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DECLARED ACCOUNTS. |
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PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1717. |
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HANAPER ACCOUNT. |
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Michaelmas 1709 to Michaelmas 1710. |
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HENRY SEYMOUR, THOMAS EDWARDS and JOSEPH WHITEHEAD, Clerks or Custodians of the Hanaper. |
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Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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arrears: |
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respited moneys on the foot of the last accompt |
370 |
18 |
3 |
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money in the hands of Henry Seymour |
1,111 |
2 |
8¾ |
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1,482 |
0 |
11¾ |
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receipts or profits of several charters, patents, commissions, indentures &c. as follows: |
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460 small patents at 2s. each |
46 |
0 |
0 |
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47 Sheriffs' patents at 3s. each |
7 |
1 |
0 |
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Five Sewers Commissions at 5s. and 2s. 6d. each |
0 |
12 |
6 |
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23 Exemplifications at 16s. 4d. each |
18 |
15 |
8 |
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one Deanery [presentation], at 16s. 4d., |
0 |
16 |
4 |
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three Archdeaconries and Prebends at 16s. 4d. each |
2 |
9 |
0 |
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48 presentations at 16s. 4d. each |
39 |
4 |
0 |
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39 dispensations at 16s. 4d. each |
31 |
17 |
0 |
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four Congé d'Eslire, Royal Assent, Commendam and Restitution at 16s. 4d. each |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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grants of office: |
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two for life at 32s. 8d. each |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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three at 16s. 4d. each |
2 |
9 |
0 |
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during pleasure: |
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11 at 32s. 8d. each |
17 |
19 |
4 |
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12 at 16s. 4d. each |
9 |
16 |
0 |
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one Denization |
0 |
16 |
4 |
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15 appeals and adjuncts at 16s. 4d. each |
12 |
5 |
0 |
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three annuities and pensions at 16s. 4d. each |
2 |
9 |
0 |
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one indenture |
2 |
11 |
0 |
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Special Commissions, one at 32s. 8d. and six at 16s. 4d. |
6 |
10 |
8 |
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one Special Licence |
1 |
12 |
8 |
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two special pardons and de Cursu at 16s. 4d. each |
1 |
12 |
8 |
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one Confirmation |
3 |
15 |
10 |
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for the fines of the same |
13 |
6 |
8 |
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five grants magn' feod' at 7l. 11s. 8d. each |
37 |
18 |
4 |
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266 |
8 |
8 |
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fines of Statute Staple and Original writs in Chancery |
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28 |
15 |
0 |
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farm of the profits of the seal of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas (George, Duke of Northumberland) |
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1,653 |
14 |
0 |
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farm of the Fines of Alienation and Writs of Concord (the Lord Treasurer) |
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1,546 |
12 |
0 |
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farm of the Sixpenny Writs or Commissions (the Countess Dowager of Newburgh) |
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1,000 |
0 |
0 |
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total charge and arrears |
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£5,977 |
10 |
7¾ |
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Discharge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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paid to William, Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor, for diets, annuities and allowances |
1,087 |
2 |
6 |
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Sir John Trevor, Kt., Master of the Rolls and the eleven other Chancery Masters for Robes |
82 |
8 |
0 |
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George Wright, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery |
60 |
0 |
0 |
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retained by these accomptants for their allowances |
98 |
1 |
6½ |
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Jonathan Gorstelow Snow, Prothonotary of Chancery, granted to him and Charles Snow 3 Feb. 28 Car. II |
100 |
0 |
0 |
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Mathew Johnson, Clerk of Parliaments |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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William Oaker, Clerk of the Exemplifications of Patents |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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John Roberts, Clerk of the Writs in Chancery |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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the two auditors |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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William Smith, one of the Six Clerks in Chancery as Clerk Comptroller of the Hanaper |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Harris, Chafewax, for provision of wax for seals |
363 |
16 |
0½ |
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John Trevor, Cryer of Chancery |
8 |
10 |
2½ |
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ditto for parchment &c. |
282 |
12 |
0 |
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George Wright, Clerk of the Crown, for writing patents &c |
434 |
13 |
4 |
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William Smith, one of the Six Clerks in Chancery, for writing the Control Book of the Hanaper |
13 |
6 |
8 |
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John Walker, deputy of Mathew Johnson, Clerk of Parliament, for transmitting to Chancery enrolments of public Bills and transcribing several Journals of Parliament for her Majesty's service |
177 |
12 |
6 |
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Edward Castle, stationer, for necessaries |
112 |
19 |
0 |
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John Dawling, a clerk in the Office of the Petty Bag, for writing writs of Citation and election to serve in Parliament |
169 |
17 |
2 |
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Sherrard Serjeant for necessaries for the Lord Chancellor's Court |
28 |
14 |
0 |
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Charles Harper for stationery for the Office of Clerk of the Crown |
98 |
14 |
0¼ |
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Israel Harrison for stationery for the Hanaper Office |
44 |
6 |
0 |
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Jacob Tonson, senr. and junr., for stationery for the Chancery |
469 |
17 |
7½ |
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William West for a rich velvet bag for the Great Seal of England &c. |
55 |
0 |
0 |
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for the increase in the price of parchment |
73 |
4 |
0 |
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Joseph Harvey, sealer to the Great Seal, for diets &c. |
42 |
18 |
6½ |
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Thomas Harris, Chafewax, for wages |
28 |
12 |
0 |
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Joseph Harvey, sealer, Robert Lindsey, clerk to these accomptants and John Mence, deputy chafewax, for expenses of their journeys attending the Great Seal |
45 |
0 |
0 |
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Robert Briscoe, Messenger [of the Chamber], fee for attending the Great Seal |
112 |
14 |
0 |
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ditto for riding charges in ditto |
275 |
0 |
0 |
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William Weket, Joseph Richards, Samuel Clarke and John Barret, four Messengers attending the Great Seal and the Receipt of the Exchequer, for proclaiming Royal Proclamations in all parts of the kingdom |
362 |
0 |
0 |
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James Hunter for cleaning Westminster Hall |
1 |
6 |
8 |
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auditors' allowance |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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these accomptants for the expenses of this account |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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Sir John Trevor, Master of the Rolls, for the custody of [Rolls] House for Converted [Jews], for the fee of two chaplains, one clerk and two converts, viz. Peter Samuel and John Meza, at 1½d. each a day |
27 |
4 |
7 |
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ditto as Clerk of the Petty Bag, for writing and examining Originals in Chancery |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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total payments and allowances |
£4,825 |
10 |
4¾ |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
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and so Remains |
1,152 |
0 |
3 |
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whereof for documents sealed without fees taken, detailed |
373 |
7 |
3 |
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and so these accomptants remain in Debit |
778 |
13 |
0 |
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Declared 14 July 1712. |
