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

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'Declared Accounts: Navy', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 32, 1718, ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1962), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol32/clii-clxx [accessed 24 November 2024].

Navy

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: NAVY.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1732, ROLL 161 [A.O. 1/1732/161].

John Aislabie, late Treasurer of the Navy Royal and the Victualling.

1 January 1717–18 to 19 March 1717–18.


Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands at the end of the last Accompt	672,765	16	11¼
and depending on sundry persons at the foot of the said last Accompt	2,400	1	8
	—			675,165	18	7¼
Receipts: money had out of the Exchequer: Michaelmas term 4 George I in further part of 1,000,000l. by Privy Seal of 25 Nov. 1717				147,317	8	11½
money defalked for imprest bills paid by former Treasurers and cleared within the time of this Accompt, detailed				5,799	17	6¾
money received for old and decayed goods and provisions sold, etc., detailed				10,411	5	4¾
money gained by sale of Bank Annuities				15	0	0
money arising by the sale of Reversionary Annuities etc., detailed				16,859	7	8
and on accompt of the Victualling: money received for damaged stores sold etc., for rent, for abatements from bills for debts on Victualling accounts for imprests cleared etc.				8,573	18	5¼
				—
total charge and receipts				£864,142	16	7½
Discharge.
Emptions and provisions, detailed				98,360	5	9
interest of money borrowed of the South Sea Company and several other persons: John Aislabie, for interest of 60,000l. borrowed for the Navy	1,431	11	11
Robert Knight, Cashier to the South Sea Company, for interest of 57,668l. 9s. 4d. at 4l. per cent.	722	1	0
sundry other persons on Navy bills at 6l. per cent. per an	751	17	2
	—			2,905	10	1
salaries of the Principal Officers etc.: James, Earl of Berkeley, as First Commissioner for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral; Xmas quarter 1717	750	0	0
the Earl of Rothes, Vice Admiral of Scotland; same time	250	0	0
Matthew Aylmer, Sir George Byng, bt., John Cockburn and William Chetwynd, four Commissioners; same time	1,000	0	0
Josiah Burchett, Secretary to the Commissioners; same time	200	0	0
Sir Henry Penrice, President and Judge of the Admiralty Court; same time	100	0	0
John Warter, Assistant to the Council at Law for the affairs of the Admiralty etc., in lieu of fees; same time	100	0	0
John Fowler and Isaac Townsend, Navy Commissioners; same time	250	0	0
Sir Charles Wager, Comptroller of the Navy; same time	125	0	0
Richard Burton, Comptroller of the Victualling Accompts; same time	125	0	0
Charles Sergison, Clerk of the Acts of the Navy; same time	125	0	0
Jacob Acworth, Surveyor of the Navy; same time	125	0	0
Thomas Swanton, Comptroller of the Storekeepers' Accompts of the Navy; same time	125	0	0
Francis Dove, a Navy Commissioner at Plymouth; same time	125	0	0
James Littleton, ditto at Chatham; same time	125	0	0
the Executor of Dennis Lydel, late Comptroller of the Treasurer's Accompts, for his salary 30 Sept. 1717 to 19 Nov. 1717 when he died	73	5	6
Thomas Colby, a Navy Commissioner; 17 to 25 Dec. 1717	12	18	7
John Bridger, Surveyor General of all Woods in America; Xmas quarter 1717	50	0	0
Dr. Richard Fuller, Advocate General for the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain; same time	3	6	8
George Townsend, Council at Law to the Admiralty and Navy, in lieu of fees; same time	25	0	0
Edward Honywood, Judge Advocate of the Fleet; same time	43	10	0
John Coupland, Deputy Judge Advocate; same time	34	16	0
Joseph Griffin, Muster master and storekeeper at Kinsale, for salary, houserent and stationery; same time	28	15	0
clerks, storekeepers, messengers etc., detailed with names: including 295l. for the Clerks belonging to the Admiralty Office; 195l. for ditto to the Clerk of the Acts; 217l. 10s. for ditto to the Comptroller of the Navy; 115l. for ditto to the Surveyor of the Navy; 187l. 10s. for ditto to the Comptroller of the Victualling Accompts; 110l. for ditto to the Comptroller of the Navy Treasurer's Accompts; 155l. for ditto to the Comptroller of the Storekeeper's Accompts; 183l. 15s. for ditto to the Ticket Office of the Navy; 100l. to Kendrick Edisbury, a Commissioner for sick and hurt seamen and 450l. 19s. 1d. for his clerks; 500l. to John Aislabie, Navy Treasurer; 125l. to Thomas Weddell, his Paymaster; 100l. to Francis Hawes, his Accountant; and 212l. 10l. for clerks belonging to the Navy Treasurer's Office	3,454	16	1
	—			7,251	7	10
pensions: Sir Thomas Hopson; half year to Midsummer 1717	307	10	0
Sir Stafford Fairborn; three quarters to same time	450	0	0
Sir John Leake; half year to same time	300	0	0
Richard Edwards and Benjamin Tymewell; same time	250	0	0
Thomas Jennings and George St. Lo; year to same time	500	0	0
Capt. John Hubbard; half year to same time	100	0	0
Capt. Christopher Myngs; year to same time	200	0	0
Sir John Munden; half year to same time	158	7	6
several Captains and others, named	7,345	6	10
	—			9,611	4	4
flag pay and table money: Sir George Byng, bt., as Admiral of the White, at 3l. 10s. a day, 14 Feb. 1716–17 to 18 Nov. 1717; and for table money at 1l. a day	1,251	0	0
William Caldwell, as Rear Admiral of the White, at 35s. a day, 1 Feb. 1716–17 to 21 Nov. 1717	514	10	0
Charles Cornwall, as Rear Admiral of the Red, same rate, 1 to 31 Jan. 1716–17; and as Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 1 Feb. 1716–17 to 30 Sept. 1717	659	5	0
James Littleton, as Rear Admiral of the Red, at 35s. a day, 3 June 1717 to 9 Dec. 1717	332	10	0
	—			2757	5	0
rewards: for instructing youth in seamanship on the Hampshire and on the Kinsale; for taking up an anchor etc. cut from the Charles galley; for taking up the best bower anchor buoy etc. of the Kinsale; for salvage of the Glasgow's anchor; to Samuel Eyre, being the late Queen's bounty to the Officers etc. of the Ludlow Castle, the Royal Anne galley, the Port Mahon and the Lynn for the capture on 20 June 1712 of the Prince de Asturias, a Spanish man of war (1.990l.); Patrick Jeffereys (appointed by William Terry, the captors' agent), being ditto to the Officers etc. of the Mermaid galley, an English privateer, for the capture, 2 June 1710, of the Jolly Conquerant, a French privateer (155l.); and to the same for the capture, 30 May 1710, of the Benediction or Blessing of Granville (200l.); the Chaplain and others of the Bedford fitted out for the South Sea Company; Sir William Fazakerly, Launcelot Burton, Samuel Edwards and John Grainger for taking the subscriptions of a loan of 500,000l. borrowed on a deposit of South Sea Stock in 1713 for the Pressing Service of the Navy (520l. 16s. 8d.); George Lishon, master of the Richard and Elizabeth smack, for assisting the Valeur off Cromer, 14 Dec. 1717; the Clerk of the Check at Portsmouth, for paying 3,181l. 16s. 2d. in small parcels, 4 March 1716–17 to 3 July 1718; Deborah, widow of Samuel Newton, for keeping in repair the fire engines of the Navy Office; Thomas Pool Parmiter, Clerk of the Check, Chatham Yard, for paying 2,693l. 19s. 2d. in small parcels; Ezekiel Wright, Clerk to the Comptroller of Storekeeper's Accompts, for his father's long service etc. and for his own diligence; James Young, for having officiated as master-attendant at Port Mahon; Roger Wyburne, late Surgeon of the Hind, for care of the sick and wounded at Port Mahon; Sir John Norris, Admiral of the Blue, for expense in the late expedition to the Baltick (517l. 18s. 3d.); several persons (unnamed) for importing stores from the Plantations (5,190l. 15s. 4d.)				8,862	0	3
disbursements of various natures, detailed at length: Lieut. Peter Anderson, Lieut. George Anson (fn. 1) of the Hampshire, Lieut. Matthew Consett of the Barfleur and others for pressing seamen for service in the Baltic in the year 1717; contingencies of the Squadron under Sir John Norris in the Baltic; payments for stores and for picking oakum etc.; Edward Harley for the Auditor's fee; expenses of sick and hurt seamen etc.				38,814	1	9¾
travelling charges				1,767	8	7
victualling charges; to persons who served on board as Volunteers, for their diet				979	10	3
pilotage				459	16	7
free gift and medicines for furnishing the Surgeon's chest of Thomas Ogilvy, late Surgeon of the Bonaventure				10	2	4
hire and freight				392	17	11
the chest at Chatham; to Robert Frost, George Collett and others, Governors of the Chatham Chest, to satisfy all the defalcations made by Charles Caesar, late Navy Treasurer, out of seamen's wages 1 Jan. 1712–13 to 31 Dec. 1713				16,588	3	1½
house rent to the Principal Officers of the Navy etc.: Thomas Colby; John Fawler; Kendrick Edisbury; Isaac Howard for the barge houses at Stangate, co. Surrey; Sir Samuel Garrard, bt. and others, for rent of the convex lights for the use of the Navy Office; the Executor of Dennis Lyddel, for the house for reposing books and papers of the Navy; Sir Nicholas Morrice, bt., for rent of Mountwise, Stoke Damarel, co. Devon; Samuel Percival; Philadelphia Rider for rent of the Navy Treasury Office in Broad Street; William Warren for the London Bridge water laid into the Navy Office Yard				188	11	4
bounty to Elizabeth Parsons, widow of William Parsons, Able Seaman, slain in fight against the French on the Kent, 30 July 1710, and to Hugh Laugharne for Elizabeth Parsons, orphan of the said William				17	12	0
wages etc. of sundry Officers and mariners serving on board the following ships: the Bridgewater (John Fletcher, Commander); 21 July 1715 to 14 Feb. 1717–18	5,686	18	5
the Dublin (Henry Lawson, Commander); 1 Jan. 1712–13 to 30 Sept. 1716	3,005	8	3
the Greyhound (Thomas Marwood, Commander); 21 June 1712 to 31 Jan. 1717–18	9,011	2	1
the Happy (Nathaniel Bellchamber, Commander); 4 Sept. 1714 to 9 Jan. 1717–18	3,057	8	0
the Lowestoft (Sir Hugh Middleton, Commander); 20 Sept. 1716 to 5 Feb. 1717–18	2,935	0	0
the Queenbro' (George Isles, Master); 1 Jan. 1714–15 to 31 Dec. 1717	345	10	7
the Rye (Arthur Field, Commander); 10 Feb. 1714–15 to 15 Jan. 1717–18	5,961	3	11
the Stafford (Sir Nicholas Trevanion, Commander); 11 Feb. 1714–15 to 15 Jan. 1717–18	11,987	15	5
the Severne (John Shales, Commander); 5 March 1714–15 to 13 Jan. 1717–18	11,652	9	11
the Shoreham (Daniel Hackman, Gunner); 11 Feb. 1714–15 to 30 June 1718	6,026	13	1
the Sorlings (John Goodall, Commander); 12 April 1717 to 17 Dec. 1717	1,797	3	3
the Valeur (Richard Davis, Commander); 4 March 1716–17 to 4 Jan. 1717–18	1,306	14	4
several Officers removed from one ship to another and the men discharged from the Success storeship	5,264	6	6½
sundry Able and Ordinary Seamen removed or discharged for whom tickets have been made out	916	12	6¾
for arrears of wages since 1 Jan. 1712–13 to several Commissioned and Warrant Officers, as by a list prepared under Charles Cæsar, late Treasurer	18,703	19	1½
to several ships whose books were closed before the passing of their accounts	18,339	2	2
to sundry Officers and Seamen for tobacco issued and for dead men's clothes sold at the mast, as by a list extracted from ships' books, closed before these claims were entered	7,845	0	5
	—			114,022	8	0¾
Bounty money to seamen who entered voluntarily on board the King's Ships 21 July 1715 to 24 Aug. 1715				839	16	0
half pay: to sundry Flag Officers and others who were without public employment 1 Jan. 1714–15 to 31 Dec. 1717	87,389	17	6
Sir John Norris, Vice Admiral of the Blue, Sir Hoveden Walker, Rear Admiral of the White and other Officers, for half pay 1 Jan. 1712–13 to 31 Oct. 1713, during which time they were without public employment	1,730	10	9
	—			89,120	8	3
wages etc. of Officers and others in the several Dockyards and Ropeyards: Deptford in ordinary (James Beverley, Clerk of the Check); 1 Oct. 1716 to 31 March 1717	2,065	6	9
Woolwich in ordinary (Daniel Wiseman, Clerk of the Check); same time	2,087	1	4
Chatham in ordinary (Thomas Pool Parmiter, Clerk of the Check); same time	7,127	8	9
Sheerness in ordinary (William Hogg, Clerk of the Check); same time	1,433	13	5
Portsmouth in ordinary (Richard Hall, Clerk of the Check); same time	5,783	16	8
Plymouth in ordinary (Ambrose Wareham, master attendant); same time	2,691	3	2
Deptford in extraordinary (Joseph Whittman, servant to the Master shipwright, and others); same time	9,794	17	5
Woolwich in extraordinary (Thomas Aldredge, ditto); same time	8,236	2	1
Chatham in extraordinary (Thomas Smith, ditto); same time	14,334	11	5
Sheerness in extraordinary (George Richardson, ditto); same time	3,602	5	5
Portsmouth in extraordinary (Thomas Bucknall, ditto); same time	20,364	16	9
Plymouth in extraordinary (Thomas Gibbs, ditto); same time	7,290	16	10
Woolwich ropeyard (John Quelch, servant to the Master ropemaker, and others); same time	2,212	2	1
Chatham ropeyard (Thomas Adams, ditto); same time	2,398	13	0
Portsmouth ropeyard (Thomas Melmerby, clerk); same time	1,748	8	4
Hamoze ropeyard (Robert Young, clerk); same time	937	7	2
sundry caulkers, bricklayers etc., discharged and ordered to be paid by tickets	921	2	3
sundry Officers and others for their late service in Dockyards whose books were closed before they had duly claimed their wages	2,294	2	9
	—			95,323	15	7
payments to Surgeons and officers for cures and subsistence of sick and hurt seamen: Woolwich; William Ellis, surgeon, and John Hughes and William Dubbins, undertakers; 30 Sept. 1716 to 30 Sept. 1717	303	5	10
Rochester; Oliver Birkby, surgeon, and Thomas Knackston, undertaker; same time	2,242	19	11
Gosport; Robert Heart, surgeon, and John White, undertaker; same time	613	1	0
Deal; Edward St. Leger, surgeon, and John Wright, undertaker; same time	124	11	0
Plymouth; Nicholas Winston, surgeon, and Samuel Slater, William Barry and James Keating, undertakers; 30 Sept. 1716 to 30 Sept. 1717	93	16	0
Kinsale; Moses La Croix, surgeon, and several undertakers; 30 Sept. 1716 to 1 Oct. 1717	116	1	7
Gibraltar; James Penman, surgeon; 17 Nov. 1716 to 30 Sept. 1717	121	6	11
Plymouth and Deal; Samuel Slater and William Freame, undertakers; for sums unpaid 1 Oct. 1714 to 30 Sept. 1716	621	0	0
Woolwich; William Potterton, William Dubbing etc., undertakers; 19 Feb. 1714–15 to 30 Sept. 1716	21	16	0
	—			4,257	18	3
(total for the Navy 492,530l. 3s. 4d.)
and on Accompt of the Victualling: emptions and provisions, detailed				80,416	7	10
interest at 6l. per cent. on bills, detailed				3	14	9
several pursers and masters of ships, detailed, for the balance of their victualling accounts				10,327	15	1
workmanship, detailed				2,143	7	10
hire and freight				1,581	1	0
disbursements				2,101	1	11
salaries: Waller Bacon, late a Commissioner for Victualling, 25 June to 17 July 1717 23l. 14s. 3d.; Owen Buckingham, a Commissioner for Victualling, 18 July to 25 Dec. 1717 176l. 5s. 9d.; Thomas Reynolds, another, Xmas quarter 1717 100l.; Denzil Onslow, Thomas Bere, Robert Arris and Peter Jeyes, Commissioners for Victualling, Xmas quarter 1717 and Michaelmas quarter 1718 800l.; Henry Vincent, another, half year to Xmas 1717 200l.; Sprigg Manesty, Secretary, Xmas quarter 1717 50l.; Jeyes Seawell, Cashier, and his clerks, named, same time 87l. 10s.; John Bishop, Accountant General, and his clerks, named, same time 80l.; John Rossington, Chief Clerk, for keeping a cheque on the Treasurer etc., same time 20l.; Seth Jermy, Chief Clerk to the Secretary, and two clerks, named, same time 35l.; James Lovelace, Clerk of the Issues, same time, and a clerk under him, named, 30 Sept. to 7 Oct. 1717 21l. 2s. 11d.; John Sargent, Accomptant for Victualling, and his clerks, Xmas quarter 1717 72l. 19s. 9d.; Nathaniel Rich, Chief Clerk, and his clerk, for keeping a charge on pursers, Xmas quarter 1717 25l.; George Butler, Chief Clerk, to bringing up accounts of stores in arrear, and his clerks, named, same time 32l. 10s.; John Hayward, Chief Clerk, for payment of short allowance money, and his clerks, named, same time 37l. 2s. 11d.; Joseph Maxey, master cooper to the Victualling Office, 17 to 25 Dec. 1717 and his clerk, named, Xmas quarter 1717 15l. 1s. 9d.; Samuel Row, Clerk of the Cutting House, and his clerk, named, same time 30l.; Nathaniel Bullen, Clerk to the Hartshorn brewhouse, and his clerk and a labourer, same time 30l.; John Silvester, muster master of the workmen, and his clerks, same time 37l. 10s.; Daniel White, hoytaker to the Victualling Office, same time 15l.; Charles Mason, clerk of the Rotherhithe mills, same time 12l. 10s.; Edward Goulding, messenger and porter to the Victualling Office, same time 5l.; Samuel Stephenson, late clerk under the clerk of the Hartshorn brewhouse, 26 March 1717 to 26 May 1717 6l. 16s. 3d.; John Morley, inspector of oxen and hogs, Xmas quarter 1717 10l.; Edwart Hart, storekeeper etc. and his clerk, same time 25l.				1,948	3	7
wages, detailed				8,681	13	4
rent etc.				396	5	11
necessary and extra necessary money				771	1	9
short allowance money				8,646	2	5
travelling charges				29	12	0
(total for the Victualling 117,046l. 7s. 5d.)
fees for passing the Accompt etc.. salaries etc. to clerks	1,221	10	0
allowances to Thomas Weddell, this Accomptant's Paymaster	500	0	0
allowances to Jeyes Seawell, Cashier of the Victualling	400	0	0
allowances to Thomas Hawes, Cashier of the Navy	500	0	0
fees and charges	106	16	6
petty expenses	50	0	0
	—			2,778	6	6
				—
total payments and allowances				£612,354	17	3
and so remains				£251,787	19	4½
whereof depending on sundry persons for money imprested on the Accompt 1 Jan. 1715–16 to 31 Dec. 1716				2,400	1	8
within the time of this Accompt: Sir Roger Mostyn, on accompt of the pay of the Marine Regiments	34,175	13	8½
Thomas Appleby, for contingencies of the Navy Office	267	9	3
Elizabeth Champneys, for the like	391	9	2
Elizabeth Willis, for the like	1,600	0	0
Charles Aleyn, for the like at Harwich	48	4	2
Francis Lynn, for sick and hurt seamen	6,178	3	6
Reuben Goulding, for contingencies at Plymouth	1,100	0	0
Capt. Philip Vanbrugh, for contingencies of the Speedwell	2	1	6
Capt. Robert Robinson, for contingencies of the Katherine	5	0	0
Capt. Ezekiel Wright, for contingencies of the Nightingale	1,054	4	6
George Atkins, for the like at Lisbon	500	0	0
John Warter, for law charges	249	2	11
Lewis Quoitte, for contingencies of the Pay Office	30	16	1
William Hogg, for contingencies at Sheerness	1,089	14	0
Thomas Rogers, for the like at Portsmouth	280	0	0
Capt. St. John Charlton, for the service of the Gosport	0	4	7
Capt. Matthew Efford, for the service of the Experiment	20	0	0
Capt. Henry Lawson, for the service of the Dublin yacht	22	4	10
Edward Cole, for contingencies at Plymouth	25	3	3
Edward Honywood, for contingencies at Courts Martial	52	4	0
the Watermans' Company, for pressing men	100	0	0
Owen Sutherland, for purveying timber at Portsmouth Yard	2,302	7	9
Capt. Charles Poole, for the service of the Pearl	4	0	0
Capt. Thomas Howard, for the service of the Shoreham	485	4	4
James Beverley, for contingencies at Deptford	124	11	0
Edward Burt, for contingencies at the Admiralty Office	9,200	0	0
Arthur Todd, for pressing seamen	250	0	0
Daniel Wiseman, for contingent disbursements at Woolwich Yard	136	15	0
Thomas Enstone, for contingent disbursements at the Navy Office	1,146	7	8½
Joseph Dodd, for the service of Sheerness Yard	47	7	8
Capt. Digby Dent, for disbursements for the ship	9	16	0
Capt. Thomas Reynolds, for the service of the Adventure	220	0	0
William Wood, for the like	6	6	3¼
Capt. William Collier, for the service of the Mermaid	4	0	2
Galfridus Walpole, for the service of Greenwich Hospital	11,502	17	8¾
Capt. John Soanes, for the service of the Seahorse	3	11	6
Capt. Francis Cooper, for the service of the Scarbro'	100	0	0
Capt. John St. Lo, for the service of the Valeur	2	12	3¾
Capt. Edward Holland, for the service of the Bedford galley	5	0	0
Capt. Charles Stewart, for the service of the Albrough	11	11	11
Capt. Christopher Parker, for the service of the Tartar	21	6	10
Capt. Samuel Chadwick, for the service of the Ferret sloop	10	0	0
Lieut. John Gandy, for the service of the Swift	157	14	6
William Boswell, for purveying timber	19	14	0
Josiah Burchett, for contingencies at the Admiralty Office	500	0	0
Capt. Francis Willis, for the service of the Deal Castle	5	0	0
Lieut. James Dore, for pressing men	10	0	0
Lieut. Charles Russell, for the like	10	0	0
Daniel Furzer, for contingent disbursements at Port Mahon	120	0	0
Thomas Warrin, for contingencies at Deal	248	13	1
Capt. Francis Hume, for the service of the ship Scarbro'	277	11	3
John Hill, for the Transport Service	3,000	0	0
Capt. Bartholomew Chandler, for the service of the Winchelsea	21	0	6
the Hon. Harry Mordaunt, for the service of the Ordnance	26,000	0	0
Capt. Francis Wyvill, for the service of the Fubbs yacht	9	17	0
Capt. John Rose, for the service of the Seaford	77	12	8
Capt. Vincent Pearse, for the service of the Phoenix	160	11	9
Capt. George Gordon, for the service of the Pearl	10	13	4
Thomas Pool Parmiter, for disbursements at Sheerness Yard	28	17	8
Michael Keating, for subsisting sick and hurt seamen	47	6	9
William Bowler, for the like	30	12	2
William Wood, for contingencies for sick and hurt seamen	50	0	0
Rowland Frogmore, for sick and hurt seamen	2	2	0
Richard Hampden, the present Treasurer of the Navy, for tallies and orders on the Land Tax 1716 and 1718 paid over to him by this Accomptant	84,688	10	3¾
the same, for money paid over to him for the service of the Navy, arising from the sale of Reversionary Annuities with interest due thereon	13,755	1	9
the same, for ditto, being money remaining in the Accomptant's hands, when he quitted office	2,000	0	0
the same, for the value of stock in 4l. per cent. per an. Annuities delivered over	979	11	0
	—			204,996	1	4½
money imprested for victualling the Navy within the time of this Accompt: to divers persons, detailed, including Edward Goulding, for contingencies at the Victualling Office, 1,665l. 13s. 1d.; William Patridge, for contingencies at Chatham, 1,779l. 8s. 6d.; Thomas Revell, for the service of the victualling at Port Mahon 7,949l. 7s. 5d.; John Shales, for contingencies of the Victualling Office at Portsmouth and for short allowance, 485l. 11s. 1d.; Alonzo Vere, Agent for Victualling the ships going to the Baltic, 14,325l. 15s. 4d.; Richard Hampden, for the value of stock in 4l. per cent. per an. Annuities delivered over, 360l. 17s. 6d.; John Horton, purser of the Edgar and Daniel Mahon, purser of the Humber, for money paid on bills of exchange drawn by them from New England on 21 July 1711 for the value by them taken up there in New England currency at 40l. per cent. exchange for buying up provisions etc. for the Expedition to Canada, 12,544l. 6s. 6d.	41,395	5	10½
				—
total of the supers				£248,791	8	11
money paid into the Exchequer 16 April 1720 to balance the Accompt				£2,996	10	5½
and so this Accomptant is even and Quit. Declared 26 April 1720.

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: NAVY TREASURER.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1733, ROLL 162 [A.O.1/1733/162].

Richard Hampden, Treasurer of the Navy Royal and of the Victualling.

20 March 1717–18 to 31 December 1718.


Charge.				£	s.	d.

Arrears: none, this being the Accomptant's first Accompt of this service					nil
Receipts: money received of John Aislabie, the preceding Treasurer of the Navy, in tallies and orders on the Land Tax: on the Land Tax anno 1716				188	10	3¾
	£	s.	d.
on ditto anno 1718	84,500	0	0
	—			84,688	10	3¾
money imprested out of the Exchequer: Michaelmas term, 4 George I, in further part of 1,000,000l. by Privy Seal of 25 Nov. 4 George I	7,000	0	0
Easter term, 4 & 5 George I, in full of the same	414,253	4	7
the same term, in part of 1,000,000l. by Privy Seal of 30 April 4 George I	27,787	14	4
Michaelmas term, 5 George I, in further part of the same	403,241	3	8
	—			852,282	2	7
charges on account of the Navy: money defalked for imprest bills (dated as below) paid by former Treasurers and cleared within the time of this Accompt: Andrew Fanewell (15 April 1712)	3,834	15	2
Daniel Wiseman (21 Jan. 1716–17 and 31 July 1717)	41	15	0
William Hogg (8 July 1717 and 15 May 1718)	270	0	0
Thomas Pool Parminter (16 June 1717)	28	17	8
Capt. Coningsby Norbury (31 Oct. 1710)	59	14	2¼
Capt. Digby Dent (28 July 1715)	9	16	0
	—			4,244	18	0¼
money received for stores sold etc.: for old stores and provisions sold	393	6	0¼
for dead men's clothes and tobacco sold	145	14	1
for bedding supplied	21	0	0
for stores lost etc.	29	4	4
for clothes supplied in sick quarters	21	18	11
Capt. Digby Dent for supernumeraries on the Swift sloop	1	13	4
for sundry abatements	90	16	1
	—			703	12	9¼
money received of James, Earl of Carnarvon (now Duke of Chandos), late Paymaster of the Army, in 4l. per cent. annuities, by Royal Warrant of 21 Feb. 1717–18, to complete 17,539l. 12s. 1¾d., the value of bills drawn by Col. Hunter on the Commissioners of Victualling				5,732	3	11¾
money arising from interest on tallies and orders on the Malt Act anno 1718				630	0	0
charges on account of the Victualling: money received on accompt of the victualling service for debts due on victualling accompts (234l. 18s. 4¼d.), for damaged bread etc. (1,355l. 4s. 7¼d.), for old stores sold (558l. 1s. 5½d.), and for abatements on bills (429l. 9s. 4½d.); from Henry, Earl of Lincoln, Paymaster General of the Forces, for deductions from the four Independent Companies at Annapolis Royal and four others at Placentia for provisions furnished 26 Dec. 1714 to 24 Aug. 1717, by Royal Warrant of 13 Aug. 1718 (4,000l.); money defalked for imprests cleared (Nathaniel Prullen, 29 Nov. 1716 30l.; William Partridge, 14 Aug. 1717 26l. 19s. 2d.; John Shales, 17 April 1717 61l. 13s. 8d.)				6,696	6	7½
				—
total charge and receipts				£954,977	14	3½
Discharge.
Emptions and provisions, detailed				81,149	15	3
salaries: James, Earl of Berkeley, as First Commissioner for executing the office of Lord High Admiral, at 3,000l. per an. from 26 Dec. 1717 to 18 March 1717–18 and at 1,000l. to Ladyday 1718 and half year to Michaelmas 1718; and as Vice Admiral of Great Britain at 20l. per diem, 13 March 1717–18 to Michaelmas 1718; and for the wages of 16 men at 10s. each per mensem, same time	1,469	10	9
David, Earl of Rothes, Vice Admiral of Scotland; three quarters to Michaelmas 1718	750	0	0
Matthew Aylmer (now Lord Aylmer), another Commissioner, at 1,000l. per an., 26 Dec. 1717 to 18 March 1717–18; and as Rear Admiral of Great Britain, 13 March 1717–18 to Michaelmas 1718; and for the wages of twelve servants at 10s. each per mensem	434	8	5
Sir John Norris, another Commissioner at 1,000l. per an., 19 March 1717–18 to Ladyday 1718 and half year to Michaelmas 1718	519	8	11
Sir John Jennings, another Commissioner, ditto, ditto	519	8	11
Sir Charles Wager, another Commissioner, ditto, ditto; and as Comptroller of the Navy at 500l. per an. for Ladyday quarter 1718	644	8	11
Sir George Byng, William Chetwynd and John Cockburne, three other Commissioners, at 1,000l. per an. each; three quarters to Michaelmas 1718	2,250	0	0
Josiah Burchet, Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty; same time	600	0	0
Sir Henry Penrice, President and Judge of the Admiralty Court; same time	300	0	0
Dr. Richard Fuller, Advocate General for the office of Lord High Admiral; same time	10	0	0
John Coupland, Deputy Judge Advocate; same time	111	4	0
Edward Honeywood, Judge Advocate of the Fleet; same time	139	0	0
George Townsend, ‘Councill at Law’ to the Admiralty and Navy; same time	75	0	0
John Warter, Assistant to the ‘Councill at Law’, in lieu of fees; same time	300	0	0
James Littleton and Thomas Colby, two of the Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy; same time	750	0	0
Charles Sergison, Clerk of the Acts of the Navy, Jacob Acworth, Surveyor of the Navy, John Fawler, Comptroller of the Victualling Accompts, and Richard Burton, Comptroller of the Treasurer's Accompts; same time	1,500	0	0
Thomas Swanton, Comptroller of the Storekeepers' Accompts, Ladyday quarter 1718; and as Comptroller of the Navy, half year to Michaelmas 1718	375	0	0
William Clevland, Comptroller of the Storekeeper's Accompts; half year to Michaelmas 1718	250	0	0
Francis Dove, a Principal Officer and Navy Commissioner at Plymouth; three quarters to Michaelmas 1718	375	0	0
Isaac Townsend, another, at Portsmouth; same time	375	0	0
John Bridger, Surveyor General of the King's Woods in America; Ladyday quarter 1718 and 26 March 1718 to 18 June 1718	96	14	1
Charles Burniston, succeeding him; 19 June 1718 to Michaelmas 1718	53	5	11
Joseph Griffin, Muster Master and Storekeeper at Kinsale Yard; three quarters to Michaelmas 1718; and for house rent and stationery ware	86	5	0
John Beavour, his clerk; same time	22	10	0
Charles Alleyne, Clerk of the Check and Storekeeper of Harwich Yard; same time; and for stationery ware	78	15	0
William Jeffreys, his clerk; same time	22	10	0
Thomas Warren, Muster Master and Storekeeper at Deal; half year to Midsummer 1718; and for transmitting the daily lists	106	0	0
George Atkins, Storekeeper at Lisbon; threequarters to Michaelmas 1718	150	0	0
Richard Larkin, clerk, half-year to Michaelmas 1718	25	0	0
John Loton, Muster Master and Storekeeper at Port Mahon; 29 May 1718 to Michaelmas 1718	64	16	8
Thomas Barker, his clerk; same time	16	4	2
Daniel Furzer, Storekeeper at Port Mahon; three quarters to Michaelmas 1718	69	10	0
James Graves, an extra clerk for examining books etc. relating to petitions etc.; same time	37	10	0
clerks belonging to the Admiralty Office, detailed	885	0	0
clerks belonging to the Clerk of the Acts, detailed	568	15	9
clerks belonging to the Comptroller of the Navy, detailed	652	10	0
clerks belonging to the Surveyor of the Navy, detailed	343	9	0
clerks belonging to the Comptroller of the Victualling Accompts of the Navy, detailed	537	10	0
clerks belonging to the Comptroller of the Treasurer's Accompts of the Navy, detailed	406	18	11
clerks belonging to the Comptroller of the Storekeepers' Accompts of the Navy, detailed	465	0	0
clerks belonging to the Navy Ticket Office, detailed	511	16	1
clerks belonging to James Littleton, a Navy Commissioner, detailed	97	10	0
clerks belonging to Francis Dove, another Navy Commissioner, detailed	60	0	0
clerks belonging to Isaac Townsend, another Navy Commissioner, detailed	60	0	0
Kendrick Edisbury, a Commissioner for Sick and Hurt Seamen; three quarters to Michaelmas 1718	300	0	0
clerks belonging to the Commissioners for Sick and Hurt Seamen, detailed	182	10	0
Elizabeth Willis, housekeeper; messengers, porters etc., detailed	463	3	0
John Aislabie, late Navy Treasurer; 26 Dec. 1717 to 19 March 1717–18	466	13	4
Richard Hampden, succeeding him; 20 March 1717–18 to Michaelmas 1718	1,033	6	8
Thomas Weddell, Paymaster to the said Treasurers; three quarters to Michaelmas 1718	375	0	0
Thomas Hawes, their Accountant; same time	300	0	0
clerks belonging to the Navy Treasurer's Office, detailed	597	10	0
Rebecca Strangeways, their housekeeper, doorkeepers etc., detailed	45	0	0
	—			20,928	3	6
pensions: Sir Stafford Fairbourne, at 600l. per an. from 26 Dec. 1709 (on discontinuance of his half pay as Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Fleet) to 31 Dec. 1714, less half pay as Vice Admiral already paid	719	17	3
Sir Thomas Hopson; Michaelmas quarter 1717	153	15	0
Richard Edwards, Thomas Jennings and Benjamin Tymewell, having been many years Navy Commissioners; same time	187	10	0
Sir John Munden, a superannuated Sea Officer; same time	84	17	6
John Hubbard and Christopher Myngs, having been Senior Captains in the Navy; same time	100	0	0
Captains Woolfron, Cornwall and Humphrey Sanders for pensions at 10s. per diem each in consideration of their long service; same time	97	0	0
Capt. Robert Robinson; same time	38	16	0
William Dale and Balthazar St. Mitchel; same time	75	0	0
Captains William Hockede, John Mitchel, John Redman, Lionel Ripley, Matthew Teate and Peter Watton; same time	196	8	6
Capt. Thomas Wilshaw, for long service and age, loss of a leg and other wounds; same time	25	0	0
five Master Attendants of Yards, detailed; same time	125	0	0
five Captains, detailed; same time	121	5	0
Capt. Humphrey Blowers; Midsummer quarter 1717	18	4	0
four Captains, detailed; Michaelmas quarter 1717	77	12	0
Isaac Delajelle and John Maretts, French sea officers and refugees; same time	25	0	0
William Erovard, having been a pilot on the French coast; same time	12	10	0
Peter Cock; 31 July 1717 to 29 Sept. 1717	7	17	2
Capt. Samuel Tilley; Michaelmas quarter 1717	14	11	0
Lieutenants Peter Huzee and David Taverner; same time	24	5	0
superannuated boatswains, lieutenants, widows, children, masters of ships, surgeons, etc.; detailed at length	2,268	4	0
	—			4,372	12	5
flag pay: Charles Cornwall, as Vice Admiral of the Blue; 1 Oct. 1717 to 30 Dec. 1717				230	0	0
James Littleton; 26 March 1718 to 4 April 1718				25	0	0
Sir Charles Wager, as Vice Admiral of the Red; 17 March 1717–18 to 29 March 1718				32	10	0
rewards and bounty: Samuel Billingsley, William Banks, Stephen Burle, Thomas Brown, Richard Burchet, Robert Clancey, Daniel Cambell, John Coleman, Robert Douglas, Samuel Durham, John Gewin, Thomas Gunnis. Thomas Morley, William Penrose, John Pindar, Humphrey Rand, Richard Tillear, Thomas Watson, Thomas Wankford, William Webber, Richard Whithurst and John Young, for instructing youth in several ships, named, in Seamanship and Navigation; Capt. Edward Folkinham of the sloop Trial for the charge of doctors etc. during the cure of his wounds received by a gunshot in his breast in fight against a French ship in the West Indies, 22 July 1712; Captains Edward Holland, George Martin and John Roberts for having conducted the Press, 29 March 1718 to 2 June 1718; Capt. Robert Watkins for ditto, 29 March 1718 to 15 May 1718; Andrew Sampson and Robert Giles for attending the Rochester with a hooker; Robert Giles and Morrice Eager for a like service to the Fox; Charles Steven and Samuel Mills, watermen, for attending the regulating Captains; William Dobree for the Officers and Ships' Companies of the Hope and Churchill, two English privateers, captors of the French privateer Elizabeth, 22 Jan. 1709–10; Samuel Eyre for ditto of the Panther and Experiment, captors of La Galathee, a French privateer, 4 Jan. 1711–12 append page 167 and of the Jolly Intention de Calais, another, 14 April 1711; several persons for importing naval stores from the Plantations; Sir Harcourt Master, Richard Burton and Joseph Gascoigne for the Officers etc. of the Hampton Court and Sterling Castle, captors of the French privateer Tolouse, 21 Nov. 1711				34,735	3	7
disbursements of divers natures: Capt. John Balchen, Lieut. Thomas Billop, Lieut. Samuel Braithwaite, Lieut. Nathaniel Darkin, Capt. Francis Drake, Lieut. William Elford, Capt. John Fletcher, Capt. John Gray, Lieut. George Hart, Capt. Francis Knighton, Lieut. Joseph Laws, Capt. Joseph Lingen, the Executors of Lieut. Edward Mansfield, Capt. Streynsham Master, Lieut. John Orme, Lieut. Alexander Orrock, Lieut.Yelverton Peyton, Lieut. Robert Prosser, Lieut. Henry Power, Lieut. Joshua Pain (and for being put on board a Dutch ship seized on suspicion of being bound to Sweden and by stress of weather driven into Scotland where he had to defend an action brought against him by the ship owners), Capt. Richard Rouzier, Lieut. James Robinson, the Executors of Lieut. John Smith, Lieut. Christopher Symons, Lieut. Arthur Trevor, Lieut. Thomas Waterhouse, Capt. Joseph Winder, Lieut. Gilbert Wallis, for expenses of pressing and procuring men for ships, named; Joseph Griffin, Clerk of the Check at Kinsale Yard, for tallow sent to Jamaica etc.; Richard Lea, ditto at Portsmouth yard, for disbursements; Lewis Quoite, George Worthy and others, for counting 303,090l.; John Ireland, late Mayor of Yarmouth, for sending expresses and helping to save the Deal Castle's boat; Capt. Ralph Sanderson for disbursements for the cure of his wounds received in action off Madera 24 Jan. 1711–12; Andrew Fanevill as agent for Sir Hovenden Walker, Rear Admiral of the White, for stores etc. for the late Expedition to Canada (5,164l. 2s. 8d.); Captain Walter Riddell and Capt. Thomas Scott, for repairs to ships (named etc.); Edward Harley, for the Auditor's fee (273l. 3s. 8d.)				6,756	18	3
travelling charges				1,722	15	3
victualling charges: to several persons who served as volunteers, for their diet				348	6	2
pilotage				2,005	2	8
free gifts: to several surgeons for their chests				828	12	8
hire and freight				132	4	9
rent: Thomas Colby and James Littleton, Navy Commissioners, for house rent; John Fawler, Comptroller of the Victualling Accompts, for ditto; the Executors of Denis Lyddell, for rent of the house for reposing books etc.; Kendrick Edisbury, for house rent; Sir Nicholas Morrice, bt., for rent of Mountwise, Stoke Damerel, co. Devon; Isaac Howard, for rent of two barge houses; Sir Samuel Garrard, bt. and others, for the rent of convex lights; Samuel Percival, Assistant to the Clerk of the Acts, for house rent; Philadelphia Rider, for rent of the Treasury Office; William Warren, for rent of the London Bridge water laid into the Navy Office Yard				473	10	0
	£	s.	d.
wages and entertainment of Officers and Mariners on board the following ships etc.: the Adventure (Thomas Reynolds, Commander); 29 July 1715 to 9 Oct. 1718	8,705	14	0
the Argyle (Christopher Oates, First Lieut.); 8 March 1714–15 to 1 Dec. 1718	15,936	18	11
the Bedford galley (Samuel Atkins, Commander); 20 March 1717–18 to 26 March 1718	4	18	3
the Glasgow (William Lloyd, Commander); 14 Feb. 1714–15 to 20 April 1718	5,953	7	11
the Kinsale (Edward Storey, Commander); 20 Oct. 1715 to 24 Nov. 1718	5,828	12	5
the King George (Peter Furzer, Master); 8 April 1718 to 8 Nov. 1718	98	2	1
the Newcastle (William Passenger, Commander); 30 March 1717 to 7 Aug. 1718	5,438	2	2
the North Foreland (Henry Westfall, Master); 18 April 1714 and 8 Nov. 1718	76	6	1
the Speedwell (George Clinton, Commander); 28 June 1716 to 3 Dec. 1718	4,409	13	8
the Swift sloop (Digby Dent, Commander); 8 Feb. 1714–15 to 23 Dec. 1718	3,140	16	0
the Tryal sloop (George Hitchcock, Commander); 14 Aug. 1716 to 14 July 1718	2,089	10	7
the Winchelsea (Bartholomew Candler, Commander); 11 Aug. 1716 to 1 Dec. 1718	4,442	2	6
	—			56,124	4	7
the Yards: 1 April 1717 to 30 Sept. 1717 (unless otherwise stated below): the shipyards in ordinary: Deptford (James Beverley, clerk of the check)	2,032	14	3
Woolwich (Daniel Wiseman, ditto)	1,912	11	5
Chatham (Thomas Pool Parminter, ditto)	7,156	16	11
Sheerness (William Hogg, ditto)	1,554	13	0
Portsmouth (Richard Lea, ditto)	6,336	18	1
Plymouth (Ambrose Warham, master attendant)	2,747	15	9
Lisbon (William Tomlinson, able seaman); 1 July 1717 to 30 June 1718	97	8	9
the shipyards in extraordinary: Deptford (John Cull, servant to the master shipwright, and others)	12,577	5	4
Woolwich (Thomas Aldridge, ditto)	12,052	2	11
Chatham (Robert Beresford, ditto)	16,758	5	1
Sheerness (Thomas White, ditto)	3,749	11	0
Portsmouth (Thomas Bucknell, ditto)	26,007	18	4
Plymouth (Ralph Battle, ditto)	10,633	16	3
Lisbon (James Skey, shipwright); 1 July 1717 to 30 Sept. 1718	159	2	8
the ropeyards: Woolwich (Samuel Gibson, servant to the master rope-maker, and others)	2,286	9	0
Chatham (Thomas Adams, ditto)	2,550	2	9
Portsmouth (Thomas Melmerby, clerk of the yard, and others)	1,768	18	8
Hamoze (Robert Young, ditto)	999	6	11
	—			111,381	17	1
(total payments as above 321,246l. 16s. 2d.)
and on accompt of the Victualling: emptions and provisions	38,031	1	3
allowance to pursers etc., detailed, for the balance of their victualling accompts	6,665	18	3
workmanship, detailed	1,614	13	10
hire and freight	1,316	1	4
disbursements	638	3	8
salaries: Henry Vincent, late a Commissioner for Victualling, 26 Dec. 1717 to 18 March 1717–18, 92l. 4s. 5d.; Edward Elliott, another Commissioner, 19 March 1717–18 to Xmas 1718, 307l. 15s. 7d.; Thomas Reynolds, another, year to Xmas 1718, 400l.; Robert Arris, Thomas Bere, Owen Buckingham and Peter Jeys, four others, three quarters to Michaelmas 1718, 1,200l.; Denzill Onslow, another, half year to Midsummer 1718, 200l.; Sprig Manesty, their secretary, year to Xmas 1718, 200l., and clerks, detailed, 140l.; Jeys Seawell, Cashier of the Victualling, and his clerks, detailed, 350l.; John Bishop, Accountant General to the Commissioners, and his clerks, detailed, 314l. 5s.; John Russington, Chief Clerk, for checking Treasurer and Assigning Bills, 80l.; James Lovelace, Clerk of the Issues, and his clerk, detailed, 127l. 10s.; John Sargent, Accountant for Victualling Stores and his clerks, detailed, 240l. 13s.; Nathaniel Rich, a Chief Clerk, and his clerk, detailed, 80l.; George Butler, another Chief Clerk, and his clerks, detailed, 127l. 10s.; John Hayward, another Chief Clerk, and his clerks, detailed, 157l. 9s. 7d.; Joseph Maxey, master cooper to the Victualling, and his clerk, detailed, 150l.; Samuel Row, Clerk of the Cuttinghouse, and his clerk, detailed, 90l.; Nathaniel Bullen, Clerk to the Hartshorne brewhouse, and clerk, detailed, 120l.; John Silvester, Muster Master, and his clerk, detailed, 112l. 10s.; hoytaker, messenger, clerks etc., detailed, 226l. 4s. 11d.	4,716	2	6
wages, detailed	5,752	6	8
rent etc.: Owen Buckingham and Denzill Onslow, for house rent; Joseph Maxey, Master Cooper, ditto; rents of the Hartshorn brewery; rents of wharves. victualling houses etc.	265	16	2
necessary and extra necessary money	6,045	12	0
travelling charges	4	4	0
	—			65,050	9	8
money paid as reward to Thomas Reynolds, by Royal Sign Manual of 23 July 1718, for services in the Victualling				1,000	0	0
money paid on the Annual Allowance of 2,000l. per an. granted by Royal Sign Manual of 17 June 1718 to James, Earl of Berkeley; 19 March 1717 to Xmas 1718				1,532	17	6
ordinary allowances: Exchequer fees 6l. 13s. 4d.; this Accomptant, for the declaration of this and the preceding Accompt 16l. 13s. 4d.; Thomas Hawes, for passing the said Accompts and for stationery 42l. 10s.				65	16	8
money paid for satisfying the Interest on South Sea Stock; half year to Midsummer 1718				104,676	17	10½
				—
total payments and allowances				£493,572	17	10½
and so remains				£461,404	16	5
whereof depending on sundry persons for money imprested within the time of this Accompt: Thomas Appleby, Messenger to the Navy Office				124	7	6¾
and for the service of the Victualling: Thomas Re veil, for the ships at Lisbon	575	0	0
to the same, for the ships in the Mediterranean	3,366	13	4
John Sargent, agent at Lisbon, for salary	50	0	0
Edward Bubb, his clerk, ditto	15	0	0
Alonzo Vere, for the ships in the Baltic	3,672	6	0
Col. Robert Hunter, Governor of New York, for buying up provisions for the Expedition to Canada 1711	5,468	18	9
	—			13,147	5	7¾
				—
				£13,272	5	7¾
and so the said Accomptant is Indebted				£448,132	5	9¼
Declared 5 September 1721.