one of the two Troops of Horse then to be raised in Alicante for the security of the King of Spain, which post he was to hold for the Queen (the said Earl's mistress) with all the honours, immunities and pay that is allowed a month for such a post.

But upon examining Mr. Leffever, who was Secretary to the Earl of Galway at the time when the commission was granted, he informed us that, when Spanish Officers went on service on the frontiers, commissions were sent them from Lord Galway for their protection, but not to entitle them thereby to any pay from the Queen. And the said Leffever has further certified to us in writing as follows:

I remember that Major General Richards, Governor of Alicante for the then King of Spain, sent my Lord Galway a Scheme for raising a Troop of Spanish Dragoons to facilitate the entering of land provisions into that Garrison; which his Excellency returned [to] him in the form of an Establishment, with Spanish commissions for the Officers. Neither Establishment or commissions were entered in my Books, [I] not looking on them to belong to the Establishment of the Queen's service.

With this account agrees whatever other information we have had concerning this matter. Capt. David Symond, who was Deputy Paymaster at Alicante, says that he paid the subsistence of Col. Mira's Troop and another which was under his command from the date of the said Lieut. Colonel's commission to 4 Jan. 1709, new style, making his payments according to an Establishment made by the Earl of Galway and that he delivered up his accounts and vouchers to Mr. Mead, Deputy Paymaster in Spain.

Mr. Mead acquainted us that he has not now by him these accounts of Mr. Symond, but believes that they were lodged by him with the Emperor among other partial vouchers [which] he [Mead] gave up when the Emperor signed one general discharge, in which amongst other monies was included what had been paid to the two Troops under Lieut. Col. Mira.

Mr. Mead has also attested an account of payments made to the two Troops of Horse at Alicante commanded by Don Joseph Mira and Don Antonio Rodriguez and charged to the King of Spain, amounting to 5,052l. 6s.d.

And Mr. Leaves, before-mentioned, informed us that an account made up between Great Britain and the Emperor had been sent by the Imperial Minister here [in London] to the Earl of Carnarvon to be examined with the payments made in his Lordship's Office to the Emperor; that the said account was examined and returnedto the said Minister and that the monies paid [to] Lieut. Col. Mira and Capt. Rodriguez as Captains of two Troops of Horse in Spain amounting to 1,500l. and upwards were charged in the said account as money paid on account of the Emperor.

Brigadier Petit has made a demand of 536l. 10s. 0d. for an arrear of pay due to him as Chief Engineer to the King of Spain. But this being also a debt to be satisfied by the Emperor we have not included it in the state of the said Brigadier's accompts.

Since this Report was drawn up the Commissioners for Victualling his Majesty's Navy have brought to us an accompt of the value of sea-provisions supplied [to] the Land Forces or other Forces in their passage by sea to and from the several parts where the war has been carried on. And in this [said] accompt are some charges made on some of the Regiments whose accompts are hereinbefore stated. But the same being imperfect and we not having received any accompt of like provisions from the Navy Office (as required [of them] by our precepts) we are not yet able to state the charges to be made on the Regiment for such provisions.
Since the writing this Report we have received from the Earl of Carnarvon the accompts of three of the four Flanders Regiments before-mentioned to be wanting.

An Abstract of the Arrears due on stating the accompts of Flanders Regiments, distinguished under the several heads following, viz.:
A. Poundage.
B. Hospital.
C. Transport Office.
D. Ordnance [Office] for Arms.
E. Widows' Fund.
F. Regimental Balance for Nett Offreckonings.
G. Ditto for clearings.
H. Totals of balances of nett Offreckonings and Clearings.
K. Total of Arrears.
L. Extraordinary Cravings to make good Deficiencies in Offreckonings by reason of Reductions and Disbandments.
M. Extraordinary Cravings for Forage Money.

General Lumley (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 4,082l. 18s.d.; B, 226l. 9s. 1d.; C, 165l. 4s. 5d.; E, 505l. 10s.d.; G, 3,991l. 4s.d.; K, 8,971l. 6s.d.
Major General Kellum (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713) A, 2,758l. 4s.d.; B, 152l. 17s. 11¼d.; C, 107l. 8s. 11d. E, 337l. 0s.d.; G, 2,685l. 14s.d.; K, 8,971l. 5s. 11¾d. L, 283l. 7s.d.
Lord Windsor (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A 2,760l. 12s.d.; B, 152l. 17s. 11¼d.; C, 103l. 11s. 4d. E, 337l. 0s.d.; G, 2,776l. 14s. 6d.; K, 6,130l. 16s.d.
Col. Backwell (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 2,766l. 5s. 11d.; B, 152l. 17s. 11¼d.; C, 132l. 15s. 6d.; E, 337l. 0s.d.; G, 2,793l. 17s. 5d.; K, 6,182l. 17s. 1d.
Marquess of Harwich (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 2,760l. 12s.d.; B, 152l. 17s. 11¼d.; C, 92l. 9s. 2d.; G, 2,866l. 2s. 10d.; K, 6,209l. 2s.d.
Earl of Stair (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 2,865l. 16s. 3d.; B, 158l. 11s. 10½d.; C, 91l. 3s. 3d.; E, 303l. 6s.d.; G, 2,458l. 18s. 10¾d.; K, 5,877l. 16s. 7d.; L, 858l. 2s. 2d.; M, 401l. 17s.d.
Major General Ross (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 2,866l. 9s.d.; B, 158l. 11s. 10¾d.; C, 100l. 11s. 4d.; E, 303l. 6s.d.; G, 3,725l. 11s.d.; K, 7,154l. 9s.d.; L, 924l. 6s.d.; M, 401l. 17s.d.
Earl of Orkney (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714):
A, 5,533l. 9s.d.; B, 308l. 2s. 0d.; C, 0l. 7s. 6d.; E, 590l. 2s.d.; F, 1,001l. 4s.d.; G, 4,367l. 4s.d.; H, 5,368l. 8s.d.; K, 11,800l. 9s.d.
Earl of Forfar (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714):
A, 2,767l. 12s. 5d.; B, 153l. 18s. 1d.; C, 18l. 17s. 3d.; D, 154l.; E, 290l. 12s. 11¾d.; G, 2,211l. 6s. 10¾d.; K, 5,596l. 7s.d.
Lieut. Gen. Webb (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714):
A, 2,767l. 7s.d.; B, 153l. 18s. 1d.; C, 16l. 9s. 8d.; E, 290l. 12s. 11¾d.; F, 456l. 0s. 11½d.; G, 2,521l. 19s.d.; H, 2,978l. 0s.d.; K, 6,206l. 8s. 4d.
Lord North and Grey (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714):
A, 2,771l. 15s.d.; B, 153l. 18s. 10½d.; C, 15l. 4s. 7d. E, 290l. 12s. 11¾d.; F, 456l. 0s. 11½d.; G, 1,334l. 7s.d.; H, 1,790l. 8s.d.; K, 5,021l. 19s. 11¼d.
Earl of Orrery (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714):
A, 2,771l. 3s.d.; B, 153l. 19s. 1d.; C. 2l. 10s. 0d.; E, 290l. 12s. 11¾d.; F, 456l. 0s. 11½d.; G, 2,636l. 2s. 10d.; H, 3,092l. 3s.d.; K, 6,310l. 8s. 1d.
Earl of Hertford (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714):
A, 2,812l. 1s.d.; B, 156l. 3s.d.; C, 34l. 12s. 9d.; E, 295l. 0s. 11¾d.; F, 499l. 1s. 6d.; G, 1,462l. 17s.d.; H, 1,961l. 18s.d.; K, 5,259l. 17s.d.
Col. Newton (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 28 August 1713):
A, 2,119l. 11s. 11d.; B, 117l. 7s.d.; C, 11l. 7s. 0d.; E, 197l. 18s. 10½d.; G, 1,345l. 17s.d.; K, 3,792l. 2s. 3d.; L. 554l. 8s. 2d.
Hamilton, late Darell (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 April 1714):
A, 2,507l. 7s.d.; B, 139l. 1s. 10½d.; C, 84l. 12s. 2d.; E, 258l. 8s. 11¾d.; F, 494l. 19s. 8d.; G, 1,930l. 0s. 2d.; H, 2,424l. 19s. 10d.; K, 5,414l. 9s. 11¾d.
Brigadier Sutton (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714):
A. 2,767l. 15s. 8d.; B, 153l. 18s. 1d.; C. 9l. 13s. 3d.; E, 290l. 12s. 11¾d.: F, 456l. 0s. 11½d.; G. 1,723l. 10s.d.; H, 2,179l. 11s.d.; K, 5,401l. 11s. 1d.; L, 199l. 16s.l.
Brigadier Stearn (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Oct. 1714):
A. 2,769l. 12s.d.; B, 153l. 18s. 1d.; C, 6l. 6s. 0d.; E, 290l. 12s. 11¾d.; F, 456l. 0s. 11½d.; G, 2,800l. 3s.d.; H. 3,256l. 4s.d.; K, 6,476l. 14s.d. Chudleigh, late Hamilton (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 1,909l. 12s.d.; B, 105l. 16s.d.; C, 4l. 19s. 8d.; E, 48l. 13s. 3d.; G, 2,195l. 6s. 10¾d.; K, 4,264l. 8s.d.; M, 334l. 17s. 8d.
Major General Sabine (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 2,004l. 11s.d.; B, 110l. 17s.d.; C, 27l. 2s. 10d.; E, 202l. 8s.l.; G, 1,653l. 6s.d.; K, 3,998l. 7s.d.
Col. Kane (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1712):
A, 1,267l. 6s.d.; B, 71l. 2s. 10½d.; E, 32l. 18s.d.; G, 532l. 3s.d.; K, 1,903l. 11s. 9d.
Major General Primrose (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 2,004l. 15s. 4d.; B, 110l. 17s.d.; C, 41l. 3s. 3d.; G, 1,824l. 1s.d.; K, 4,183l. 6s.d.
Col. Alexander Grant (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 Aug. 1712):
A, 1,161l. 17s.d.; B, 64l. 7s.d.; G, 1,298l. 19s. 9d.: K, 2,525l. 4s. 11d.
Brigadier Preston (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 2,008l. 10s.d.; B, 111l. 0s.d.; C, 2l. 16s. 0d.; E, 200l. 19s.d.; G, 1,449l. 9s.d.; K, 3,772l. 14s. 10¾d.
Major General Sibourg (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 23 June 1713):
A, 1,909l. 2s. 10½d.; B, 105l. 16s.d.; C, 9l. 1s. 8d.; E, 202l. 8s.d.; G, 1,945l. 10s.d.; K, 4,171l. 19s. 8d.; M, 167l. 8s. 10d.
Major General Evans (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 27 Aug. 1713):
A, 2,113l. 2s.d.; B, 116l. 19s.d.; C, 21l. 3s. 7d.; E, 201l. 11s. 3d.; G, 2,253l. 7s. 3d.; K, 4,706l. 4s.d.
Major General Wynn (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 20 June 1713):
A, 1,953l. 10s.d.; B, 108l. 3s. 11¾d.; C, 14l. 12s. 8d.; E, 40l. 17s.d.; G, 1,200 17s. 6d.; K, 3,318l. 2s. 2d.
Brigadier Pocock (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 28 Aug. 1713):
A, 1,890l. 9s. 7d.; B, 104l. 18s. 6d.; C, 18l. 10s. 5d.; E, 49l. 8s.d.; G, 985l. 2s.d.; K, 3,048l. 9s.d.
Col. Windress (account from 23 Dec. 1710 to 24 Aug. 1712):
A, 1,320l. 8s. 11d.; B, 74l. 12s.d.; E, 53l. 1s. 8d.; G, 601l. 9s.d.; K, 2,049l. 11s.d.
Col. Clayton (account from 23 Dec, 1710, to 10 Sept. 1712):
A, 1,281l. 19s. 5d.; B, 72l. 0s. 5d.; D, 519l. 2s. 0l.; H, overpaid; K, 1,873l. 1s. 10½d.

Totals: £ s. d.
A. Poundage 71,274 2
B. Hospital 3,956 3
C. Transport Office 1,132 14 2
D. Ordnance [Office] for Arms 673 2 0
E. Widows' Fund 6,780 8
F. Regimental balance for nett Offreckonings 4,275 10
G. Ditto for Clearings 59,571 5 10¼
H. Total of balances of Offreckonings and Clearings 63,846 16 3
K. Total of Arrears 147,663 6 10½
L. Extraordinary Cravings: to make good Deficiencies in Offreckonings by reason of Reduction and Disbandments 3,960 12
M. Extraordinary Cravings: for Forage Money 1,300 0 11

Abstract of the Balances of the several accounts contained in the Report of the Honourable Commissioners for Stating the Debts due to the Army:

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Balances of the Regimental Accounts 63,846 16 3
Sir Solomon de Medina's Account 24,671 17 10
Brigadier Petit's Account 20,264 0 10¾
Doctor Le Caan's Account 418 3
the Officers of the Earl of Galway's Regiment 5,166 12
due to Mr. Fisher's executors on the Prince of Hesse's bill 380 0 0
114,747 10 10
Abstract of several cravings for the allowance of which there are no warrants:
craved by several Regiments to make good assignments of offreckonings which fell short by reason of reductions or disbandments
3,960 12
the Earl of Stair's Regiment for forage short delivered in 1711, 1712 and 1713 401 17
General Ross's Regiment on the like account 401 17
Col. Chudleigh's (late Hamilton's] Regiment for forageanno 1712 334 17 8
Major General Sibourgh's Regiment for 100 days' forageanno 1712 167 8 10
Brigadier Petit as Paymaster of the Works and pt. of the Garrison at Port Mahon 1,647 1 7
Lieut. David de la Cour as Paymaster to some prisoners in Spain 322 13 0
7,236 8
£121,983 19
A brief abstract of the whole:
£ s. d. £ s. d.
arrears due to—
Poundage
71,274 2
Hospital 3,956 3
Transport Office 1,132 14 2
Ordnance Office for arms 673 2 0
Widows' Fund 6,780 8
83,816 10
total of the balances of the Regimental and other accounts as above 114,747 10 10
total of the cravings as above 7,236 8
121,983 19
total of arrears and balance of the several accounts and of the cravings £205,800 9 10¾

4 March 1716–17.
T. Pelham.
G[rey] Neville.
J[ohn] Plumptre.
L[eonard] Smelt.
W. [Sir William] Gordon.
T. [Sir Thomas] Palmer.
R[obert] Bristow.

Footnotes

  • 1. Smith died before the Commission began to act and was replaced by Robert Bristow by 1 Geo. I., St. 2, c. 35.