Revenue Account: Branch Analysis

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 32, 1718. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1962.

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Branch Analysis

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FROM MICHAELMAS 1717 TO MICHAELMAS 1718.

Records of the Treasury: Accounts, General, Yearly [T.30], Vol. 5.

AN ABSTRACT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE REVENUES OF THE CROWN TAXES AND MONEYS BORROWED FOR ONE ENTIRE YEAR FROM MICHAELMAS 1717 TO MICHAELMAS 1718.

BRANCH ANALYSIS.

FONDS FOR MEETING DEFICIENCIES.

The several Fonds hereunder mentioned continued by an Act [1] Geo. I [st. 2, c. 21] for Ever.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1717:
for the Second General Mortgage 1 Anne [c. 7]:
of the New Customs		 2,743 19 3¼
for the Third General Mortgage 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 27]:
of the Impositions on Tobacco		 2,897 11 1
for the Fourth General Mortgage 6 Anne [c. 73]:
of the Impositions on Wines and Vinegar		 630 5 5¾
for the Fifth General Mortgage 7 Anne [c. 31]:
of the Impositions on Wines and Vinegar		 2,113 9 0
for the Sixth General Mortgage [8 Anne c. 14] and South Sea Company:
of the Impositions on Wines and Vinegars		 2,884 4 4
of the Impositions on Tobacco 54 9 3½
of the Duties on East India Goods 121 16 3½
of the Duties on Whale Fins 239 18 4
of the Additional Impositions 3 2 8
— 3,303 10 11
—
£11,688 15 9
To Receipts on the respective Grants between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Grant which continues these Duties from 1 Aug. 1716 for ever [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 21]:
for Wines and Vinegar:
Xmas quarter 1717		 24,994 5 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 53,868 2 11
Midsummer quarter 1718 77,091 13 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 44,946 11 8½
— 200,900 12 7½
for Tobacco:
Xmas quarter 1717		 30,592 10 0½
Ladyday quarter 1718 7,866 2 7
Midsummer quarter 1718 17,270 4 9½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 28,937 8 7½
— 84,666 6 0½
for East India Goods:
Xmas quarter 1717		 11,557 14 2
Ladyday quarter 1718 29,380 19 4
Midsummer quarter 1718 26,282 7 7½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 33,480 3 5
— 100,701 4 6½
for Additional Impositions:
Xmas quarter 1717		 17,255 13 7½
Ladyday quarter 1718 12,495 11 8
Midsummer quarter 1718 15,110 15 10
Michaelmas quarter 1718 12,956 18 8½
— 57,818 19 10
for Whale Fins:
Xmas quarter 1717		 2,219 4 9
Ladyday quarter 1718 1,160 3 10
Midsummer quarter 1718 2,555 1 3½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 2,282 4 4½
— 8,216 14 3
(total Receipts 452,303l. 17s. 3½d.)
—
£463,992 13 0½
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer towards satisfying Principal and Interest on the Act 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 27), the Loans thereupon being made for the service of the year 1707 and called the Third General Mortgage:
for Principal		 2,200 0 0
for Interest 145 4 10
— 2,345 4 10
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer towards satisfying Principal and Interest on the Act 7 Anne [c. 31], the Loans thereupon being made for the service of the year 1709 and called the Fifth General Mortgage:
for Principal		 600 0 0
for Interest 80 14 1
— 680 14 1
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer towards satisfying Principal and Interest on the Act 8 Anne [c. 14], the Loans thereupon being made for the service of the year 1710 and called the Sixth General Mortgage:
for Principal		 92,475 18 9¾
for Interest 15,610 14 1
— 108,086 12 10¾
—
111,112 11 9¾
By paid the Governor and Company of Merchants trading to the South Seas 329,365 9 1
—
440,478 0 10¾
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
for the Second General Mortgage 1 Anne: on New Customs		 2,743 19 3¼
for the Third General Mortgage 5 Anne:
on Tobacco		 552 6 3
for the Fourth General Mortgage 6 Anne:
on Wines and Vinegar		 630 5 5¾
for the Fifth General Mortgage 7 Anne:
on ditto		 1,432 14 11
for the Sixth General Mortgage and South Sea Company:
on ditto		 4,719 13 6¾
on Tobacco 4,378 15 4
on East India Goods 4,196 2 3
on Whale Fins 1,636 12 7
on Additional Impositions 3,224 2 6
— 23,514 12 1¾
(total for the Sixth General Mortgage, 18,155l. 6s. 2¾d.)
—
£463,992 13 0½

THE NEW SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE GRANTED FROM 1 AUGUST 1714 [1 GEO. I, st. 1., c. 1] FOR THE KING'S LIFE.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received by Anthony Letchmere and Francis Haws, Receivers General of this Revenue between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718 according to their Weekly Certificates in that behalf:
of Arrears:
before 8 March 1701–2:
Xmas quarter 1717		 2 3 1½
before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1717		 373 0 1
Ladyday quarter 1718 113 0 7¼
Michaelmas quarter 1718 494 6 0¾
— 980 6 9
for the King's Civil List:
before Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 131 9 6¾
Ladyday quarter 1718 1 0 6¾
Michaelmas quarter 1718 189 16 0
— 322 6 1½
since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 86,909 8 6¼
Ladyday quarter 1718 84,831 13 11
Midsummer quarter 1718 100,682 14 1¼
Michaelmas quarter 1718 110,590 0 7½
— 383,013 17 2
—
£384,318 13 2
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid by the Receivers General of this Revenue according to their Weekly Certificates:
for the Civil List:
to His Royal Highess the Prince; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715		 40,000 0 0
for Management:
for Drawbacks on Debentures and Allowances on damaged goods:
out of the late King's Arrears 		2 3 1½
for ditto; out of the late Queen's Arrears 980 6 9
for ditto; out of Revenue before Michaelmas 1715 322 6 1½
for ditto; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 100,347 6 8½
—
101,652 2 8½
for account of Salaries; out of ditto 293 15 0
— 101,945 17 8½
[By paid] into the Exchequer:
of growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 54,968 4 9½
Ladyday quarter 1718 48,118 7 7
Midsummer quarter 1718 63,039 6 10¾
Michaelmas quarter 1718 76,246 16 2¼
— 242,372 15 5½
—
£384,318 13 2

THE EXCHEQUER FOR THE NEW SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE PAID IN THERE FOR THE USE OF THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
of Arrears before 8 March 1701–2		 954 0 0
of growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 30,327 10 3½
— 31,281 10 3½
To the sum total of the payments certified to be made at the Receipt of Exchequer by the Receivers General of this Revenue between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 59,441 4 6
Ladyday quarter 1718 48,120 16 11½
Midsummer quarter 1718 63,039 6 11
Michaelmas quarter 1718 76,246 16 3¼
— 246,848 4 7¾
—
£278,129 14 11¼
Memorandum.—The sum total of the Receipts at the Exchequer in this year exceeding the payments certified to be made by the Receivers by the sum of 4,475l. 9s. 2¼d. is occasioned by the Week's Receipt ending 30 Sept. 1717 being brought to this Account which ought to have been charged to the preceding one.
Creditor.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer:
for the Civil List:
to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of the Household upon account		 1,050 0 0
to Charles Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account 3,004 14 3¼
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 3,319 7 5½
to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, upon account 17,958 2 2¼
to Francis Negus, Master of the Horse to His Majesty, upon account 5,600 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary [Allowances] 29,860 7 10
to Fees and Salaries 31,163 4 9¼
to Pensions and Annuities 380 0 0
to Pensions and Bounties per William Clayton, Esq., late Paymaster 30,063 18 1½
to French Protestants per ditto 7,500 0 0
to Pensions and Bounties per Walter Chetwynd, Esq., Paymaster 700 0 0
to the Band of Pensioners 1,500 0 0
to several as of His Majesty's Bounty 20,742 12 2
to Secret Services:
John, Duke of Roxburgh, Secretary of State		 2,151 7 4½
Charles, Earl of Sunderland, another 2,200 0 0
Joseph Addison, Esq., another 1,500 0 0
James, Earl Stanhope, another 800 0 0
James Craggs, Junior, Esq., another 833 6 8
William Lowndes, Esq. 10,692 1 0
to Jewels or Presents to Foreign Ministers 847 10 0
to Casper Frederick Henning for His Majesty's Privy Purse 11,000 0 0
to Samuel Smithen, Esq., His Majesty's Goldsmith, for plate 3,514 5 5
to contingencies 30,285 11 7
—
216,666 8 10¼
out of Arrears for the late King William's Debts:
to Charles Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account		 954 0 0
—
217,620 8 10¼
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718; of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 54,944 0 5¼
In the Receivers hands 29 Sept. 1718; of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 5,565 5 7¾
(total Remains, 60,509l. 6s. 1d.)
—
£278,129 14 11¼

[3 & 4 Anne, c. 18]

ARREARS OF THE DUTY ON LOW WINES AND THE CONTINUED DUTIES ON COFFEE ETC. WITH THE NEW DUTIES ON COFFEE, TEA AND SPICES: THE NEW DUTIES OF 15l. PER CENT. ON CALICOES AND CHINA WARES: THE NEW ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON UNRATED DRUGS. (The last three are continued by an Act 6 Anne [c. 50] to 24 June 1714.)

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 208 5 7¾
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid in further part of 700,000l. 150 0 0
[By payment of] Interest at 6l. per cent. 18 14 11
—
168 14 11
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 39 10 8¾
—
£208 5 7¾

[1 Anne st. 2, c. 4]

ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON COALS, CULM AND CINDERS FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 14 MAY 1703.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Arrears received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 £50 1 2½
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) £50 1 2½

[4 & 5 Anne, c. 18]

ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON COALS, CULM AND CINDERS FROM 14 MAY 1708 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 1710.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Arrears received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 109 5 7
Michaelmas quarter 1718 27 4 4
—
£136 9 11
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1706 (see page lxxxiv) £136 9 11

[5 & 6 Wm. & Mary, c. 20]

ARREARS OF THE TONNAGE DUTIES ON SHIPS AND VESSELS WHICH CEASED 17 MAY 1696.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Arrears received at the Exchequer:
on the five-sevenths Tonnage:
Xmas quarter 1717		 1 8 7
Michaelmas quarter 1718. 28 2 6½
— 29 11 1½
on the two-sevenths Tonnage:
Xmas quarter 1717		 0 11 5
Michaelmas quarter 1718. 11 5 0
— 11 16 5
—
£41 7 6½
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) £41 7 6½

PLANTATION DUTY GRANTED 25 CAR. II [c.7].

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 234 1 10
Midsummer quarter 1718 14 1 2
—
£248 3 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) £248 3 0

PRIZE DUTY FROM THE PLANTATIONS.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 £300 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) £300 0 0

THE DUTY OF 25l. PER TON ON FRENCH PRIZE WINE, GRANTED 6 ANNE [c. 73] FROM 15 MARCH 1707–8 DURING THE WAR.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 £5 11 3
Discharge of Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) £5 11 3

[12 Anne, c. 12]

THE DUTY ON FOREIGN SAIL CLOTH.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 492 14 3½
Ladyday quarter 1718 538 10 4
Midsummer quarter 1718 335 18 4
Michaelmas quarter 1718 429 18 1
—
£1,797 1 0½
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) £1,797 1 0½

THE 25l. PER TON ON FRENCH WINES IMPORTED IN PURSUANCE OF THE ACT [9 ANNE, c. 8] WHICH TAKES OFF THE PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 6,713 16 3
Ladyday quarter 1718 7,234 11 2½
Midsummer quarter 1718 16,433 1 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 11,400 19 5
—
£41,782 7 10½
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) £41,782 7 10½

Anno 1711 [9 Anne, c. 6]

THE SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE AND OTHER DUTIES ON GOODS EXPORTED, REVIVED AND CONTINUED FOR 32 YEARS FROM 8 MARCH 1710–11.

THE DUTIES ON COALS, CULM AND CINDERS GRANTED FOR THE SAME TIME

ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CANDLES FOR THE SAME TIME FROM 25 MARCH 1711.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 1,604 11 1¾
To Receipts on the said Duties between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Duties on Goods Exported:
Xmas quarter 1717		 14,597 7 5
Ladyday quarter 1718 7,957 13 7
Midsummer quarter 1718 8,718 1 2½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 10,057 14 5½
— 41,330 16 8
on the Duty on Coals etc.:
Xmas quarter 1717		 15,152 14 9
Ladyday quarter 1718 5,830 11 6
Midsummer quarter 1718 6,151 16 3
Michaelmas quarter 1718 30,816 18 2½
— 57,952 0 8½
on the Additional Duty on Candles:
Xmas quarter 1717		 10,412 7 9
Ladyday quarter 1718 25,706 2 2
Midsummer quarter 1718 16,861 5 0½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 7,932 2 6
—
60,911 17 5½
Forfeitures on Chandlers:
Michaelmas quarter 1718		 7 15 3
— 60,919 12 8½
(total Receipts 160,202l. 10s. 1d.
—
£161,807 1 2¾
Memorandum.—These Duties are continued by an Act 3 Geo. I [c. 7] for ever, towards answering a General Yearly Fond of 724,849l. 6s. 101/5d.
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] Sir Andrew Chadwick, Kt., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711, upon account 1,604 11 1¾
By Cash transferred to the General Fond for raising 724,849l. 6s. 101/5d. per annum to pay Annuities at 5l. and 4l. per cent. (see page xc) 160,202 10 1
—
£161,807 1 2¾

Continued by an Act 1 Geo. I [st. 2, c. 12] for ever

THE ONE THIRD ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CONTINUED 4 ANNE [4 & 5 ANNE, c. 18] FOR 98 YEARS FROM 8 MARCH 1706–7.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 23,031 17 7½
Ladyday quarter 1718 21,505 1 5
Midsummer quarter 1718 23,799 2 2½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 24,458 15 5½
—
£92,794 16 8½
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1706 (see page lxxxiv) £92,794 16 8½

[8 Anne, c. 12]

THE ADDITIONAL EXCISE OF 3d. PER BARREL GRANTED 8 ANNE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 25 MARCH 1710.

THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON PEPPER, RAISINS, SPICES, SNUFFS FOR THE SAME TIME FROM 6 FEBRUARY 1709–10.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 51,540 8 9¾
To Receipts there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Additional 3d. Excise:
Xmas quarter 1717		 13,961 19 8
Ladyday quarter 1718 16,314 12 1
Midsummer quarter 1718 16,094 13 4
Michaelmas quarter 1718 16,284 3 2
— 62,655 8 3
on Pepper, Raisins, etc.:
Xmas quarter 1717		 8,194 16 6
Ladyday quarter 1718 7,475 6 9
Midsummer quarter 1718 5,171 8 8
Michaelmas quarter 1718 760 1 0
— 21,601 12 11
(total Receipts 84,257l. 1s. 2d.)
—
£135,797 9 11¾
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By paid on Annuities for 32 years from Michaelmas 1710, amounting to 81,000l. per annum 79,614 17 6
By [paid] Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries supplied 17 2 1
—
79,631 19 7
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 56,165 10 4¾
—
£135,797 9 11¾

THE TWO-THIRDS ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CONTINUED FROM 8 MARCH 1711–12 FOR EVER.

THE DUTIES ON COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE, SPICES, PICTURES ETC.; THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE, SPICES, PICTURES ETC.; THE FURTHER RATES ON CALICOES, CHINA WARES AND DRUGS, CONTINUED FROM 23 JUNE 1714 FOR EVER.

THE HALF SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE GRANTED FROM 1 AUGUST 1714 FOR EVER.

[All the above were continued by an Act 7 Anne, c. 30 and are absorbed into the Aggregate Fond by an Act 1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 12.]

THE DUTIES ON HOPS CONTINUED FROM 1 AUGUST 1715 FOR EVER. [1 GEO. I, st. 2, c. 12.]

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage:
Xmas quarter 1717		 23,123 9 4½
Ladyday quarter 1718 27,155 3 6
Midsummer quarter 1718 35,600 19 0½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 30,324 10 5
— 116,204 2 4
on the Duty on Coffee:
Xmas quarter 1717		 9,128 12 8
Ladyday quarter 1718 11,062 17 5
Midsummer quarter 1718 6,586 0 9
Michaelmas quarter 1718 7,196 1 6½
— 33,973 12 4½
on the Additional Duty on Coffee:
Xmas quarter 1717		 10,197 4 10½
Ladyday quarter 1718 10,773 4 4½
Midsummer quarter 1718 28,000 5 6½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 886 3 1
— 49,856 17 10½
on the 15l. per cent [Duty on] Muslins:
Xmas quarter 1717		 8,094 15 10½
Ladyday quarter 1718 529 9 0½
Midsummer quarter 1718 7,516 16 5
— 16,141 1 4
on the Half Subsidy:
Xmas quarter 1717		 33,681 1 9
Ladyday quarter 1718 19,818 11 7
Midsummer quarter 1718 40,611 16 2½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 46,823 12 2½
— 140,935 1 9
on the Duty on Hops:
Xmas quarter 1717		 36 3 3
Ladyday quarter 1718 441 19 4½
Midsummer quarter 1718 43,916 4 1½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 2,828 12 11½
— 47,222 19 8½
(total Receipts from all Duties for Xmas quarter 1717, 84,261l. 7s. 9½d.; for Ladyday quarter 1718, 69,781l. 5s. 3½d.; for Midsummer quarter 1718, 162,232l. 2s. 1d.; for Michaelmas quarter 1718, 88,059l. 0s. 2½d.)
—
£404,333 15 4½
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see pages lxxxvii–lxxxviii) £404,333 15 4½

[8 Anne, c. 10]

THE DUTIES OF 3s. PER CHALDRON ON COALS, CULM ETC., FOR 32 YEARS FROM MICHAELMAS 1710.

THE ADDITIONAL RATES ON HOUSES FOR WINDOWS GRANTED FOR THE SAME TIME.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 September 1717 5,875 18 8½
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Duties on Coals etc.:
Xmas quarter 1717		 23,334 12 5½
Ladyday quarter 1718 8,475 5 3½
Midsummer quarter 1718 9,983 7 3½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 46,805 6 8
— 88,598 11 8½
on the Duties on Houses:
Xmas quarter 1717		 8,600 14 6
Ladyday quarter 1718 5,038 19 10
Midsummer quarter 1718 11,925 19 6
Michaelmas quarter 1718 9,288 5 4
— 34,853 19 2
(total Receipts 123,452l. 10s. 10½d.)
—
£129,328 9 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Sir John Humble, Bt., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1710 125,537 10 0
By [paid] Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer for necessaries supplied 30 9 6½
By [paid] Joseph Gace, Esq., late Receiver General of the Taxes for part of the County of Lincoln in lieu of an overpayment 79 2 2
—
125,647 1 8½
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 3,681 7 10½
—
£129,328 9 7

[Continued by an Act 1 Geo. I st. 2, c. 12, for ever]

THE HALF SUBSIDY OF TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE CONTINUED [BY AN ACT 6 ANNE, c. 48] FOR 96 YEARS FROM 31 JULY 1712.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 33,681 1 9½
Ladyday quarter 1718 19,818 11 8
Midsummer quarter 1718 40,611 16 2
Michaelmas quarter 1718 46,823 12 1½
—
£140,935 1 9
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities for 80,000l. per annum purchased anno 1708 (see page lxxxvi) £140,935 1 9

HEREDITARY AND TEMPORARY EXCISE.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Cashiers' hands 28 Sept. 1717:
for the late Queen's Debts		 52 2 8½
for the King's Civil List:
Arrears due before Michaelmas 1715		 75 2 6¾
— 127 5 3¼
To Money received by the said Cashiers between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718 according to their Weekly Certificates in that behalf:
Arrears due before 8 March 1701–2:
Michaelmas quarter 1718		 1,007 0 0
Arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714:
Michaelmas quarter 1718		 16 19 5
Arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 5 9 5
Ladyday quarter 1718 2 14 8¼
— 8 4 1¼
Growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 125,493 12 10¼
Ladyday quarter 1718 118,013 5 9¾
Midsummer quarter 1718 132,472 1 2
Michaelmas quarter 1718 137,390 7 0½
— 513,369 6 10½
(total Receipts 514,401l. 10s. 4¾d.)
—
£514,528 15 8
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid by the Cashiers of this Revenue according to their Certificates in that behalf:
for the Civil List; out of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales		 39,250 0 0
to the Duke of Cleveland, on his pension 4,000 0 0
to the Duke of Grafton, the like 3,000 0 0
to the Dowager Duchess of Grafton, the like 1,000 0 0
to the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland, the like 1,000 0 0
to the Earl of Grantham, the like 2,000 0 0
to the Countess of Granville, the like 3,000 0 0
to the Duchess of Buccleugh, in part of 3,000l. for three quarters of a year due at Midsummer 1718, on her pension of 4,000l. per annum 1,500 0 0
to ditto, more in further part of an arrear due on the said pension at Midsummer 1714 2,000 0 0
— 17,500 0 0
for account of Management as to so much of the charge thereof as is borne out of this Branch of Excise and brought to account as paid in the said Weekly Certificates:
Arrears before 1 Aug. 1714:
for incident charges		 0 0 0½
Revenue before Michaelmas 1715:
for incident charges		 0 7 4¾
for overcharges and exportations 2 2 2¼
— 2 9 7
Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
for salaries to Officers		 11,683 13 8½
for incident charges 2,907 19 1¾
for overcharges and exportations 169 15 11¼
for the loss by the reduction of the Gold Coins 52 15 2
— 14,814 3 11½
(total for account of Management 14,816l. 13s 7d.
[By paid] in to the Exchequer according to the said Certificates:
Arrears due before 8 March 170–12:
Michaelmas quarter		 1,007 0 0
Arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714:
Xmas quarter 1717		 52 2 8
Michaelmas quarter 1718 16 19 5
— 69 2 1
Revenue before Michaelmas 1715:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 80 17 1
Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 57,141 14 0½
Ladyday quarter 1718 57,817 1 0½
Midsummer quarter 1718 65,341 17 1
Michaelmas quarter 1718 69,104 10 9
— 249,405 2 11
for the 3,100l. per week:
Xmas quarter 1717		 48,100 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 44,400 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 48,100 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 51,800 0 0
— 192,400 0 0
(total paid into the Exchequer 442,962l. 2s. 1d.)
—
£514,528 15 8

THE EXCHEQUER FOR THE WEEKLY SUM OF 3,700l. OUT OF THE HEREDITARY AND TEMPORARY EXCISE.

Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 90,314 9 10
To the sum total of the Weekly Payments certified to be made there by the Cashiers of Excise between 30 Sept. 1717 and 29 Sept. 1718 196,100 0 0
—
£286,414 9 10
Memorandum.—The sum total of the Receipt in this year at the Exchequer, exceeding the payments certified to be made by the Cashiers by the sum of 3,700l., is occasioned by the Week's Receipt ending the 30 Sept. 1717 being brought to this Account which ought to have been charged to the preceding one.
Creditor. £ s. d.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer:
to sundry persons on Annuities for one life		 14,510 15 0
ditto for two lives 7,217 5 0
ditto for three lives 1,968 16 8
ditto for 99 years 127,774 10 6½
— 151,471 7 2½
for Rewards:
to the Auditor of Receipt		 590 0 0
to the Clerk of the Pells 280 0 0
to the Four Tellers 560 0 0
— 1,430 0 0
to sundry Annuities called Bankers' Annuities redeemable by Parliament:
for Principal		 291 4 0
for Interest 2,076 12 4¾
— 2,367 16 4¾
to Thomas Jett, Esq., Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 3,000 0 0
to Sir Andrew Chadwick, Paymaster of the 10l. Lottery 1711 3,900 2 4
to the Cashier of the Bank to pay Arrears of Interest on the four Lotteries subscribed for Annuities at 5l. per cent. 2,000 0 0
—
164,169 5 11¼
By Cash transferred to the General Fond for 724,849l. 6s. 10½d. per annum to pay Annuities at 5l. and 4l. per cent. (see page xci) 39,855 15 6
—
204,025 1 5¼
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
for Annuities for one, two and three lives, etc.		 66,531 13 11¼
for Bankers' Annuities whereof 11,389l. 9s. 3¼d. is to satisfy all demands to Midsummer 1717 12,157 14 5½
in the hands of the Cashiers of Excise 29 Sept. 1718 3,700 0 0
— 82,389 8 4¾
—
£286,414 9 10

THE EXCHEQUER FOR THE HEREDITARY AND TEMPORARY EXCISE PAID IN THERE FOR THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer, 28 Sept. 1717:
on the growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715		 13,959 12 9¼
on the ditto for the Civil List Lottery 14,500 0 0
— 28,459 12 9¼
To the sum total of the Payments certified to be made at the Exchequer by the Cashiers of Excise between 30 Sept. 1717 and 29 Sept. 1718:
of Arrears for the late King's Debts		 1,007 0 0
of Arrears for the late Queen's Debts 69 2 1
of Arrears before Michaelmas 1715, for the King's Civil List 80 17 1
of Growing Revenue since ditto, for ditto 252,545 0 11
— 253,702 0 1
—
£282,161 12 10¼
Memorandum.—The sum total of the Receipts at the Exchequer in this year, exceeding the Payments certified to be made by the Cashier by the sum of 3,139l. 18s. 0d., is occasioned by the Week's Receipt ending 30 Sept. 1717 being bought to this Account which ought to have been charged to the preceding one.
Creditor.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer:
for the Civil List:
to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of His Majesty's Household, upon account		 72,037 16 2
to Charles Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of His Majesty's Chamber, upon account 2,748 4 6¾
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 4,138 11 0
to William, Lord Cadogan, Master of His Majesty's Robes, upon account 1,240 0 0
to Charles Dartiquenave, Esq., Paymaster of the Works, upon account 8,567 9 11¾
to Foreign Ministers, on their Ordinary and Extraordinary [Allowances] 12,892 15 0
to Fees and Salaries 35,203 1 6½
to Pensions and Annuities 14,319 6 0
to Pensions and Bounties per Walter Chetwynd, Esq. 17,927 1 6
to several as of His Majesty's Royal Bounty 2,816 12 0
to His Royal Highness the Prince 20,000 0 0
to William Lowndes, Esq., for His Majesty's Secret Service 11,550 0 0
to Casper Frederick Henning, for His Majesty's Privy Purse 14,000 0 0
to contingencies 12,204 11 4
—
229,645 9 1
for Public Services:
to Thomas Burdus, Esq., Paymaster of the Civil List Lottery anno 1713		 36,500 0 0
—
266,145 9 1
out of Arrears for the late Queen's Debts:
to Edward Winnington alias Jefferys late Queen's Council, salary		 52 2 8
—
266,197 11 9
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
of Arrears before 1 Aug. 1714: for the late Queen's Debts		 16 19 5
Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
for the King's Civil List		 177 15 2¾
for Civil List Lottery 13,600 0 0
—
13,794 14 7¾
In the Cashier's hands, 29 Sept. 1718: of Arrears before 8 March 1701–2 1,007 0 0
of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 1,162 6 5½
— 15,964 1 1¼
(total in Cashier's hands 2,169l. 6s. 5½d.)
—
£282,161 12 10¼

ARREARS OF SUNDRY BRANCHES OF EXCISE LONG SINCE DETERMINED.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717: of the One-third Excise 54 3 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718: of the One-third Excise 54 3 0

[5 & 6 Wm. & Mary, c. 20]

THE HEREDITARY 9d. [PER BARREL] EXCISE COMMENCING 17 MAY 1696.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
on the five-sevenths Excise 		1,370 8 6
on the two-sevenths Excise 27,758 14 7
29,129 3 1
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the two-sevenths Excise: Xmas quarter 1717		 10,486 13 8
Ladyday quarter 1718 11,470 14 2½
Midsummer quarter 1718 11,701 4 8½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 12,016 5 3
— 45,674 17 10
on the five-sevenths Excise:
Xmas quarter 1717		 26,216 15 2
Ladyday quarter 1718 28,676 16 2½
Midsummer quarter 1718 29,254 2 7½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 30,040 14 2
— 114,188 8 2
(total Receipts 159,863l. 6s. 0d.)
—
£188,992 9 1
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer:
out of the five-sevenths Excise:
to the Bank of England on 100,000l. per annum 		100,000 0 0
out of the two-sevenths Excise:
to sundry persons on Annuities for one, two and three lives		 34,795 19 0
for Rewards to Officers to the Auditor of the Receipt 150 0 0
— 34,945 19 0
surplus five-sevenths Excise:
transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii)		 8,488 11 4½
surplus two-sevenths Excise:
transferred to ditto (see page lxxxviii)		 11,905 2 1½
— 20,393 13 6
—
155,339 12 6
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
of the five-sevenths Excise for the Bank of England		 3,653 14 6½
of the two-sevenths Excise for the pro-proprietors of Annuities 29,999 2 0½
— 33,652 16 7
—
£188,992 9 1

Continued by an Act 1 Geo. I [st. 2, c. 12] for ever

THE 9d. PER BARREL EXCISE CONTINUED [BY AN ACT] 4 ANNE [4 & 5 ANNE c. 18] FOR 98 YEARS FROM 8 MARCH 1706–7. (fn. 1)

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between 28 Sept. 1717 and 28 Sept. 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 39,838 4 1
Lady day quarter 1718 41,522 8 6
Midsummer quarter 1718 42,535 18 3
Michaelmas quarter 1718 44,846 3 5
—
£168,742 14 3
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1706 (see page lxxxiv) £168,742 14 3

[4 Wm. & M., c. 3] continued by an Act 1 Geo. I [st. 2, c. 12] for ever

THE ADDITIONAL 9d. PER BARREL EXCISE FOR 99 YEARS FROM 25 JANUARY 1692–3.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 62,086 8 1¼
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 36,703 8 9½
Ladyday quarter 1718 40,147 10 6
Midsummer quarter 1718 40,955 7 3
Michaelmas quarter 1718 42,056 19 5
— 159,863 5 11½
—
£221,949 14 0¾
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid to] several on Annuities at 14l. per cent. 123,294 0 3
more at 7l. per cent. with the advantage of survivorship 7,242 13 8
— 130,536 13 11
By Rewards to Officers:
to the Auditor of the Receipt		 500 0 0
to the Clerk of the Pells 400 0 0
to the Four Tellers 300 0 0
—
1,200 0 0
By [paid] Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries supplied 237 12 3½
— 1,437 12 3½
—
131,974 6 2½
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) 22,397 3 2¾
—
154,371 9 5¼
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 67,578 4 7½
—
£221,949 14 0¾

ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
of Malt anno 1711		 301 14 0
of Malt anno 1712 200 0 0
of Malt anno 1713 300 0 0
of Malt anno 1714 3.938 6 0¼
of Malt anno 1715 3,573 7 6½
— 8,313 7 6¾
To Receipts at the Exchequer, for Arrears on the several Grants hereunder mentioned between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Grant 10 Anne [c. 7] pro anno 1712; Ladyday quarter 1718		 — —
on the Grant 11 Anne [12 Anne, c. 2] pro anno 1713:
Ladyday quarter 1718..		 9 19 0
on the Grant 12 Anne [13 Anne, c. 2] pro anno 1714:
Xmas quarter 1717		 210 7 1½
Ladyday quarter 1718 4 13 5½
Midsummer quarter 1718 73 3 6
Michaelmas quarter 1718 57 11 8
— 345 15 9
on the Grant 1 Geo. I [st. 2, c. 2] pro anno 1715:
Ladyday quarter 1718		 364 7 6½
Midsummer quarter 1718 45 16 2½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 26 1 1½
— 436 4 10½
(total Receipts 791l. 19s. 7½d.)
—
£9,105 7 2¼
Discharge or Creditor.
out of Malt 1715:
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1713 transferred to Malt 1715		 300 0 0
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 45 2 5
—
345 2 5
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
on Malt 1711		 301 14 0
on Malt 1712 200 0 0
on Malt 1713 309 19 0
on Malt 1714 4,284 1 9¼
on Malt 1715 3,664 10 0
— 8,760 4 9¼
—
£9,105 7 2¼

anno 1716 [1 Geo. I st. 2, c. 36]

THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1716 TO 24 JUNE 1717.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 49,884 13 2¾
To Money received there between Michael-1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 31,297 11 11
Ladyday quarter 1718 5,380 8 8
Midsummer quarter 1718 183 11 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 143 19 2
— 37,005 10 9
—
£86,890 3 11¾
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1714 transferred to Malt 1716 4,000 0 0
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 394 4 9
— 4,394 4 9
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on Malt 1716 after the said transfer 70,534 8 1¾
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 4,673 2 1
— 75,207 10 2¾
—
79,601 14 11¾
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 7,288 9 0
—
£86,890 3 11¾

anno 1717 [3 Geo. I, c. 4]

THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1717 to 24 JUNE 1718.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 231 7 5½
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 7,547 15 10
Ladyday quarter 1718 71,566 6 9
Midsummer quarter 1718 229,469 12 5
Michaelmas quarter 1718 244,239 3 3
— 552,822 18 3
—
£553,054 5 8½
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on Malt 1715, transferred to Malt 1717 143,494 10 1
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 11,782 7 0
— 155,276 17 1
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on Malt 1717 after the said transfer 352,645 0 0
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 10,594 19 10
— 363,239 19 10
—
518,516 16 11
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 34,537 8 9½
—
£553,054 5 8½

anno [4 Geo. I, c. 3]

THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1718 TO 24 JUNE 1719.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer:
Michaelmas quarter 1718		 £9 5 9½
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 £9 5 9½

[6 Anne, c. 2] continued by an Act 1 Geo. I [st. 2, c. 12] for ever

THE 36s. PER BARREL SWEETS GRANTED FOR 99 YEARS FROM 24 MARCH 1706–7.

THE DUTIES ON LOW WINES AND SPIRITS OF THE FIRST EXTRACTION FOR 96 YEARS FROM 23 JUNE 1710.

THE DUTIES ON HAWKERS AND PEDLARS AND PETTY CHAPMEN FOR 96 YEARS FROM 23 JUNE 1710.

THE STAMP DUTIES ON VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER FOR 96 YEARS FROM 31 JULY 1710.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Receipts at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Duties on Sweets:
Xmas quarter 1717		 17 16 11½
Ladyday quarter 1718 54 12 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 56 18 10½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 40 13 2
— 170 1 0
on the Duties on Low Wines:
Xmas quarter 1717		 6,650 18 9½
Ladyday quarter 1718 9,174 1 6½
Midsummer quarter 1718 8,620 14 9½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 7,828 8 7
— 32,274 3 8½
on the Duties on Hawkers and Pedlars:
Xmas quarter 1717		 1,035 6 1½
Ladyday quarter 1718 500 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 1,000 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 3,000 0 0
— 5,535 6 1½
on Stamp Duties:
Xmas quarter 1717		 6,741 18 6½
Ladyday quarter 1718 9,747 18 4½
Midsummer quarter 1718 9,360 7 5
Michaelmas quarter 1718 9,652 14 8
— 35,502 19 0
(total Receipts on all Duties for the several quarters; Xmas quarter 1717, 14,446l. 0s. 5d.; Ladyday quarter 1718, 19,476l. 11s. 11d.; Midsummer quarter 1718, 19,038l. 1s. 1d.; Michaelmas quarter 1718, 20,521l. 16s. 5d.) —
£73,482 9 10
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the Fond for Annuities purchased anno 1707 (see page lxxxv) £73,482 9 10

THE 12d. PER BUSHEL ON SALT GRANTED 7 & 8 WILLIAM III [c. 31] FOR EVER.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
for the First General Mortgage		 1,666 0 3
To Money received there:
Xmas quarter 1717		 15,186 19 0½
Ladyday quarter 1718 6,285 1 3
Midsummer quarter 1718 2,402 15 9½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 14,800 10 9
— 38,675 6 10
—
£40,341 7 1
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the English Company of Merchants trading to the South Seas 33,731 3 0
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
for the South Sea Company		 4,944 3 10
for the First General Mortgage 1,666 0 3
— 6,610 4 1
—
£40,341 7 1

[9 Wm. III, c. 44 and c. 25]

THE 28d. PER BUSHEL [ON] SALT GRANTED FROM 25 DECEMBER 1699 FOR EVER, WITH THE ADDITIONAL STAMP DUTIES FROM 1 AUGUST 1698.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on Salt Duties:
Xmas quarter 1717		 35,436 4 7
Ladyday quarter 1718 14,166 3 1½
Midsummer quarter 1718 5,446 17 11
Michaelmas quarter 1718 34,522 18 2½
— 89,572 3 10
on Stamp Duties:
Xmas quarter 1717		 8,013 11 3½
Ladyday quarter 1718 10,271 14 10
Midsummer quarter 1718 9,588 6 2
Michaelmas quarter 1718 10,158 3 4
— 38,031 15 7½
—
£127,603 19 5½
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the English Company of Merchants trading in a Joint Stock to India on 160,000l. per annum £127,603 19 5½

10 Anne [c. 18] pro anno 1712

THE DUTIES ON PRINTED, PAINTED, STAINED AND DYED CALICOES, LINENS AND STUFFS FOR 32 YEARS FROM 20 JULY 1712.

THE DUTIES ON SOAP GRANTED FOR 32 YEARS FROM 10 JUNE 1712.

DUTIES ON PAPER GRANTED FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1712.

NEW STAMP DUTIES ON SURRENDERS, RESIGNATIONS, TRANSFERS, NEWSPAPERS AND PAMPHLETS FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 AUGUST 1712,

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 2,656 19 4½
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Duties on Soap, Paper, etc.:
Xmas quarter 1717		 32,152 1 11
Ladyday quarter 1718 26,253 12 2½
Midsummer quarter 1718 33,898 0 8½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 37,709 13 4
— 130,013 8 2
on the Duty on Pamphlets:
Xmas quarter 1717		 1,746 3 7
Ladyday quarter 1718 2,536 1 10½
Midsummer quarter 1718 1,585 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 2,636 15 2
— 8,504 0 7½
(total Receipts 138,517l. 8s. 9½d.)
—
£141,174 8 2
Memorandum.—These Duties are continued by an Act 3 Geo. I [c. 7] for ever, towards answering a General Yearly Fond of 724,849l. 6s. 101/5d.
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Sir Andrew Chadwick, Kt., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711 599 17 8
By [paid] John Dutton Colt, Paymaster of the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 459 2 1½
By [paid] Thomas Jett, Esq., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,800,000l. anno 1712 881 9 6½
By [paid] Ambrose Phillips, Paymaster of the Class Lottery anno 1712 716 10 0½
—
2,656 19 4½
By Cash transferred to the General Fond for 724,849l. 6s. 101/5d. per annum to pay Annuities at 5 and 4 per cent. (see page xc) 138,517 8 9½
—
£141,174 8 2

[8 Anne, c. 5]

THE DUTIES ON CANDLES GRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 1 MAY, 1710 WITH THE RATES ON MONIES GIVEN WITH APPRENTICES FOR THE SAME TIME.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 1,099 4 2¼
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Duty on Candles:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 23 9 9
on the Apprentice Duty:
Xmas quarter 1717		 77 16 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 80 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 100 2 7
— 257 18 7
(total Receipts 281l. 8s. 4d.)
—
£1,380 12 6¼
Discharge or Creditor.
By Principal repaid in further part of a Credit for 500,000l. 919 3 10¼
[By payment of] Interest on ditto at 6l. per cent. 117 12 7
—
1,036 16 5¼
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 343 16 1
—
£1,380 12 6¼

[9 Anne, c. 15 as amended by 1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 21]

THE DUTIES ON CANDLES GRANTED FROM 1 MAY 1715 FOR EVER, WITH THE RATES ON MONIES GIVEN WITH APPRENTICES FOR THE SAME TIME.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Duty on Candles:
Xmas quarter 1717		 10,411 19 3½
Ladyday quarter 1718 25,706 2 2½
Midsummer quarter 1718 16,859 5 1½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 7,932 1 4½
—
60,909 8 0
Forfeitures on Chandlers:
Michaelmas quarter 1718		 7 15 3
— 60,917 3 3
on the Apprentice Duty:
Xmas quarter 1717		 619 13 4½
Ladyday quarter 1718 1,156 10 6
Midsummer quarter 1718 1,175 1 10
Michaelmas quarter 1718 1,182 18 2½
— 4,134 3 11
—
£65,051 7 2
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] the Governor and Company of Merchants trading to the South Seas 64,145 1 9
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 906 5 5
—
£65,051 7 2

[10 Anne, c. 19 continued for ever by 3 Geo. I, c. 7]

ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON HIDES, SKINS, ETC. GRANTED FOR 32 YEARS FROM 31 JULY 1712.

NEW DUTIES ON STARCH FOR 32 YEARS FROM THE SAME TIME.

DUTIES ON GILT AND SILVER WIRE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 JULY 1712.

DUTY OF 2s. 4d. ON EVERY POLICY OF INSURANCE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 AUGUST 1712.

AND THE NEW DUTIES ON COFFEE, TEA, ETC. FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 JULY 1712.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Additional Duty on Hides:
Xmas quarter 1717		 30,620 2 11½
Ladyday quarter 1718 26,030 19 4
Midsummer quarter 1718 27,869 2 10½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 25,931 9 5½
— 110,451 14 7½
on Wire and Starch:
Xmas quarter 1717		 3,777 4 5
Ladyday quarter 1718 3,339 11 11½
Midsummer quarter 1718 3,600 12 10½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 4,025 12 4
— 14,743 1 7
on Policies of Insurance:
Xmas quarter 1717		 750 6 10
Ladyday quarter 1718 610 5 11
Midsummer quarter 1718 419 19 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 659 0 5
— 2,439 12 2
—
£127,634 8 4½
Memorandum.—These Duties continued by an Act 3 Geo. I [c. 7] for ever, towards answering a General Yearly Fond of 724,849l. 6s. 101/6d.
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash transferred to the General Fond for 724,849l. 6s. 101/5d. per annum to pay Annuities at 5l. and 4l. per cent. (see page xc) £127,634 8 4½

THE DUTY ON HOUSES FOR WINDOWS CONTINUED BY AN ACT 5 ANNE [6 ANNE, c. 21] FROM 31 JULY 1710 FOR EVER.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 25,729 14 1
Ladyday quarter 1718 13,578 5 7
Midsummer quarter 1718 34,223 15 3½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 28,463 1 1
—
£101,994 16 0½
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] the Bank of England on 106,501l. 13s. 5d. per annum being 6l. per cent. redeemable by Parliament on repaying 1,775,027l. 17s. 10½d. value in Exchequer Bills, delivered up by them and cancelled 70,181 14 11½
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) 31,813 1 1
—
£101,994 16 0½

THE REVENUE OF THE POST OFFICE.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Receiver's hands 30 Sept. 1717; of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 554 17 10
To Cash received by Arthur Onslow, Esq., Receiver General of this Revenue, being the gross produce thereof between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on Arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 132 0 0
on Arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 77 6 1
Ladyday quarter 1718 134 15 6
— 212 1 7
on Growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 29,113 14 3
Ladyday quarter 1718 25,244 18 3
Midsummer quarter 1718 30,513 17 8
Michaelmas quarter 1718 32,672 9 0
— 117,544 19 2
(total Receipts 117,889l. 0s. 9d.)
—
£118,443 18 7
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid by the Receiver General of this Revenue for the uses and services foling, according to his Weekly Certificates in that behalf:
for the Civil List; Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
to William, Lord Cowper, late Lord Chancellor, on 4.000l. per annum 		3,230 15 0
to Thomas, Lord Parker, the present Lord Chancellor, on ditto 482 3 0
to His Grace, the Duke of Grafton, on 4,700l. per annum 4,700 0 0
to the Duke of Marlborough, on 5,000l. per annum 5,000 0 0
to Maynard, Duke of Schonburgh, on 4,000 per annum 4,000 0 0
to the Earl of Rochester, on ditto 4,000 0 0
to William Brockett, Esq., on 400l. per annum 200 0 0
to the Duke of Grafton, Executor of the late Duchess of Cleveland, in full of an arrear due at Xmas 1701 2,000 0 0
— 23,612 18 0
for Management; Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
for salaries to Officers and others		 9,607 11 7
for incident expenses 5,527 12 5
for letters returned 213 9 10
for charge of packet-boats 6,654 18 6
for so much remitted to M. Pajot of Paris 2,211 13 4
for so much remitted to M. Joupain of Brussels 129 17 3
— 24,345 2 11
[By paid] into the Exchequer:
[for Public Services]; the 700l. per week:
Xmas quarter 1717		 9,100 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 8,400 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 9,100 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 9,800 0 0
— 36,400 0 0
for the Civil List; arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 132 0 0
ditto; arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 212 1 7
ditto; growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 7,000 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 6,500 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 10,190 17 11
Michaelmas quarter 1718 10,000 0 0
— 33,690 17 11
(total paid into the Exchequer 70,434l. 19s. 6d.)
—
118,393 0 5
Balance in Cash remaining in the Receiver's hands 29 Sept. 1718; of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 50 18 2
—
£118,443 18 7

[9 Anne, c. 12 and c. 16]

THE DUTIES ON HIDES AND SKINS TANNED, TAWED OR DRESSED AND ON VELLUM AND PARCHMENT FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1711.

STAMP DUTIES ON CUSTOM DEBENTURES, BILLS OF LADING, ALMANACKS AND LICENCES FOR RETAILING WINE AND SELLING ALE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 1 AUGUST 1711.

THE DUTY OF 6d. PER PACK ON CARDS AND 5s. A PAIR ON DICE FOR 32 YEARS FROM 11 JUNE 1711.

THE WEEKLY SUM OF 700l. OUT OF THE POST OFFICE REVENUE FROM 29 SEPTEMBER 1711.

TWO HUNDRED LICENSED CHAIRS AT 10s. PER ANNUM EACH FROM 24 JUNE 1711.

[EIGHT HUNDRED HACKNEY COACHES AT 5s. PER WEEK FOR 32 YEARS FROM 24 JUNE 1715. THE DUTY OF 9s. PER TON ON ROCK SALT EXPORTED TO IRELAND FOR 32 YEARS FROM 11 JUNE 1711.]

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 433 1 4½
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Duty on Hides:
Xmas quarter 1717		 22,913 17 10½
Ladyday quarter 1718 26,690 10 11½
Midsummer quarter 1718 21,574 17 10
Michaelmas quarter 1718 25,587 11 11½
— 96,766 18 7½
on Stamp Duties:
Xmas quarter 1717		 2,630 7 1
Ladyday quarter 1718 4,363 12 9
Midsummer quarter 1718 3,884 13 2
Michaelmas quarter 1718 3,945 0 2½
— 14,823 13 2½
on Rock Salt:
Xmas quarter 1717		 180 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 343 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 139 10 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 50 0 0
— 712 10 0
on Hackney Coaches, etc.:
Ladyday quarter 1718		 2,000 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 1,700 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 4,143 9 3
— 7,843 9 3
on the 700l. per week Letter Money: Xmas quarter 1717 9,100 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 9,100 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 9,100 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 9,100 0 0
— 36,400 0 0
—
£156,979 12 5½
Memorandum.—These Duties are continued by an Act 3 Geo. I [c. 7] for ever, towards answering a General Yearly Fond of 724,849l. 6s. 101/6d.
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [paid] John Dutton Colt, Esq., Paymaster of the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 411 17 10
By [paid] Sir Andrew Chadwick, Kt., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711 21 3 6½
—
433 1 4½
By Cash transferred to the General Fond for 724,849l. 6s. 101/6d. per annum for Annuities at 5l. and 4l. per cent. (see page xc) 156,546 11 1
—
£156,979 12 5½

THE EXCHEQUER FOR THE REVENUE OF THE POST OFFICE PAID IN THERE FOR THE CIVIL LIST.

Debtor. £ s. d.
To the sum total of the payments certified to be made at the Receipt of Exchequer by the Receiver General of this Revenue between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
for the late Queen's Debts:
of Arrears due before 1 Aug. 1714		 132 0 0
for the King's Civil List:
of Arrears due before Michaelmas 1715		 212 1 7
of Revenue since Michaelmas 1715 37,390 17 11
—
£37,734 19 6
Memorandum.—The sum total of the Receipts at the Exchequer in this year exceeding the Payments certified to be made by the Receiver by the sum of 3,700l., is occasioned by the week's Receipt ending 30 Sept. 1717 being brought to this Account, which ought to have been charged in the preceding one.
Creditor.
By Payments made to the several Heads of the Civil List: to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of His Majesty's Household, upon account 4,758 0 0
to Charles Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account 4,841 11 3½
to William, Lord Cadogan, Master of the Robes, upon account 541 1 3
to Fees and Salaries 8,105 19 8½
to Pensions and Annuities 279 13 4
to Bounties 400 0 0
to William Lowndes, Esq., for His Majesty's Secret Service 5,471 16 11¾
to the Dowager Countess of Portland, Governess to the young Princesses 2,900 0 0
to contingencies 6,562 16 11¼
—
33,860 19 6
out of the late Queen's Arrears:
to John, Duke of Montague, for his salary as Master of the Great Wardrobe to Her late Majesty		 132 0 0
—
33,992 19 6
By Cash remaining for Balance:
in the Cashier's hands 29 Sept. 1718		 3,000 0 0
in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 742 0 0
—
£37,734 19 6

THE DUTY OF 4½ PER CENT. FROM BARBADOS AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 £13,286 0 2
Discharge or Creditor.
By Payments made: to Thomas Talmash, Esq., Lieutenant Governor of Montserrat, on his allowance 200 0 0
to Walter Hamilton, Esq., Governor in Chief over the Caribbee Islands, the like 1,500 0 0
to Daniel Smith, Esq., who supplied the said Office in the absence of Walter Hamilton 941 1 11
to William Matthews, Esq., the like 364 18 7½
to ditto, as Lieutenant Governor of the Island of St. Christopher's, on his allowance 200 0 0
to Daniel Smith, Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Nevis, the like 250 0 0
to Robert Lowther, Esq., Governor in Chief of the Island of Barbadoes, the like 2,000 0 0
to Edward Byam, Esq., Lieutenant Governor of Antegoa, the like 200 0 0
to George, Lord Viscount Dupplin, assignee of the Earl of Kinoul, on a perpetuity 3,000 0 0
—
8,656 0 6½
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 2,343 14 6
—
10,999 15 0½
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 2,286 5 1½
—
£13,286 0 2

[18 & 19 Car. II, c. 5 continued by 1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 43]

COINAGE DUTY FOR THE MINT, BEING 10s. PER TON ON WINES IMPORTED.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 2,805 13 7½
Ladyday quarter 1718 4,174 10 6
Midsummer quarter 1718 3,887 8 10½
—
£10,867 13 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] Sir Isaac Newton, Kt., Master of His Majesty's Mint, upon account 9,667 13 0
By [paid] Charles, Earl of Lauderdale, General of His Majesty's Mint in Scotland, upon account 1,200 0 0
—
£10,867 13 0

ARREARS OF THE DUTIES ON MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, ETC. GRANTED 8 & 9 WILLIAM III [c. 20] FROM 1 MAY 1700 AUGUST 1706.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Arrears remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 84 9 10
To Receipts there:
Ladyday quarter 1718		 6 12 6
Midsummer quarter 1718 5 4 0
— 11 16 6
—
£96 6 4
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept 1718 £96 6 4

THE FONDS GRANTED 7 & 8 WILLIAM III [c. 31] FOR CANCELLING EXCHEQUER BILLS ISSUED ANNO 1697.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 £429 19 10
Discharge or Creditor.
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 £429 19 10

SMALL BRANCHES AND CASUAL REVENUES.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
of First Fruits		 4,581 17 2½
of Tenths of the Clergy 785 5 1½
of Seizures 637 11 9¾
of Fines of Leases 206 5 0
of Sale of Foreign Salt in Scotland 197 11 9¼
of Assiento Money per South Sea Company 2 0 0
of Forfeitures for Treason 159 0 5
of Sale of Tin for Principal and Interest 2,667 6 1
of Imprest Money repaid for prompt payment of Annuities 386 0 3¼
of ditto, per Charles Bertie 203 19 7
of Rent of the Savoy Hospital 5,335 8 5
— 15,162 5 8¼
To Money arisen by Small Branches and Casualties between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Arrears due before Michaelmas 1715:
Sheriffs' Proffers		 0 3 4
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods 31 10 0
— 31 13 4
Growing Revenue since Michaelmas 1715:
First Fruits (whereof by tallies of assignment, 2,000l.)		 5,307 14 7½
Tenths (whereof by tallies of assignment, 5,750l.) 22,242 1 10½
Alienations (whereof by tallies of assignment, 750l.) 1,418 19 5
more being applied by the Receiver thereof 2,046 12 0
Post Fines by the Farmers thereof (whereof by tallies of assignment, 2,276l.) 2,276 0 0
Profits of the Hanaper (whereof by tallies of assignment, 37l. 4s. 7d.). 37 4 7
Sheriffs' Proffers 872 14 5
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods 28,097 11 2½
Fines of Leases 2,869 16 4
Wine Licences 4,000 0 0
Land Revenue 116 16 8
Forfeitures for Treason 52,827 18 10
Money paid for conscience sake 286 2 0
Rent of the Savoy Hospital 90 0 0
Imprest Money repaid per Henry Smith 1,122 12 11
ditto per Thomas Mickelthwaite 2,269 8 5
ditto per Nehemiah Arnold 290 14 9½
ditto per Sir Robert Furness 207 16 10
ditto per Giles Earl 38 11 9½
ditto per William Thomas 85 15 10
ditto per George Murray 26 17 6
ditto per John Chetwynd 152 15 11
ditto per Charles Eversfield 639 4 2
ditto per Charles Mason 1,000 0 0
Brewers' Forfeitures 52 6 0½
— 128,375 16 2
(total Monies arisen, 128,407l. 9s. 6d.)
of Arrears for the late Queen's Debts:
Sale of the Queen's Tin		 37,867 14 1
Seizures 11 13 9
Sheriffs' Proffers 0 8 0
Land Revenue 43 1 4¾
Duchy of Cornwall Revenue 2,710 5 6½
— 40,633 2 9¼
of Arrears for the late King's Debts:
Duchy of Cornwall Revenue		 3 9 6
—
£184,206 7 5½
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid to the following uses, etc
to the King's Civil List:
to the Cofferer:
out of Proffers 		130 8 0
out of Seizures 5,882 4 8
out of Fines of Leases 1,652 2 0
out of Wine Licences 2,000 0 0
out of Land Revenue 100 0 0
— 9,764 14 8
to the Treasurer of the Chamber:
out of Alienations 		668 19 5
out of Proffers 255 18 8
out of Seizures 279 15 0
out of Fines of Leases 3 2 4
out of Wine Licenses 932 12 0
— 2,140 7 5
to the Master of the Great Wardrobe:
out of Seizures 		7,814 4 5¾
to the [Master of the] Robes:
out of Proffers 		69 2 1
out of Land Revenue 10 0 0
— 79 2 1
to the Paymaster of the Works:
out of Proffers 		85 17 9
out of Seizures 5,600 0 0
out of Fines of Leases 206 5 0
out of Land Revenue 0 3 4
— 5,892 6 1
to Foreign Ministers:
out of Seizures 		802 0 0
out of Fines of Leases 780 0 0
— 1,582 0 0
to Fees and Salaries:
out of Seizures 		2,455 16 5
out of Hanaper Profits 37 4 7
— 2,493 1 0
to Pensions and Annuities:
out of First Fruits 		2,000 0 0
out of Tenths 5,750 0 0
out of Alienations 1,250 0 0
out of Proffers 88 19 4
out of Seizures 25 0 0
out of Fines and Leases 220 0 0
out of Land Revenue 6 13 4
— 9,340 12 8
to Bounties:
out of Proffers 		202 8 2
out of Seizures 1,514 15 2
out of Fines of Leases 214 12 0
— 1,931 15 4
to William Lowndes for Secret Service:
out of Proffers 		9 0 8
out of Seizures 2,531 10 0
— 2,540 10 8
to Presents to Foreign Ministers:
out of Seizures 		322 0 0
to contingencies:
out of Proffers 		29 16 5
out of Seizures 1,303 2 1
out of Wine Licences 567 8 0
— 1,900 6 6
to Charges of the Chancery Court:
out of Alienations 		1,546 12 0
to Farmers of Post Fines:
out of Post Fines 		2,276 0 0
—
49,623 12 10¾
to the late Queen's Civil List:
to the [Master of the] Great Wardrobe:
out of Proffers 		0 1 4
out of Duchy of Cornwall Revenue 667 18 8
— 668 0 0
to Foreign Ministers:
out of ditto 		975 4 0
to Fees and Salaries:
out of Seizures 		11 13 9
out of Duchy of Cornwall Revenue 283 5 9
— 294 19 6
to Pensions and Annuities:
out of ditto 		215 8 8½
to Presents to Foreign Ministers:
out of ditto 		500 0 0
to contingencies:
out of Proffers 		0 6 8
out of Duchy of Cornwall Revenue 68 8 5
— 68 15 1
(total for the late Queen's Civil List 2,722l. 7s. 3½d.)
—
52,346 0 2¼
for public Services:
to John Aislabie, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy, upon account:
out of Imprest repaid per Thomas Micklethwaite 		1,969 13 10
out of Mason's Imprest 1,000 0 0
— 2,969 13 10
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account:
out of Money paid per securities of Charles Eversfield 		639 4 2
to John Leacroft, Esq., Treasurer to the Commissioners for building 50 new Churches:
out of Imprest Money repaid per Henry Smith 		1,122 12 11
to the Commissioners of Enquiry, for salaries and incidents:
out of Forfeitures for Treason 		17,727 0 8
to Edward Barker, Esq., Treasurer to the Governors of His Majesty's Bounty for the augmentation of the maintenance of the Poor Clergy:
out of First Fruits 		4,581 17 2½
out of Tenths 1,118 2 9½
— 5,700 0 0
to Loans on Tin, Principal repaid:
out of [the sale of] Tin 		35,100 0 0
to ditto, Interest:
out of ditto 		3,551 11 3
— 38,651 11 3
transferred to the Aggregate Fond for the Bank:
out of Brewers' Forfeitures (see page lxxxviii)		 52 6 0½
(total for Public Services 66,862l. 8s. 10½d.)
—
119,208 9 0¾
Balance in Cash remaining in the Ex- chequer 28 Sept. 1718:
of First Fruits		 3,307 14 7½
of Tenths of the Clergy 16,159 4 2½
of Sheriffs' Proffers 1 6 8
of Seizures 236 5 2½
of Wine Licences 500 0 0
of Sale of Foreign Salt in Scotland 197 11 9¼
of Rent of Savoy Hospital 5,425 8 5
of Assiento Money 2 0 0
of Money paid for conscience sake 286 2 0
of Imprest Money repaid for prompt payment of Annuities 386 0 3¼
ditto, per Charles Bertie 203 19 7
ditto, per Thomas Micklethwaite 299 14 7
ditto, per Nehemiah Arnold 290 14 9½
ditto, per William Thomas 85 15 10
ditto, per George Murray 26 17 6
ditto, per John Chetwynd 152 15 11
ditto, per Giles Earl 38 11 9½
ditto, per Sir Robert Furness, Bt. 207 16 10
of Forfeitures for Treason 35,259 18 7
of the Sale of Tin for Principal and Interest 1,883 8 11
—
64,951 7 6
Arrears for the late Queen's use:
of Land Revenue		 43 1 4¾
Arrears for the late King's use:
of Duchy of Cornwall Revenue		 3 9 6
— 64,997 18 4¾
—
£184,206 7 5½

ARREARS OF DIVERS AIDS AND TAXES GRANTED BY PARLIAMENT.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining at the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
for Principal and Interest:
of the Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714		 1,247 7 6¾
of the Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715 1,198 18 4
for other uses:
of the Fifth 4s. Aid anno 1702		 1 0 0
of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 25 0 0
of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711. 66 18 2
of the Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 62 4 0
of the Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 163 11 1
of the Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 103 10 9
of the Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715 2,585 6 6½
for the King's Civil List:
of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid [anno 1711]		 673 14 4
Forfeitures of 10l. per cent. on the Receivers of the following Aids and Taxes:
of the Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708		 2 11 4
of the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 11 16 8
of the Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 16 11 2
of the Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 28 9 2
of the Duty on Houses for the Bank 37 11 7
ditto, for the Lottery anno 1710 13 5 2
(total Forfeitures, 110l. 5s. 1d.)
— 6,237 15 10¼
To Arrears received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the First Poll anno 1689, Midsummer quarter 1718		 1 0 0
on the First Quarterly Poll anno 1692, Ladyday quarter 1718 13 13 0
on the First 4s. Aid anno 1693, Michaelmas quarter 1718 111 4 10
on the Second 4s. Aid anno 1694, Ladyday quarter 1718 1 4 0
on the Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694, Ladyday quarter 1718 9 16 0
on the Third 4s. Aid anno 1695, Ladyday quarter 1718 1 18 0
on Subsidies anno 1697, Ladyday quarter 1718 26 4 4
on the Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698, Ladyday quarter 1718 8 8 0
on the Second 3s. Aid anno 1698, Xmas quarter 1717 637 10 7
on the Third 3s. Aid anno 1699, Xmas quarter 1717 126 5 2½
on the Fifth 4s. Aid and Subsidies anno 1702:
Ladyday quarter 1718		 1 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 1 4 0
— 2 4 0
on the Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 0 19 10½
on the Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 680 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 0 10 0
— 680 10 0
on the Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712:
Xmas quarter 1717		 176 9 6
Midsummer quarter 1718 110 5 4
— 286 14 10
on the Third 2s. Aid anno 1713: Xmas quarter 1717 3,506 16 11
Michaelmas quarter 1718 16 2 6
— 3,522 19 5
on the Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714:
Xmas quarter 1717		 1,105 2 8½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 156 0 9
— 1,261 3 5½
on the Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715:
Xmas quarter 1717		 972 9 2½
Ladyday quarter 1718 519 9 1½
Midsummer quarter 1718 1,139 16 5
Michaelmas quarter 1718 33 14 9
— 2,665 9 6
(total Arrears for England, 9,357l. 5s. 0½d.)
and on the part of Scotland:
on the Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 149 11 8
on the Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 777 0 7
(total Arrears for England and Scotland 10,283l. 17s. 3½d.)
To Cash for so much received for Forfeitures of 10l. per cent. on the Receivers of the Duty on Houses for the Bank, in the Quarter ended at Michaelmas 1718 12 10 2
—
£16,534 3 3¾
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid at the Receipt of Exchequer:
to Interest of Loans on the Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715:
out of the Fifth 2s. Aid 		63 18 10
to Receivers of Taxes for their expenses in paying into the Exchequer the Moneys by them received on sundry Aids and Taxes:
out of [the following Aids]
the First 4s. Aid anno 1693		 111 4 10
the Second 4s. Aid anno 1694 1 4 0
the Third 4s. Aid anno 1695 1 18 0
the Second 3s. Aid anno 1698 637 10 7
the Third 3s. Aid anno 1699 126 5 2½
the Fifth 4s. Aid anno 1702 3 4 0
the Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 0 19 10½
the Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 680 10 0
the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 25 0 0
the Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 66 18 2
the Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 348 18 10
the Third 2s. Aid anno 1713 3,686 10 6
the Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 2,761 13 5¼
the Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715 7,115 16 3¾
— 15,567 13 9
—
15,631 12 7
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
the First Poll anno 1689		 1 0 0
the First Quarterly Poll anno 1692 13 13 0
the Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694 9 16 0
Subsidies anno 1697 26 4 4
the Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698 8 8 0
the Fifth 2s. Aid anno 1715 46 19 9¾
the Fourteenth 4s. Aid [anno 1711]; for the King's Civil List 673 14 4
Forfeitures of 10l. per cent. on the Receivers of the following Aids and Taxes:
the Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708		 2 11 4
the Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 11 16 8
the Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 16 11 2
the Fourth 2s. Aid anno 1714 28 9 2
Duty on Houses for the Bank 50 1 9
ditto, for the Lottery anno 1710 13 5 2
— 902 10 8¾
(total Forfeitures, 122l. 15s. 3d.)
—
£16,534 3 3¾

Pro anno 1716 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 31]

THE SIXTEENTH 4s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1716.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 60,911 1 9¼
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1717		 4,600 0 0
Lady day quarter 1718 2,500 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 1,400 0 0
— 8,500 0 0
England:
Xmas quarter 1717		 85,811 10 5½
Ladyday quarter 1718 32,313 17 0½
Midsummer quarter 1718 15,089 18 7
Michaelmas quarter 1718 4,945 6 2
— 138,160 12 3
(total Receipts 146.660l. 12s. 3d.)
—
£207,571 14 0¼
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [payment of] Principal of Loans registered on this Aid 194,761 10 0
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 9,157 11 8
—
203,919 1 8
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 3,652 12 4¼
—
£207,571 14 0¼

Pro anno 1717 [3 Geo. I, c. 3]

THE FIFTH 3s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1717.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 42,944 8 9
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Scotland:
Xmas quarter 1717		 5,000 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 5,500 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 8,800 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 8,900 0 0
— 28,200 0 0
England:
Xmas quarter 1717		 323,768 16 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 287,664 0 8
Midsummer quarter 1718 464,869 9 8
Michaelmas quarter 1718 151,525 11 8
— 1,227,827 18 0
(total Receipts 1,256,027l. 18s. 0d.)
—
£1,298,972 6 9
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans on the Fourth 2s. Aid, transferred to this Aid 217 6 2¼
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 13 13 1
— 230 19 3¼
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans repaid on this Aid after the said transfer 1,233,095 8 11¼
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 46,544 1 3
— 1,279,639 10 2¼
—
1,279,870 9 5½
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 19,101 17 3½
—
£1,298,972 6 9

Pro anno 1718 [4 Geo. I, c. 1]

THE SIXTH 3s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE FROM 25 MARCH 1718

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Money received at the Exchequer:
Michaelmas quarter 1718		 £84,985 0 0
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on this Aid 65,000 0 0
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 2,512 18 1
—
67,512 18 1
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 17,472 1 11
—
£84,985 0 0

SAMUEL EDWARDS, GEORGE JERMAIN AND JOHN STOCKWELL, THE PERSONS APPOINTED TO PAY INTEREST ON EXCHEQUER BILLS.

Debtors. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in their hands at Michaelmas 1717 1,798 11 1¼
To Money Imprested to them to reimburse the Interest allowed by the Tellers on all Exchequer Bills paid in there within the time of this Account, as per Account (see page lxxxviii) 95,000 0 0
—
£96,798 11 1¼
Creditors.
By [paid to] the Tellers of the Exchequer for Interest allowed by them on all Bills paid in there within the time of this Account 92,377 11 7¼
By so much allowed the Accomptants per contra; for charges in passing their accounts 156l. 6s. 2½d., and for salaries for one year ended 5 Jan. 1717–18, 750l. 906 6 2½
—
93,283 17 9¾
Balance is the Remain in the hands of the Accomptants per contra at Michaelmas 1718 3,514 13 3½
—
£96,798 11 1¼

THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON SOAP AND PAPER; THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON PRINTED, PAINTED, STAINED AND DYED SILKS, CALICOES, LINENS ETC.; THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON STARCH AND ON COALS EXPORTED; THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON STAMPED VELLUM, PARCHMENT AND PAPER.

(Granted [by an Act] 12 Anne [13 Anne, c. 18] for 32 years from 2 Aug. 1714.)

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 58,718 18 11½
To Receipts there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Additional Duty on Soap:
Xmas quarter 1717		 21,498 12 9½
Lady day quarter 1718 16,732 11 3½
Midsummer quarter 1718 20,798 13 6
Michaelmas quarter 1718 25,301 19 6
— 84,331 17 1
Additional Duty on Paper:
Xmas quarter 1717		 4,495 6 6
Ladyday quarter 1718 5,931 6 5
Midsummer quarter 1718 5,173 9 1
Michaelmas quarter 1718 6,421 2 3
— 22,021 4 3
ditto on Coals exported:
Xmas quarter 1717		 878 17 11
Ladyday quarter 1718 876 14 8
Midsummer quarter 1718 731 14 11½
Michaelmas quarter 1718 1,940 3 6½
— 4,427 11 1
(total Receipts, 110,780l. 12s. 5d.)
To Cash for so much transferred from the Aggregate Fond (see page lxxxviii) being to make good the Deficiency of this Fond at Michaelmas 1717 pursuant to an Act 1 Geo. I [st. 2, c. 12] 7,913 13 0½
—
£177,413 4 5
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] George Murray, Esq., Paymaster of the Lottery for 1,400,000l. anno 1714 116,198 0 2
By [paid] Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries supplied 325 12 11½
—
116,523 13 1½
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 60.889 11 3½
—
£177,413 4 5

LOANS ON MONEY ARISING BY SALE OF HER LATE MAJESTY'S TIN.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 10,477 11 4
Discharge or Creditor.
By Payments made at the Exchequer:
to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of the Household, upon account		 892 5 4
to Foreign Ministers on their Ordinary and Extraordinary [Allowances] 3,045 15 0
to Fees and Salaries 732 8 7
to Pensions and Annuities 389 11 3½
to Bounties 324 19 6¾
to contingencies 4,010 12 4¼
—
9,395 12 1½
By [paid] Edward Elliot, Esq., on account of the Tin Affair 1,081 19 2½
—
£10,477 11 4

[9 Anne, c. 17, continued 10 Anne, c. 20]

LOANS ON COALS FOR BUILDING 50 NEW CHURCHES.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 6,000 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 19,284 0 0
—
£25,284 0 0
Discharge or Creditor.
By paid Galfridus Walpole, Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, upon account 6,000 0 0
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 19,284 0 0
—
£25,284 0 0

[9 Anne, c. 17]

THE DUTY ON COALS AND CULM FOR BUILDING 50 NEW CHURCHES GRANTED FROM 14 MAY 1716 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 1724.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 10,389 11 5½
To Money received there between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
Xmas quarter 1717		 12,941 19 5
Ladyday quarter 1718 2,572 6 7
Midsummer quarter 1718 7,382 7 6
Michaelmas quarter 1718 36,319 1 10
— 59,215 15 4
—
£69,605 6 9½
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans Registered in the Duties per contra 56,650 0 0
[By payment of] Interest on the said Loans at [6] per cent. 3,457 10 7
— 60,107 10 7
By [paid] Charles Batteley, Esq., towards repairing the Collegiate Church of St. Peter's, Westminster 6,000 0 0
—
66,107 10 7
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 3,497 16 2½
—
£69,605 6 9½

Pro anno 1716 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 31]

LOANS ON THE SIXTEENTH 4s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1716.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 £1,372 6 9¾
Discharge or Creditor.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on the Candle Duty transferred to this Aid 1,050 0 0
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 121 12 11
—
1,171 12 11
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
for Loans on the Candle Duty		 200 13 10¾
—
£1,372 6 9¾

Pro anno 1717 [3 Geo. I, v. 3]

LOANS ON THE FIFTH 3s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1717.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 £14,260 7 2¾
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By payments made at the Exchequer:
to John Aislabie, Esq., late Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, upon account		 9,317 5 10½
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces, upon account 1,715 6 5¼
— 11,032 12 3¾
to the Commissioners for stating the Debts due to the Army, on their salaries 1,750 0 0
to ditto, for salaries to clerks and incidents 1,477 14 11
— 3,227 14 11
—
£14,260 7 2¾

Pro anno 1718 [4 Geo. I, c. 1]

LOANS ON THE SIXTH 3s. AID GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR FROM 25 MARCH 1718.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
in Money:
Xmas quarter 1717		 400,000 0 0
Ladyday quarter 1718 386,888 5 4
Midsummer quarter 1718 212,293 10 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 107,017 6 9
— 1,106,199 2 1
by Levying Tallies:
Ladyday quarter 1718		 206,216 11 9¼
—
£1,312,415 13 10¼
Discharge or Creditor.
By payments made at the Exchequer:
out of Loans:
in Money:
to John Aislabie, Esq., late Treasurer of the Navy, upon account		 402,000 3 1
to Richard Hampden, the present Treasurer, upon account 62,797 5 1
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 1,946 3 10
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces 563,875 12 10
— 1,030,619 4 10
to the Commissioners for stating the Debts due to the Army, on their salaries 875 0 0
to ditto, for salaries to clerks and incidents 750 0 0
—
1,032,244 4 10
in Tallies:
to John Aislabie, late Treasurer of the Navy, upon account		 120,000 0 0
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces 86,216 11 9¼
— 206,216 11 9¼
—
1,238,460 16 7¼
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 73,954 17 3
—
£1,312,415 13 10¼

Pro anno 1716 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 36]

LOANS ON THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1716 TO 24 JUNE 1717.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 £2,475 12 9¼
Discharge or Creditor.
By Loans remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 £2,475 12 9¼

Pro anno 1717 [3 Geo. I, c. 4]

LOANS ON THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1717 TO 24 JUNE 1718.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
in Money:
Xmas quarter 1717		 450,000 0 0
Midsummer quarter 1718 2,090 0 0
— 452,090 0 0
By levying Tallies:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 42,910 0 0
Michaelmas quarter 1718 21,077 9 3
— 63,987 9 3
—
£516,077 9 3
Discharge or Creditor.
By payments made at the Exchequer:
out of Loans:
in Money:
to John Aislabie, Esq., [late] Treasurer of the Navy, upon account		 124,818 8 8½
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 14,000 0 0
to James, Earl of Carnarvon, for arrears due to Her late Majesty's Forces 2,090 0 0
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces, upon account 311,159 6 2½
— 452,067 14 11
to the Commissioners for stating the Debts due to the Army, for incidents 22 5 1
—
452,090 0 0
in Tallies:
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account		 21,077 9 3
to James, Earl of Carnarvon, for arrears due to Her Majesty's Forc 42,910 0 0
— 63,987 9 3
—
£516,077 9 3

Pro anno 1718 [4 Geo. I, c. 3]

LOANS ON THE DUTIES ON MALT, MUM, CYDER AND PERRY CONTINUED FROM 24 JUNE 1718 TO 24 JUNE 1719.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Loans made at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
in Money:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 350,000 0 0
by levying Tallies:
Midsummer quarter 1718		 350,000 0 0
—
£700,000 0 0
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By payments made at the Exchequer:
out of Loans:
in Money:
to Richard Hampden, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy, upon account		 115,274 0 0
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 10,000 0 0
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces, upon account 109,257 8 0
—
234,531 8 0
to the Commissioners for stating the Debts due to the Army, on their salaries 875 0 0
to ditto for salaries to clerks and incidents 750 0 0
to the Commissioners for stating the Debts due to Scotland by way of Equivalent for salaries and incidents 3,980 0 0
to [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on Malt 1716 83,163 7 0
to [payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 2,904 16 7
— 326,204 11 7
in Tallies:
to Richard Hampden, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy, upon account		 268,000 0 0
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 30,000 0 0
to Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of His Majesty's Forces, upon account 52,000 0 0
— 350,000 0 0
—
676,204 11 7
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 23,795 8 5
—
£700,000 0 0

Pro anno 1714 [13 Anne, c. 18, amended 1 Geo. I, c. 2]

CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE ACT FOR RAISING 1,400,000l. BY WAY OF A LOTTERY FOR THE YEAR 1714.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Contributions remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
for Interest on Debentures made out for the sufferers of Nevis and St. Christopher's		 807 19 0¼
for Public Service 2,445 5 0
—
£3,253 4 0¼
Discharge or Creditor.
By [payment of] Interest on Debentures made out for the sufferers of Nevis and St. Christopher's 340 7 10½
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
for Interest on Debentures made out for the sufferers of Nevis and St. Christopher's		 467 11 1¾
for Public Services 2,445 5 0
(total Remains 2,912l. 16s. 1¾d.)
—
£3,253 4 0¼

Pro anno 1715 [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 19]

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RAISING 910,000l. BY SALE OF ANNUITIES AT 5l. PER CENT. PER ANNUM REDEEMABLE BY PARLIAMENT.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d.
To Contributions remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
for Public Services		 108 6 2
Loans on the Duty on Hops 1,482 17 0½
—
£1,591 3 2¼
Discharge or Creditor. £ s. d.
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans Registered on the Duty on Hops anno 1711 300 0 0
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 14 8 7
—
314 8 7
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
for Public Services		 108 6 2
Loans on the Duty on Hops 1,168 8 5½
— 1,276 14 7½
—
£1,591 3 2½

ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, ESQ., PAYMASTER OF THE CIVIL LIST IN SCOTLAND.

Charge or Debtor Nil
Discharge or Creditor Nil

THE SEVERAL ACCOMPTANTS FOR THE SUMS IMPRESTED TO THEM IN TALLIES FOR USES TO BE APPOINTED.

Debtors. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To the sum in Tallies remaining in their hands unapplied at Michaelmas 1717:
for the year 1705:
on Reversionary Annuities in Mr. Aislabie's hands		 16,664 0 0
for the year 1716:
on Land Tax in the same hands		 188 10 3¾
for the year 1717:
on Land Tax in the same hands		 3,000 0 0
—
19,852 10 3¾
for the year 1715:
on Malt Duties in the hands of the Earl of Lincoln		 14,001 0 5
— 33,853 10 8¾
To the sums imprested to the several Treasurers and Paymasters by levying Tallies on the Public Fonds for uses to be appointed between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
for the year 1717: Tallies on the Malt Duties:
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, as per Account (see page lxxviii)		 21,077 9 3
to James, Earl of Carnarvon, for arrears to Land Forces, as per Account (see page lxxviii) 42,910 0 0
— 63,987 9 3
for the year 1718:
Tallies on the Land Tax:
to John Aislabie, Esq., late Treasurer of the Navy, as per Account (see page lxxvii)		 120,000 0 0
to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of the Forces, as per Account (see (page lxxvii) 86,216 11 9¼
— 206,216 11 9¼
Tallies on the Malt Duties:
to Richard Hampden, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy, as per Account (see page lxxix)		 268,000 0 0
to Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, as per Account (see page lxxix) 30,000 0 0
to the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of of the Forces, as per Account (see page lxxix) 52,000 0 0
— 350,000 0 0
(total for the year 1718, 556,216 11s. 9¼d.)
—
654,057 11 9
To a surcharge on John Aislabie, Esq., late Treasurer of the Navy, for so much assigned over to him by the Earl of Lincoln in Tallies on the Land Tax anno 1718 for a like sum in money raised on the Land Tax for the same year 86,216 11 9¼
To a surcharge on Richard Hampden, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy, for so much assigned over to him of sundry sums by John Aislabie, Esq., late Treasurer of the Navy:
Reversionary Annuities anno 1705		 2,896 1 10
Tallies on the Land Tax anno 1716 188 10 3¾
Tallies on the Land Tax anno 1718 84,500 0 0
— 87,548 12 1¾
—
£827,858 15 8
Creditors.
By Services supplied out of the Tallies:
by John Aislabie, Esq., late Treasurer of the Navy, for so much by him assigned to Richard Hampden, Esq., the present Treasurer:
Reversionary Annuities anno 1705		 2,896 1 10
Tallies on the Land Tax anno 1716 188 10 3¾
Tallies on the Land Tax anno 1718 84,500 0 0
— 87,584 12 1¾
an Reversionary Annuities anno 1705:
by John Aislabie, late Treasurer of the Navy:
for account of Wages		 1,429 13 6
for account of Victualling 6,338 4 8
for account of Wear and Tear 6,000 0 0
—
13,767 18 2
more to be allowed for so much assigned by him to Richard Hampden, Esq., the succeeding Treasurer and applied by him:
for account of Wages		 2,563 1 10
— 16,331 0 0
on Land Tax anno 1716:
by so much assigned by John Aislabie, Esq., to Richard Hampden and applied by him:
for account of Wear and Tear		 188 10 3¾
on Land Tax anno 1717:
by John Aislabie, Esq.: for account of Victualling		 3,000 0 0
on Malt anno 1717:
by Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, for Land Services..		 21,077 9 3
by James, Earl of Carnarvon, late Paymaster of the Forces, in further part of 250,000l. granted to enable His Majesty to concert measures with Foreign Princes 42,910 0 0
— 63,987 9 3
on Land Tax anno 1718:
by John Aislabie, Esq.:
for account of the Ordinary, Yards included		 64,923 0 0
for account of Wages 43,857 9 11½
for account of Wear and Tear 4,488 0 1½
for account of the Victualling 6,731 9 11
—
120,000 0 0
more being in part of 86,216l. 11s. 9¼d. assigned to him by the Earl of Lincoln for a like sum remaining in his hand in Money on the Land Tax anno 1718:
for account of the Ordinary		 7,500 0 0
for account of Wages 12,303 12 7½
for account of Wear and Tear 3,800 0 0
for account of the Victualling 12,112 19 1¾
— 155,716 11 9¼
(total assigned by the Earl of Lincoln 35,716l. 11s. 9¼d.)
by Henry, Earl of Lincoln, for so much by him assigned to John Aislabie, Esq., for a like sum in money raised on the Land Tax for the year 1718 86,216 11 9¼
on Malt anno 1718:
by Richard Hampden, Esq., Treasurer of the Navy:
for account of the Ordinary		 45,000 0 0
for account of Wages 5,116 0 0
for account of Wear and Tear 113,207 2 1½
South Sea Company to Midsummer 1718 104,676 17 10½
— 268,000 0 0
by Harry Mordaunt, Treasurer of the Ordnance:
for Land Services		 25,000 0 0
for Sea Services 5,000 0 0
— 30,000 0 0
by the Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster of Forces:
for account of Guards, Garrisons, etc. in Great Britain, Jersey and Guernsey		 25,371 5 8
for account of Forces in the Plantations of America 3,177 10 4
for account of Forces and the Garrison in Minorca 3,848 16 9
for account of Forces and the Garrison in Gibraltar 2,473 1 6
for account of Provisions for the Garrison there 1,129 5 9
— 36,000 0 0
By the Remains in Tallies for uses to be appointed, in the hands of the respective Treasurers and Paymasters at Michaelmas 1718:
for the year 1705:
on Reversionary Annuities in the hands of Mr. Hampden		 333 0 0
for the year 1718:
on the Sixth 3s. Aid in the same hands		 50,500 0 0
— 50,833 0 0
on the Duties on Malt in the Earl of Lincoln's hands 16,000 0 0
for the year 1715:
on ditto, in the same hands		 14,001 0 5
— 30,001 0 5
(total Remains 80,834l. 0s. 5d.)
—
£827,858 15 8

EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 184,242l. 14s. 0d. PER ANNUM IN ANNUITIES PURCHASED ANNO 1706.

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717:
out of the 9d. per barrel Excise		 53,087 7 2¼
out of the One-third Tonnage and Poundage 53,856 9 3¾
out of the surplus ditto, for Annuities on the First Act 1708 [6 Anne, c. 39] 33,841 15 2½
out of Coals before Michaelmas 1710 760 17 0
— 141,546 8 8½
To the One-third Tonnage and Poundage for the net produce thereof in the year ended Michaelmas 1718 as per Account (see page xliii) 92,794 16 8½
To the produce of the 9d. per barrel Excise granted for 98 years from 8 March 1706–7 as per Account (see page li) 168,742 14 3
To the Duties on Coals, Culm and Cinders for Arrears recovered on the Grant which determined at Michaelmas 1710, as per Account (see page xl) 136 9 11
— 261,674 0 10½
—
£403,220 9 7
Creditor.
By paid on Annuities per contra which continue for 99 years from 25 March 1706 183,900 4 0
By rewards to Officers for paying and accounting 1,470 0 0
By [paid] Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries supplied 92 18 6½
— 1,562 18 6½
—
185,463 2 6½
By Cash transferred to the Fond for 40,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 39,712 10 7
more, being the surplus of this Fond at Ladyday 1718 35,694 16 6¾
— 75,407 7 1¾
—
260,870 9 8¼
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
of the 9d. per barrel Excise		 79,312 19 5
of the One-third Tonnage and Poundage 28,584 5 11¼
of the surplus ditto for Annuities, First Act 1708 [6 Anne, c. 39] 34,425 10 2½
of Coals before Michaelmas 1710 27 4 4
— 142,349 19 10¾
—
£403,220 9 7

[6 Anne, c. 2]

EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 72,187l. 10s. 0d. PER ANNUM IN ANNUITIES PURCHASED ANNO 1707.

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 32,739 13 3¾
To the Income of sundry Duties and Revenues appropriated to pay these Annuities in the year ended at Michaelmas 1718, as per Account (see page lv) 73,482 9 10
—
£106,222 3 1¾
Creditor.
By paid on the Annuities per contra, which continue for 99 years from 25 March 1707 71,995 0 0
By rewards to Officers, for paying and accounting, etc. 375 12 2
By [paid] Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries supplied 40 16 4¾
— 416 8 6¾
—
72,411 8 6¾
By Cash transferred to the Fond for paying 40,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 4,053 7 11
—
76,464 16 5¾
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
of the Duty on Sweets		 1,592 5 6½
of the Duty on Low Wine 16,480 16 3
of the [Duty on] Hawkers and Pedlars 4,480 5 8
of the Duty on Paper 7,203 19 2½
— 29,757 6 8
—
£106,222 3 1¾

[6 Anne, c. 39]

EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 40,000l. >PER ANNUM ON THE FIRST ACT FOR SALE OF ANNUITIES ANNO 1708.

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1717, to wit, of overplus money of the Fond for Annuities and Survivorship 2,140 17 3
To the overplus of sundry Fonds and Revenues appropriated to pay these Annuities:
Surplus of the One-third Tonnage and Poundage		 39,712 10 7
Surplus of the 9d. per barrel Excise 35,694 16 6¾
Surplus of the Duty on Paper 4,053 7 11
— 79,460 15 0¾
—
£81,601 12 3¾
Creditor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
By paid on Annuities per contra, which continue for 99 years from 25 March 1708 39,490 15 0
By rewards to Officers for paying and accounting 208 2 7
By [paid] Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries supplied 13 13 0
— 221 15 7
—
39,712 10 7
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) 39,748 4 5¾
—
79,460 15 0¾
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1718, to wit, overplus money of the Fond for Annuities and Survivorship 2,140 17 3
—
£81,601 12 3¾

[6 Anne, c. 48]

EXCHEQUER TO THE FOND FOR PAYING 80,000l. PER ANNUM ON THE SECOND ACT FOR SALE OF ANNUITIES ANNO 1708.

Debtor. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1717 26,401 14 7¾
To the Income of the Half Subsidy appropriated to approriated to pay these Annuities as per Account (see page xlvi) 140,935 1 9
—
£167,336 16 4¾
—
Creditor. £ s. d.
By paid on Annuities per contra, which continue for 99 years from 24 June 1708 79,999 12 6
By rewards to Officers for paying and accounting, etc. 416 5 3
By paid Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries supplied 33 2 0
— 449 7 3
—
80,448 19 9
By Cash transferred to the General or Aggregate Fond for the Bank (see page lxxxviii) 60,485 14 6
—
140,934 14 3
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718 26,402 2 1¾
—
£167,336 16 4¾

[3 Geo. I, c. 7]

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANNUITIES AT 4l. PER CENT. PER ANNUM SUBSCRIBED INTO THE BANK ANNO 1717.

Charge or Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Contributions received at the Exchequer:
Xmas quarter 1717		 £437,801 15 2
Discharge or Creditor.
By [paid] John Aislabie, Esq., [late] Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, upon account 4,351 11 6
By [paid] Harry Mordaunt, Esq., Treasurer of the Ordnance, upon account 1,096 8 6½
By [paid] James, Earl of Carnarvon, for arrears to Land Forces 18,747 18 1½
—
24,195 18 2
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on the Duty on Low Wines, anno 1705 61,507 3 2
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 5,305 6 0
— 66,812 9 2
By [repayment of] Principal of Loans registered on the Duty on Candles and Apprentices anno 1710 311,900 7 4
[By payment of] Interest on ditto Loans 34,893 0 6
— 346,793 7 10
—
£437,801 15 2

EXCHEQUER TO THE GENERAL OR AGGREGATE FOND ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT 1 GEORGE I [St. 2, c. 12] FOR THE BANK AND OTHERS.

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept 1717:
for the Bank:
of the Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage		 18,773 5 0¼
of the Duty on Coffee, Tea, etc. 14,113 14 6
of the Increased Duties on ditto 1,407 11 10½
of the Increased Duties on Calicoes 13,211 11 10½
of the Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage 57,622 5 8½
of the Surplus ditto for Annuities 1708, at Michaelmas 1717 42,271 15 1¾
of the Duty on Hops 735 19 1
of the 25l. per Ton [Duty on] French Wines Imported 20,484 11 8½
of the Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth 641 14 6
of Brewers' Forfeitures 100 16 10½
— 169,363 6 3½
To the Income or Produce of the said Fond, between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718:
on the Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage		 116,204 2 4
on the Duty on Coffee, Tea, etc. 33,973 12 4½
on the Increased Duties on ditto 49,856 17 10½
on the Increased Duties on Calicoes 16,141 1 4
on the Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage 140,935 1 9
on the Surplus of the other Moiety above 80,000l. to pay Annuities 60,485 14 6
on the Duty on Hops 47,222 19 8½
on the [Duty of] 25l. per Ton [on] French Wines Imported 41,782 7 10½
on the Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth 1,797 1 0½
on the Plantation Duty 248 3 0
on the Prize Duty from the Plantations 300 0 0
on the [Duty of] 25l. per Ton [on] French Prize Wines 5 11 3
on the Arrears of the Duty on Coals anno 1703 50 1 2½
on the Arrears of the Five-sevenths Tonnage on Ships 29 11 1½
on the Arrears of the Two-sevenths Tonnage on Ships 11 16 5
on the Surplus Two-sevenths Excise 11,905 2 1½
on the Surplus of the Five-sevenths Excise on 1 June 1718 8,488 11 4½
on the Surplus 9d. Excise for 99 years at Midsummer 1718 22,397 3 2¾
on the Duty on Houses, for Windows 31,813 1 1
on Brewers' Forfeitures 52 6 0½
on the Surplus of the Annuity Fond 1706 and 1707 at Ladyday 1718, over and above what will satisfy the Annuities of 40,000l. per an., anno 1708 39,748 4 5¾
— 623,448 10 1½
—
£792,811 16 5
Memorandum.—The Surplus of the Civil List Fonds in the three years ended at Michaelmas 1718 amounted to 163,046l. 0s. 8¼d. but is not brought to account under this Head by reason there is not sufficient of these Fonds in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1718 to answer the same.
Creditor.
By payments made at the Exchequer:
to make good the Deficiency at Michaelmas 1717, of the Fond for the Lottery anno 1714		 7,913 13 0½
to Samuel Edwards, George Jermain and John Stockwell, to reimburse the Interest allowed by the Tellers of the Exchequer on all Exchequer Bills at the rate of 2d. per cent. per diem to Xmas 1717, from which time the said Bills are to bear Interest at the rate of 1d. per cent. per diem 85,000 0 0
to ditto, for the like, at the rate of 1d. per cent. per diem 10,000 0 0
to the Bank of England on the Allowance of 3l. per cent. per an. for circulating all the said uncancelled Bills, which amount to the Principal sum of 4,561,025l. for two quarters ended at Xmas 1717 68,415 7 6
to ditto on their Allowance of 45.000l. and 8,000l. per an. for exchanging all the said Bills for ready money upon Demand between 30 July 1717 and 25 Dec. 1717 from which time the said Allowance do cease and determine 21,236 6 0¼
to ditto, on the Allowance of 3l. per cent. per an. for circulating Exchequer Bills amounting to 2,561,025l. for two quarters ended at Midsummer 1718 38,415 7 6
to ditto, on their Annuity of 100,000l. per an. in lieu of 2,000,000l. in Exchequer Bills brought in to be cancelled for two quarters ended Midsummer 1718 50,000 0 0
to salaries to Officers in the Exchequer Bill Office, to wit, the Auditor of the Receipt 650 0 0
to Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries by him delivered into the said Office 42 12 2
— 281,673 6 2¾
To the Civil List on 120,000l. per an. granted His Majesty out of the Fonds per contra during life:
to Francis, Earl of Godolphin, Cofferer of His Majesty's Household, upon account		 8,076 3 10
to Bodville, Earl of Radnor, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account 16,879 19 8¾
to William, Lord Cadogan, Master of the Robes, upon account 619 16 8
to Charles Dartiquenave, Esq., Paymaster of the Works, upon account 154 11 8
to the Stables, for Extraordinaries 4,600 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on the Ordinary and Extraordinary [Allowances] 15,133 2 0
to Fees and Salaries 15,944 8 0½
to Pensions and Annuities 9,905 5 0
to Pensions and Bounties per William Clayton, Esq., late Paymaster 225 0 0
to Pensions and Bounties per Walter Chetwynd, Esq., the present Paymaster 100 0 0
to several as of His Majesty's Bounty 7,201 6 8
to the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners 5,107 0 0
to Joseph Addison, Esq., a Principal Secretary of State, for Secret Services 649 6 3½
to John, Duke of Roxburgh, another, the like 750 0 0
to William Lowndes, Esq., for His Majesty's Secret Service 3,866 7 8¼
to Jewels or Presents to Foreign Ministers 1,590 3 0
to Samuel Smithen, Esq., His Majesty's Goldsmith, for plate 2,310 9 7
to Casper Frederick Henning, Esq., for His Majesty's Privy Purse 8,500 0 0
to contingencies 18,386 19 10
— 120,000 0 0
By the Bank of England on the yearly sum of 54,600l. to pay Annuities at 5l. per cent. per an. from Michaelmas 1715, including 650l. for the charges of paying and accounting 54,600 0 0
By ditto, to make good the Deficiency at Michaelmas 1717, of the Fond for paying the yearly sum of 106,501l. 13s. 5d. per an. 6,686 18 1½
—
462,960 4 4¼
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
of the Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage		 38,033 18 9¾
of the Duty on Coffee 5,120 18 11¾
of the Additional Duty on Coffee 32,264 9 9
of the 15l. per cent. [Duty on] wrought Silks 18,352 13 2½
of the Half Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage 71,130 4 2
of the Surplus ditto at Michaelmas 1718 32,858 1 5¾
of the Duty on Hops 45,186 16 5½
of the Duty on Houses for Windows 31,813 1 1
of the Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth 646 8 0
of the 25l. per Ton [Duty on] French Wines Imported 54,353 6 6½
of the Arrears of the Two-sevenths Tonnage on Ships 11 5 0
of the Arrears of the Five-sevenths ditto 28 2 6½
of Brewers' Forfeitures 52 6 0½
— 329,851 12 0¾
—
£792,811 16 5

THE EXCHEQUER TO THE GENERAL FOND FOR RAISING 724,849l. 6s. 101/5d. PER ANNUM AT 4l. AND 5l. PER CENT.

Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Money arisen at the Exchequer between Michaelmas 1717 and Michaelmas 1718 as well upon the Duties which were lately comprehended in 4 Lottery Acts as upon a Weekly Payment which the Bankers formerly had out of the Hereditary Excise:
the 10l. Lottery 1711:
of the Subsidy on goods and merchandises exported		 41,330 16 8
of the Duty of 2s. a Chaldron on Coals, Culm etc. 57,952 0 8½
of the Additional Duty on Candles 60,919 12 8½
— 160,202 10 1
the Class Lottery 1711:
of the 700l. per week Letter Money		 36,400 0 0
of the Duty on Hides, Skins, Vellum and Parchment 96,766 18 7½
of the Duty on Paper, Cards and Dice 14,823 13 2½
of the Duty on Rock Salt 712 10 0
of the Duty on Hackney Coaches and Chairs 7,843 9 3
— 156,546 11 1
the 10 [l.] Lottery 1712:
of the Duty on Soap		 130,013 8 2
of the Duty on Paper etc. 8,504 0 7½
— 138,517 8 9½
the Class Lottery 1712:
of the Additional Duty on Hides and Skins		 110,451 14 7½
of the Duty on Wire and Starch Imported 14,743 1 7
of Policies of Insurance 2,439 12 2
— 127,634 8 4½
the Hereditary Excise being 39,855l. 15s. 71/5d. per an. payable out of 3,700l. per week for Bankers' Annuities 39,855 15 6
—
£622,756 13 10
Memorandum.—The Income of this Fond in the year ended at Michaelmas 1718 wanted to complete the annual sum of 724,849l. 6s. 101/5d. by 102,092l. 13s. 01/5d., which, being to be made good out of the first Aid to be granted in Parliament after the said Feast day, cannot yet be brought to account.
Creditor.
By [paid] the Managers and Directors for their pains and service in executing the Act for redeeming the Fonds of 4 Lotteries et al 8,100 0 0
By [paid] Thomas Jones for incidents in taking the subscriptions 540 0 0
By [paid] Samuel Edwyn, Esq., Usher of the Receipt of Exchequer, for necessaries delivered 2,826 0 3½
By [paid] the Cashier of the Bank to pay Annuities at 5l. per cent. on 9,533,195l. 10s. 5¾d., being the amount of the 4 Lotteries 1711 and 1712 for three—quarters of a year due at Midsummer 1718 357,494 17 0
By [paid] ditto to pay Annuities at 4l. per cent. on 946,929l. 0s. 8¾d., being the amount of the tallies of sol for the same time 23,072 15 9
By [paid] ditto for Interest at 4l. per cent. to Midsummer 1718, on Debentures made out for Army Debts 7,287 12 3¼
—
399,321 5 3¾
Balance in Cash remaining in the Exchequer 28 Sept. 1718:
on the Subsidy on goods and merchandises exported		 8,043 4 4¾
on the Duty of 2s. a Chaldron on Coals, Culm etc. 22,655 1 8½
on the Additional Duty on Candles 7,819 12 8½
— 38,517 18 9¾
on the 700l. per week Letter Money 36,400 0 0
on the Duty on Hides, Skins, Vellum and Parchment 36,156 2 0½
on the Duty on Paper, Cards and Dice 14,823 13 2½
on the Duty on Rock Salt 712 10 0
on the Duty on Hackney Coaches and Chairs 7,843 9 3
— 95,935 14 6
on the Duty on Soap 33,616 0 7¾
on the Duty on Paper, etc. 8,504 0 7½
— 42,120 1 3¼
on the Additional Duty on Hides and Skins 20,451 14 7½
on the Duty on Wire and Starch Imported 14,006 8 3¼
on Policies of Insurance 2,439 12 2
— 36,897 15 0¾
on the 3,700l. per week Excise 9,963 18 10½
(total Remains, 223,435l. 8s. 6¼d.)
—
£622,756 13 10

For the year 1718.

THE SUMS VOTED OR ENACTED FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE GRANTS IN PARLIAMENT TOWARDS SATISFYING THE SAME WITH THEIR VALUE AS ESTIMATED BY PARLIAMENT.

(The sums voted or enacted for Account of the Public Services in the Session of Parliament begun 21 November 1717 and ended 21 March 1717–18).

£ s. d. £ s. d.
3 Dec. 1717. For 10,000 men for Sea Service (including the Ordnance Sea Service) for one year beginning 1 Jan. 1717–18 520,000 0 0
for the Ordinary of the Navy (including Half-pay) 224,857 14 11
31 Jan. 1717–18. For extraordinary Works and Repairs of the Navy 165,317 0 0
— 910,174 14 11
(Memorandum.—The House, by their vote 17 March 1717–18, resolve to make good such exceedings of men for Sea Service anno 1718 as His Majesty shall find necessary for obtaining the ends in his Message specified.)
7 Dec. 1717. For the Charge of the Office of Ordnance for Land Service in the year 1718 73,327 12 11
10 Dec. 1717. For maintaining Guards and Garrisons in Great Britain, Jersey and Guernsey consisting of 16,347 effective men and other services 650,000 0 0
The Committee agreed to 681,618 l. but on Recommitment, the House voted but 650,000l.
7 Dec. 1717. For maintaining the Forces and Garrisons in the Plantations in America		 35,766 5 0
for the like in Minorca 57,613 14 7
for the like in Gibraltar 39,382 14 9½
for provisions for the Garrison of Gibraltar for the year 1718 13,551 9 5
for provisions for the Garrisons of Placentia and Annapolis anno 1718 1,558 17 1
for Ordnance stores and provisions for the Independent Company in the Islands of Bahama and Providence, anno 1718 2,858 13 10
31 Jan. 1717–18. For the extra-charge of the Hospital at Chelsea and the Out-pensioners, besides poundage and days pay 25,000 0 0
27 Jan. 1717–18. For half Pay anno 1718 to reduced Officers of Land Forces and Marines 94,000 0 0
— 919,731 14 8½
Memorandum.—In the distribution of half Pay, persons under the following circumstances are excluded the benefit thereof:
all minors under the age of 16 and all other persons who did not actually serve in some Regiment, etc.;
all persons having other place of profit, Civil or Military, under His Majesty;
all Chaplains having any Ecclesiastical Benefice or other Preferment in Great Britain or Ireland;
all persons who have resigned their Commissions and have had none since;
all Officers of the Five Regiments of Dragoons and Eight Regiments of Foot, disbanded in Ireland except those taken off the Establishment of Half-pay in Great Britain.
7 Dec. 1717. For making good the Deficiency of the Grants in Parliament anno 1717		 581,196 8 0
for the South Sea Company, to complete their Fond for the half year ended 24 June 1718 29,645 8 9½
— 610,841 16 9¼
Memorandum.—At Midsummer 1718 there was wanting 139,958l. 6s. 2d. for the purpose foregoing.
Payments pursuant to Acts of Parliament or Special Clauses and Directions continued therein.
The Loans which remained unsatisfied on [ (fn. 2) ] and the Interest thereof upon the Duties on Malt anno 1716 are made good by being transferred to the Register for Loans on the Malt Duties anno 1718 and amount to		 86,173 11 7
The Commissioners for stating Army Debts, being 7 in number, 500l. per an. each for one year from 9 March 1717–18 3,500 0 0
and for clerks, messengers, officers and other incident charges 3,000 0 0
Memorandum.—A saving in the Appropriating Clause, not only for these Commissioners, but also for such sums as are, or should be due to the Commissioners of Equivalent for their salaries or for their Clerks and incident charges. So that by means hereof, the Commissioners of Equivalent (who had no provision in the former year) seem to be provided for the 2 years out of the supply of this[See Vol. XXXI, p. 73]. The Commissioners of Equivalent being 6.
in number at 500l. per an. each for 2 years		 6,000 0 0
and for their Secretary, Accountant, clerks, messengers, doorkeeper, housekeeper, office rent and incidents for 2 years 1,960 0 0
— 100,633 11 7
—
£2,614,709 10 10¾
Provision out of the Income by Forfeitures [Stat. 1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 50, 3 Geo. I, c. 20] besides such as His Majesty is enabled to make to the families of forfeited persons:
The Commissioners for their salaries, being 13 in number, at 1,000l. per an. each, payable quarterly		 £13,000 0 0
For salaries of inferior Officers and incident charges such sums upon account as the Treasury shall judge necessary —
Charges of Prosecution relating to the Forfeited Estates to be discharged or reimbursed —
For erecting and maintaining schools in the Highlands of Scotland out of the sale of Estates which lie there £20,000 0 0
The Grants in Parliament towards satisfying the Public Services per contra with the value of these Grants as estimated by Parliament.
£ s. d.
The Land Tax of 3s. per Libram for one year from 25 March 1718 chargeable with Loans at Interest not exceeding 5l. per cent, to the amount of 1,410,000 0 0
The Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for one year from 23 June 1718 chargeable with 86,713l. 11s. 7d. in Loans transferred thereunto and Interest as per contra and with such further Loans to be registered after the said transfer at 5l. per cent. per an. as shall not exceed 700,000 0 0
—
2,110,000 0 0
Balance is the difference between the estimated value of the Grants and the sum total of the Public Services, the said Services exceeding the Grants according to the estimated value, by 504,709 10 10¾
—
£2,614,709 10 10¾

Footnotes

  • 1. See footnote to Vol. XXXI, part I, p. lx.
  • 2. The Act 4 Geo. I, c. 3 simply provides ‘That all … Principal sums of money, lent upon the Act [1 Geo. I, st. 2, c. 36]… which… remain unsatisfied… shall be… Paid out of the: first monies to be Advanced… under this Act; and that as soon as Money sufficient…shall be Advanced …Notice shall be given…’
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