Declared Accounts: Stamp Duties

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

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Stamp Duties

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: STAMP DUTIES ETC.: GENERAL ACCOUNT.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 2176, ROLL 160 [A.O.1/2176/160].

William Ashhurst, Comptroller and Accomptant General of the Duties on Stampt Vellum, Parchment and Paper, etc.

Henry Montague, Register etc. of the Rates upon moneys given with Clerks and Apprentices.

2 August 1717 to 2 August 1718.

Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: remaining in the hands of several persons particularly named at the foot of the last General Accompt 91,900 16 42/3
Receipts: money due and payable for the several Duties for Stamps etc. impressed on Vellum, Parchment and Paper within the time of this Accompt:
for the Third Continued Duty and Additional Duty:
for stamps impressed or made for ready money at the Head Office		 65,015 0 10
for stamps put on vellum etc. delivered to the warehouse-keeper for the supply of the Country 40,190 16 8
for the Duties on Entries made by Secondaries etc. 293 0 0
money raised by penalties for deeds executed before they were stampt 75 0 0
the University Registers for the Duties entered by them for Degrees 686 0 0
the value of parchment, paper and prints provided for furnishing the Country and lodges with the Warehouse-keeper of Unstampt Goods. 2,892 12 3½
the profit arising by discompt allowed thereon by the stationers 1,052 9 2
the profit on the retail of goods in North Britain 0 15 95/6
— 110,205 14 9⅓
for the New Duty on Stampt Vellum etc. and on Cards and Dice 1711:
for stamps imprest etc. at the Head Office for ready money		 5,446 19 1
for stamps put on vellum etc. delivered to the Warehouse-keeper for supplying the Country 2,468 4 0
for money raised by penalties for deeds executed before they were stampt 10 0 0
for the Duty on Cards labelled and marked this year at 6d. a pack 8,750 0 0
for the Duty on Dice marked this year at 5s. a pair 814 15 0
for the Duty on Almanacks stamped this year for the Stationers' Company 527 1 8
for the value of parchment, paper and prints provided for furnishing the Country and lodged with the Warehouse-keeper of Unstampt Goods. 108 5 4
for the profit arising by discount allowed thereon by the stationers. 62 8 0
for the value of parchment etc. for the service of North Britain at prime cost, no discount being allowed thereon, lodged with the Warehouse-keeper of Unstampt Goods. 3 18 0
for the profit on the retail of goods in North Britain 3 9 67/12
— 18,195 0 77/12
for the Duties on several kinds of Stampt Vellum etc. and on certain printed papers, pamphlets and advertisements:
stamps imprested etc. at the Head Office for ready money		 6,348 18 4
for stamps put upon vellum etc. delivered to the Warehouse-keeper to supply the Country 2,235 9 9
for money raised by penalties for deeds executed before they were stampt 10 0 0
for the Duty on large Pamphlets at 2s. a sheet 135 2 0
for the Duty on Advertisements at 1s. each 1,162 15 0
for the Duty on Pamphlets accounted for by the Distributors 108 13 0
for the Duty by Advertisements accounted for by the Distributors. 112 8 0
for the value of parchment etc. for furnishing the Country, lodged with the Warehouse-keeper of Unstampt Goods 125 14 8½
for the profit arising by discount allowed thereon by the stationers 48 6 3½
for money chargeable on sundry publishers of pamphlets for the Duty on Advertisements published but not paid for within the time of this Accompt 179 14 0
— 10,467 1 1
for the New Duty on Policies of Insurance 1712:
for stamps impressed etc. at the Head Office for ready money		 2,570 15 0
(total receipts as above 141,438l. 11s. 511/12d.)
overpayments, detailed:
for the continued Duties and Additional Duties 		281 11 6
for the New Duty on Stampt Vellum etc. and on Cards and Dice 40 0 5¾
for the Duty on several kinds etc. 55 1 8¼
— 376 13 8
money due and payable for the rates upon moneys given with Clerks and Apprentices, 2 Aug. 1717 to 2 Aug. 1718:
the Duty of 6d. per 1l. on sums of 50l. or under:
on indentures brought to the Head Office; on 41,951l. 14s. 11d. 		1,048 17 0½
on indentures brought to Country Collectors; on 31,830l. 16s. 6d. 795 16 105/12
the Duty of 12d. per 1l. on sums over 50l.:
on indentures brought to the Head Office: on 49,658l. 0s. 2¾d. 		2,482 18 1¼
on indentures brought to Country Collectors: on 13,759l. 11s. 2d. 687 19 7
— 5,015 11 71/6
money for a penalty incurred for non-payment of the Duty 25 0 0
overpayments on the said rates, detailed:
on the rates to 1 May 1715		 17 3 8½
on ditto from 1 May 1715 70 0 5¼
— 87 4 1¾
—
total charge and receipts £238,843 17 3½
Discharge.
Money accompted for in the Cash Accompt for these Duties:
salaries to the Commissioners etc. at the Head Office in London		 8,283 1 0
rent of the Offices in London 229 0 0
parchment, paper etc. bought and paid for within the time of this Accompt to be stampt for furnishing the Country 3,130 9 4
necessary and incident charges at the Head Office 2,549 14 9
repayment of the Under-Officers' taxes 405 10 0
discount for prompt payment at the Head Office 2,112 7 10
poundage to sundry Law Officers on their Entries 12 13 0
£ s. d.
money paid into the Exchequer:
out of arrears on the Single Duty		 19 17 0
out of the Duties continued from 31 July 1710 35,292 6 3
out of the Additional Duty 37,865 13 0½
out of the further ditto towards a Lottery in 1714 21,279 5 9
out of the New Duty on Cards and Dice 15,549 10 0
out of the Duties on several kinds etc. 8,030 10 8½
out of the New Duty on Policies of Insurance 2,344 7 4
— 120,381 10 1
(total accounted for in the Cash Accompt as above 137,104l. 6s. 0d.)
money overpaid in the last preceding Accompt 177 13 9
allowances to the several Distributors for necessary and incident charges etc. divided between the several Duties:
John Hudson, Distributor in London, for discount on parcels bonded by him		 7 10 0
allowed the Stationers' Company for Almanacks cancelled; on the New Duty 1711 55 15 2
poundage allowed the Distributors 3,613 9 6¾
necessary and incident charges etc. paid by Distributors 513 17 1¼
poundage allowed the University Registers 27 14 9½
incident charges etc. paid by John Hamilton, Head Distributor for North Britain 587 10 5½
allowance to Paul Courand, late Distributor for Southampton 76 19 10½
— 4,882 16 11½
payments made out of the Duties upon moneys given with Clerks and Apprentices:
money paid and accompted for by Richard Holditch, Receiver General, in his Cash Accompt:
salaries		 240 0 0
necessary and incident charges 111 17 7
money paid into the Exchequer 4,527 5 6½
— 4,879 3 1½
incident charges and poundage of Country Collectors:
necessary and incident charges		 19 1 0½
poundage allowed on 1,321l. 14s. 0½d. at 1s. 6d. per 1l. 99 2 8¼
— 118 3 8¾
(total payments out of these Duties 4,997l. 6s. 10¼d.)
overpayments in the preceding Accompt out of the rates on money given with Clerks and Apprentices 104 3 7¼
—
total payments and allowances £147,266 7 2
and so remains £91,577 10 1½
against which depending on the several Warehouse-keepers and others for so much remaining in their hands on 2 Aug. 1718, the time of the determination of this Accompt:
upon Distributors, detailed, for the Single Duty and for the First and Second Continued Duties		 5,678 3 7
upon Warehouse-keepers, Distributors etc. for the Third Continued Duty, the Additional Duties, the New Duties 1711 and 1712 and the Duty on policies of Insurance, detailed at length; the Distributors (in alphabetical order); George Cooper, the Oxford University ‘Register’, 86l. 16s. 9½d.; the Warehouse-keepers, Charles Howland for Unstampt Goods, 1,318l. 2s. 3¾d. and William Curteis for Stampt Goods, 18,309l. 7s. 4½d.; Major Carpenter, for Cards and Dice, stampt, 395l. 11s. 6d.; dicemakers, named, 144l.; cardmakers, named, 970l. 7s. 6d.; publishers, Mr. Gray of the London Gazette; Mr. Graves of the Daily Courant; Mr. Roberts of the Postman; Mr. Morphew of the Post-boy and the Evening Post; Mr. Warner of the St. James's Post, the St. James's Evening Post and the Saturday's Post, Mr. Read of the Weekly Journall; Mr. Morris of the Weekly Packet; Mr. Parker of the Great Britain's Weekly Packet; Mr. Applebee of the Weekly Journall; Mr. Graves of the Free Thinker; Mr. Warner of the Entertainer; Mr. Boeram of the Heraclitus Ridens and the Observator, 179l. 14s.; and several other persons; in all 82,297 10 51/6
upon sundry Collectors, named, for the rates on moneys given with Clerks and Apprentices:
on the rates to 1 May 1715		 1,098 14 811/12
on the rates continued from 1 May 1715 1,062 6 45/12
— 2,161 1 1⅓
upon several persons named at the foot of the Cash Account to August 1718 1,440 15 0
—
£91,577 10 1½
and so this General Accompt is even and Quit.
Declared 16 July 1720.

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: STAMP DUTIES: CASH ACCOUNT.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 2137, ROLL 23 [A.O.1/2137/23].

Richard Holditch, Receiver General of the Duties on Stampt Vellum, Parchment and Paper etc.; also the Rates on moneys given with Clerks and Apprentices.

2 August 1717 to 2 August 1718.

Charge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Arrears: depending on several persons particularly named at the foot of the last Accompt 1,445 15 0
Receipts: money received on the several Duties on Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper etc. within the time of this Accompt:
for the First Duty on Stampt Vellum etc. for four years:
arrears received of the security of John Atkins, a former Distributor		 20 0 0
for the said Duty further continued from 31 July 1710:
for stamps impressed etc. at the Head Office for ready money		 27,961 12 4
for the like on deeds already written or ingrossed 40 0 0
money received of several Country Distributors 17,254 0 1
ditto of the ‘Registers’ of the two Universities 787 1 3¼
ditto of the Officers of the Law etc. for entries 146 10 0
ditto on bonds for this Duty 80 0 0
— 46,269 3 8¼
for the Additional Duty from August 1698:
for stamps impressed etc. at the Head Office etc.		 24,569 15 6
for the like on deeds already written etc. 25 0 0
money received of several Country Distributors 13,524 11 1¾
ditto of the ‘Registers’ of the two Universities 194 8 8¾
ditto of the Officers of the Law etc. for entries 146 10 0
ditto on bonds for this Duty 80 0 0
— 38,540 5 4½
for the further Additional Duty towards the Lottery 1714:
for stamps impressed etc. at the Head Office etc.		 12,483 13 0
for the like on deeds already written etc. 10 0 0
money received of several Country Distributors 9,990 8 6¾
ditto on bonds for this Duty 80 0 0
— 22,564 1 6¾
for the New Duty on Stampt Vellum etc. and on Cards and Dice 1711:
for stamps impressed etc. at the Head Office etc.		 5,446 19 1
for the King's share of penalties 10 0 0
money received of several Country Distributors 2,699 17 0½
ditto on bonds for this Duty 504 13 2
ditto on the Duties on Cards 7,813 2 6
ditto on the Duty on Dice 823 5 0
— 17,297 16 9½
for the Duties on several kinds of stampt Vellum etc. and on certain Printed Papers etc. 1712:
for stamps impressed etc. at the Head Office etc.		 6,348 18 4
for the like on deeds already written etc. 10 0 0
money received of several Country Distributors 2,180 8 3
ditto for the Duty on large Pamphlets 135 2 0
ditto for the Duty on Advertisements 1,162 15 0
— 9,837 3 7
for the New Duty on Policies of Insurance 1712:
for stamps impressed etc. at the Head Office etc.		 2,570 15 0
(total Receipts as above 137,099l. 6s. 0d.)
money received within the time of this Accompt for the rates upon money given with clerks and Apprentices:
for the said rates to 1 May 1715:
the rate of 6d. per 1l. on sums of 50l. or under at the Head Office; on 572l. 10s. 		14 6 2¾
the rate of 1s. per 1l. on sums over 50l. at the Head Office; on 60l. 3 0 0
money received for the said rates from Country Collectors 241 6 10¼
— 258 13 1
for the said rates continued from 1 May 1715:
the rate of 6d. per 1l. on sums of 50l. or under at the Head Office; on 41,379l. 4s. 11d. 		1,034 10 9¾
the rate of 12d. per 1l. on sums over 50l. at the Head Office; on 49,598l. 0s. 2¾d. 2,479 18 1¼
money received of the Country Collectors 1,081 1 1½
and for the King's share of a penalty 25 0 0
— 4,620 10 0½
(total receipts on these Duties 4,879l. 3s. 1½d.)
—
total charge and receipts £143,424 4 1½
Discharge.
Salaries of the Commissioners etc.:
Sir Brocas Gardiner, bt., Richard Pye, Thomas Warner, Nicholas Carew and John Schutz, Commissioners; year to Midsummer 1718		 2,000 0 0
Richard Houlditch, Receiver General; same time 500 0 0
William Bridges, Secretary; same time 300 0 0
William Ashurst, Comptroller; same time 400 0 0
the Receiver's clerks, named; same time 270 0 0
the Secretary's clerks, named; same time 260 0 0
the Comptroller's clerks, named; same time 260 0 0
John Hubbard, Examiner and Accomptant Clerk, and William Hart, his assistant; same time 150 0 0
William Mowbray, Solicitor, at 50l. per an. to 31 Oct. and thereafter at 100l. per an.; same time 83 1 0
Philip Pinkney, Clerk of the Securities; same time 70 0 0
Abraham Fowler, Register of Warrants for Stamping, and John Hudson, his assistant; same time 110 0 0
Joseph Barry, Teller of the Stamps, and Francis Johnson, his assistant; same time 120 0 0
Charles Howland, Warehouse-keeper of Unstampt Parchment and Johnathan Stackhouse, his assistant; same time 90 0 0
William Curtis, Warehouse-keeper of Stampt Parchment and Paper and Major Carpenter, his assistant; same time 230 0 0
John Griffith, John Cochran and William Martyn, Inspectors etc.; same time 300 0 0
John Langman, their assistant; John Raynor, housekeeper; John Hudson, London Distributor; same time 150 0 0
Henry Sydenham, Supervisor of Stampers, a Deputy Supervisor and 39 stampers; same time 1,690 0 0
rolling press printers etc.; same time 720 0 0
Major Carpender, Entering Clerk of Cards and Dice and eight searchers and surveyors 370 0 0
John Rolls, Marker of Dice; same time 50 0 0
John Paine, Register of Pamphletts and Jonathan Stackhouse, his assistant; same time 100 0 0
three Inspectors of Gaming Houses; same time 60 0 0
— 8,283 1 0
office rent to William Attwell and Co. for the Head Office in Lincoln's Inn and to James Berdoe for the house in Serle Street 229 0 0
Owen Lloyd and Co. for parchment, paper and prints for supply of the Country 3,130 9 4
incident charges and disbursements: William Nock, for his disbursements, 319l. 11s. 4d.; Owen Lloyd and Co., stationers, 513l. 9s. 5d.; John Griffith, for travelling charges, 115l.; Richard Price and Robert Henley for coal, 112l. 14s. 6d.; Peter Cocker, Searcher, for apprehending Mary Richardson, a counterfeiter, 10l.; Richard Trotter, for isinglass, 28l. 6s.; Thomas Stuard, ironmonger, 33l. 18s. 6d.; John Dandridge, painter, 30l. 13s.; Edward Gwynn joiner, 76l. 13s.; John Evans, tallowchandler, 29l. 10s.; James Close, junior, for cleaning Mr. Morgan's vault in Southwark 12l. 12s.; Elizabeth Wells, for detecting Mary Richardson as above and another counterfeiter in Spittlefields 10l. 10s.; John Rayner, housekeeper, for disbursements, 18l. 11s. 2d.; Henry Sydenham, for travelling charges in a suit against one Edwards for counterfeiting, 18l. 19s.; John Miles, for charges of passing the Cash Accompt to 1 Aug. 1716, 62l. 7s. 8d.; William Ashurst, Comptroller, for ditto the General Accompt for that year 24l. 3s. 6d.; John Bridges, for wainscot presses, 15l.; Richard Farshall, chief butler to the Society of Lincoln's Inn, for absent commons and the Preacher's Roll to Trinity term, 1718, 14l. 8s.; the Accomptant for loss on 343 guineas reduced from 21s. 6d. to 21s., 8l. 11s. 6d.; Thomas Dorrington, bricklayer, 25l.; William Bridges, Secretary, for disbursements, 341l. 16s. 6d.; John Cochran, for travelling charges, 136l.; William Mowbray, for lawcharges, 279l. 18s. 10d.; this Accomptant, for tally money etc., 62l. 0s. 10d.; Edward Harley, for the Auditor's fee, 190l. 2,549 14 9
taxes repaid on salaries not exceeding 100l. per an. 405 10 0
discount for prompt payment at 6l. per cent. per an. 2,112 7 10
poundage to the Entering ‘Registers’ 12 13 0
(total for salaries etc. as above 16,722l. 15s. 11d.)
money paid into the Exchequer; detailed by dates:
out of arrears of the Single Duty for the first four years 		19 17 0
out of the said Duties further continued from 31 July 1710 35,292 6 3
out of the further Additional Duty 37,865 13 0½
out of ditto towards the Lottery 1714 21,279 5 9
out of the New Duty and on Cards and Dice 15,549 10 0
out of the Duties on several kinds etc. and on printed papers etc. 1712 8,030 10 8½
out of the New Duties on Policies of Insurance 2,344 7 4
— 120,381 10 1
payments out of the rates on moneys given with Clerks and Apprentices:
salaries: Henry Montague, Register and Comptroller, 150l.; Jebez Hughes, his clerk, 50l.; Job Powell, Receiver's Clerk, 10l.; William Hale, Entering Clerk, 30l.; year to Midsummer 1718		 240 0 0
necessary and incident charges: taxes on salaries not exceeding 100l.; disbursements for proclaiming orders; carriage of parcels etc.; Jacob Tonson and Co., for stationery wares; isinglass; ironmongers' wares; law-charges 111 17 7
— 351 17 7
money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates:
out of arrears to 1 May 1715		 257 18 7
out of the Duty further continued from 1 May 1715 4,269 6 11½
— 4,527 5 6½
—
total payments and allowances £141,983 9 1½
and so remains £1,440 15 0
whereof depending on the following for money imprested:
John Montagu, Solicitor		 1,105 15 0
William Nok 200 0 0
Ezekiel Johnson, James Baldwyn and Peter Jadkin 10 0 0
William Martin 30 0 0
Henry Sidenham 10 0 0
William Mowbray 50 0 0
John Cockran 30 0 0
Ezekiel Johnson and Stephen Sheffield 5 0 0
—
£1,440 15 0
and so this Accomptant is even and Quit.
Declared 16 June 1720.
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