Revenue Account: General Abstract

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General Abstract

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713: PART II GENERAL ABSTRACT.
A GENERAL ABSTRACT OF THE ACCOMPTS OF THE PUBLIQUE REVENUES, TAXES AND MONIES BORROWED FROM MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713.
ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: REMAINS AT MICHAELMAS 1712.
Debtor. £ s. d.
TO THE REMAINS IN CASH AT MICHAELMAS 1712 AS SHOWN AT THE FOOT OF THAT YEAR'S ACCOUNT:
Tallies in the hands of several Treasurers and Paymasters 132,400 4 6¼
New Customs on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1710 6,062 13 11¼
New and Additional Impositions on Wines, Vinegar and Tobacco on the Grant ended 1 Aug. 1712 18,049 4 11
East India Goods on the same Grant 594 0 7
Duty on Whale Fins on the same Grant 2,209 17 5½
Continued Impositions for Loans 3,907 16 11½
Duties on Low Wines, Coffee, Tea, etc., for Loans anno 1705 6,522 7 7¼
Additional Tonnage and Poundage, part of the Queen's Civil List 750 4 3¾
Arrears of ditto for the late King's Debts 1,568 18 11½
Arrears of the Duty on Coffee etc. for the Transport Debt 22 12 1
25l. per cent. on French goods 1 9 8
Plantation Duties 131 10 6
Arrears of the Duties on Coals etc. anno 1698 27 15 1½
Arrears of ditto anno 1703 1,657 17 8½
Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage anno 1705 for Loans 1,997 4 1
Prize Duty from the Plantations 1,716 12 8
25l. per ton on French Prize Wines for Loans 981 0 7
Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage for the Bank from 8 March 1711 for ever 22,457 8 4
of the Fond for the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711 126,907 4 9
Half-Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage for Annuities anno 1708 from the last of July 1712 8,435 5 7½
25l. per ton on French Wines imported from 25 March 1711 1,246 3 4
Additional 3d. per Barrell Excise with the Duties on Pepper etc. for Annuities anno 1710 44,870 3 8
Duty on Coals, Culm etc. for the Lottery anno 1710 2,174 17 10½
Additional Duty on Houses for Windows for ditto 9,164 11 4
Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the Civil List 1,674 19 7¾
3,700l. per week Excise for Annuities 86,382 10 0
Two-sevenths 9d. Excise for the Bank and Annuities 23,504 3 5
9d. Excise for Annuities and Survivorship. 56,198 19 2
Arrears of One-third Double 9d. Excise 30 19 5½
Duties on Malt anno 1709 814 8 1
Duties on Malt anno 1710 2,383 4 9
Duties on Malt anno 1711 35,551 9 6½
Duties on Malt anno 1712 677 1 3
12d. per Bushel on Salt 15,310 5 2
28d. per Bushel on Salt and Additional Stamp Duties for the East India Company 223 17 0½
Stamp Duties on the Grant ended 1 Aug. 1710 912 4 9½
Duties on Candles and Rates on Monies given with Clerks and Apprentices for Loans anno 1710 1,197 19 10
Duties on Hops for Loans anno 1711 264 11 7½
Letter Money 2,320 1 3
Duties on Hides etc. for the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 32,346 13 9½
Duties on Soap, Paper and Pamphlets for the First Lottery anno 1712 31,437 10 1½
Additional Duties on Hides, Starch, Gilt and Silver Wire, etc. for the Second Lottery anno 1712 2,387 12 4
Arrears of Letter Money for the late King's debts 79 11 3
4½ per cent. from the Leeward Islands 89 0 6¼
Rent of Hackney Coaches 1,266 0 11¾
Additional Tonnage arrears 705 12 11
Arrears of the Duties on Marriages, Births, etc. 1,039 4 7
Duties on Houses for Windows for the Bank 5,685 8 6¾
First Fruits and Tenths of the Clergy 999 19 8½
[Sheriff's] Proffers 6 13 5
ditto of the late King's arrears 2 6 8
Seizures [of uncustomed goods etc.] 3 12 3¼
Fines of Leases 1 10 0
Sale of the Queen's Tin 7,708 7 7½
Brewers' Forfeitures 50 1 8½
Rents of the Savoy Hospital 2,940 8 5
Money levied on Mr. Mason, late Treasurer of the Transports 106 18 2
Prize Money 7,200 0 0
Salvage Money 1,800 0 0
Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698 343 5 8
Fifth 4s. Aid anno 1702 0 8 0
Seventh 4s. Aid anno 1704 88 15 0
Eighth 4s. Aid anno 1705 54 6 3
Tenth 4s. Aid anno 1707 927 10 10¼
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 219 16 10
Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 2,696 2 5½
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 14,317 8 9
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 36,890 9 11
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 25,333 5 10
Contributions for Annuities anno 1710 25 0 0
Contributions on the First Lottery Act anno 1712 144,408 13 0½
Contributions on the Second Lottery Act anno 1712 1,216,562 19 1¼
Loans on Coals for Building fifty new Churches 6,700 0 0
in the hands of Lionel Herne and Samuel Edwards for Interest on Exchequer Bills 1,868 0 1
in the hands of Archibald Douglas, Paymaster of the Civil List in Scotland 358 0 4¼
on the Fond for paying Annuities purchased anno 1706 (see above, p. lxxvii) 88,816 18 2½
on the Fond for paying Annuities purchased anno 1708 (see above, p. lxxviii) 29,701 0 0
on the Fond for paying 40,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased 1708 (see above, p. lxxix) 3,839 4 4¼
on the Fond for paying 80,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased 1708 (see above, p. lxxx) 120 0 0
Contributions on the Lottery Act for 1,500,000l. anno 1711 303 8 1
Contributions to the Lottery anno 1711 commonly called the 2,000,000l. Adventure 1,349 2 11½
(total remains other than tallies, 2,159,684l. 5s. 10½d.) £2,292,084 10 4¾
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: CUSTOMS.
TO CASH FOR THE NEAT PRODUCE OF THE SEVERAL DUTIES AND REVENUES UNDER MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CUSTOMS, MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713:
Duties and Revenues in being at Michaelmas 1713: £ s. d.
Customs: Half-Subsidy on the Grant from last July 1712 106,069 9 9½
Wines and Vinegar on the same Grant 120,607 9 5
ditto, on the part of Scotland 3,350 0 0
Tobacco on the same Grant 31,030 18 11½
East India Goods on the same Grant 81,883 7 2½
Additional Impositions on the same Grant 45,354 18 4
Duty on Whale Fins on the same Grant 5,408 4 9
Duty on Coffee, Tea, etc. continued to 24 June 1714 40,154 9 1
Additional Duty on ditto, continued to ditto 57,043 5 6½
15l. per cent. on Muslins etc. continued to ditto 21,627 3 4
Additional Tonnage and Poundage for the Queen's life 253,402 18 7½
25l. per cent. on French goods for 21 years from 28 Feb. 1696 1,208 14 0½
5s. per ton on French Shipping granted 12 Car. II 95 0 0
Plantation Duties granted 25 Car. II 379 17 11
One-third Additional Subsidy for 98 years from 8 March 1706–7 82,571 0 6
ditto on the part of Scotland 506 12 2½
25l. per ton on French Wines imported 51,739 6 9½
Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth 296 0 0
Duty on Goods exported granted for 32 years from 8 March 1710–11 34,867 12 5
ditto on the part of Scotland 291 14 9
Duty of 2s. per Chaldron on Coals, Culm, etc. for ditto 43,291 6 0
Prize Duty from the Plantations 2,073 19 8
Duty of 3s. per Chaldron on Coals, Culm, etc. granted for 32 years from Michaelmas 1710 64,221 3 7
ditto on the part of Scotland 63 9 11½
Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage granted from 8 March 1711 for ever 84,366 16 10
ditto on the part of Scotland 1,220 0 0
Customs: Half-Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage, granted for 96 years from 31 July 1712 106,069 9 9
Duty on Hides Imported for 32 years from 24 June 1711 309 17 11
[Duty of] 4½ per cent. [on goods] from Barbados and the Leeward Islands 7,064 8 3
Coinage Duty for the Mint, being 10s. per ton on Wines 8,985 2 11
Duties on Soap Imported 311 10 9½
Additional Duty on Hides Imported 3,813 10 9½
Duty on Pepper, Raisins, Spices and Snuffs for 32 years from 6 Feb. 1709–10 17,507 1 9
ditto on the part of Scotland 70 12 6
Rock Salt exported to Ireland for 32 years from [11 June 1711] 721 10 10
Revenues expired before Michaelmas 1713:
Wines and Vinegar on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1710 8,199 2 2
Tobacco on the same Grant 10,090 12 8½
East India Goods on the same Grant 60 15 2
Whale Fins on the same Grant 2 4 1
Additional Impositions on the same Grant 3,259 15 10½
Customs: Half-Subsidy which determined 1 Aug. 1712 5,570 10 11½
the other moiety which determined the same time 5,570 10 11
Wines and Vinegar on the same Grant 18,388 16 5½
East India Goods on the same Grant 21,938 14 3½
Tobacco on the same Grant 48,353 6 8½
Additional Impositions on the same Grant 2,005 9 10½
Duty on Whale Fins 10 15 8½
Additional Tonnage and Poundage for the late King's debts 276 6 3
One-third Tonnage and Poundage arrears, which determined 8 March 1706–7 158 9 9½
Duty on Coals, which determined 15 May 1703 19 15 0
Duty on Coals, which determined 14 May 1708 27 18 2
Duty on Coals which determined Mich. 1710 106 12 2½
Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage which determined 8 March 1711 11,247 6 3½
25l. per ton on French Prize Wines, determined with the War 1,746 18 9½
(total England 1,409,510l. 7s. 2½d.; Scotland 5,502l. 9s. 5d.) £1,415,012 16 7½
ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: EXCISE.
TO CASH FOR THE NEAT PRODUCE OF THE REVENUES OF EXCISE, DUTIES ON SALT, SOAP, CANDLES, HOPS, WIRE AND STARCH UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THAT PURPOSE, MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713:
£ s. d.
Hereditary and Temporary Excise for the Civil List 246,607 18 0¾
ditto on the part of Scotland 1,500 0 0
more to answer the Appropriation of 3,700l. a week 192,400 0 0
Additional 3d. per Barrel Excise for 32 years from Ladyday 1710 53,590 18 2
ditto on the part of Scotland 6,560 10 0
9d. per Barrel Excise for 16 years from 17 May 1697 150,592 15 8
ditto on the part of Scotland 8,791 13 3
5/7 9d. Excise for the Bank of England 100,120 12 0
ditto on the part of Scotland 4,832 11 0½
the 9d. per Barrel Excise for 99 years from 25 March 1692 140,168 15 8½
ditto on the part of Scotland 6,766 15 2
2/7; 9d. Excise for Annuities 40,048 3 5
ditto on the part of Scotland 1,933 0 1½
Duties on Malt pro anno 1713 326 1 2½
36s. per Barrel Sweets granted 5 Anne for 99 years 333 3 11½
Low Wines on the Grant for 96 years from 23 June 1710 27,258 12 5½
ditto on the part of Scotland 133 15 2
12d. per Bushel on Salt granted 7 and 8 Wm. III for ever 34,153 17 3½
28d. per Bushel Salt granted from 25 December 1699 for ever 79,381 15 10
Duty on Candles for five years from 1 May 1710 52,543 18 0½
ditto on the part of Scotland 3,892 14 1
Additional Duty on Candles for 32 years from Ladyday 1711 52,545 16 4
ditto on the part of Scotland 3,109 5 11
Duty on Hops granted for four years from 1 June 1711 25,246 18 4½
Duty on Soap etc., granted for 32 years from 10 June 1712 128,250 14 7½
ditto on the part of Scotland 1,767 17 10½
Duty on Gilt and Silver Wire and Starch for 32 years from 1 July 1712 16,317 7 8½
Duty on Malt pro anno 1707 19 19 4½
Duty on Malt pro anno 1711 15,750 15 9
ditto on the part of Scotland 9 14 10
Duty on Malt pro anno 1712 537,966 9 1½
Low Wines on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1710 11 0 10
ditto on the part of Scotland 23 5 5
Arrears of the Duty on Leather anno 1697 21 4 5½
(total England 1,893,656l. 18s. 4¾d. Scotland 39,321l. 2s. 10½d.) £1,932,978 1 3¼
ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: POST OFFICE AND CASUAL REVENUES.
TO CASH FOR THE NETT PRODUCE OF THE REVENUE OF THE POST OFFICE AND SEVERAL CASUAL REVENUES AND PROFITS ANSWERED AT THE EXCHEQUER, MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713:
£ s. d.
Post Office Revenues 55,608 2 10
more to answer the appropriation of 700l. a week 36,400 0 0
£92,008 2 10
of Casual Revenues answered at the Exchequer:
First Fruits 5,068 1 6
Tenths of the Clergy 8,368 5 11
Fines on Alienations 1,250 0 0
Compositions 0 13 4
Sheriffs' Proffers 1,091 4 11
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods 12,437 17 4
Rents of Lands 36 16 8
Fines of Leases 33 17 0
Land Revenue 653 2 5
Revenue of Wine Lycences 3,200 0 0
Fines and Forfeitures 71 13 4
Revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall 3,000 0 0
Value of Timber delivered the Navy per the Surveyor of Woods according to his Certificate 3,058 5 0
Profits of the Hanaper 27 4 7
Brewers' Forfeitures on the Acts for Excise 120 6 6
more by like Forfeitures in Scotland 8 1 9
Chandlers' Forfeitures on the Act for the Duty on Candles 104 0 6
Forfeitures on the Act for granting Rates and Duties on money given with Clerks and Apprentices 5 0 0
Prize Money, being Captors' shares uncalled for 70 13 4½
Rent of the Savoy Hospital 200 0 0
Money repaid per Commissioners of Tin Farthings 55 3 8½
Money levied on Charles Mason, late Treasurer for Transports 483 10 10
Imprest money repaid per Earl of Godolphin 348 8 3
Imprest money repaid per Executors of John Methuen 2,319 7 11
Forfeitures on the Act for the Duty on Hides 52 3 7½
Imprest money repaid per Sir John Humble, late Paymaster of the Million Lottery 3,000 0 0
Woodsales 207 15 4
Sale of the Queen's Tin 129,109 19 10
£174,381 13 7½
ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: AIDS AND TAXES.
TO CASH FOR THE NEAT PRODUCE OF SUNDRY AIDS AND TAXES MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713:
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Duties on Houses for Windows for 32 years from Michaelmas 1710 37,703 9 5
more on the part of Scotland 200 0 0
Additional Duty of Houses granted from 31 July 1710 for ever 92,183 3 10½
130,086 13 3½
Stamp Duties on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1706 110 6 8½
ditto for 96 years from 31 July 1710 38,370 7 6
Additional Stamp Duties part of the Fond for the East India Company 37,818 0 9½
Stamp Duties on Cards and Dice for 32 years from 11 June 1711 7,943 15 0
Pamphlets and printed papers for 32 years from 1 Aug. 1712 8,670 18 3
Policies of Insurance for 32 years from 1 Aug. 1712 1,824 14 2
94,738 2 5
Licences to Hawkers and Pedlars for 96 years from 31 July 1710 6,600 0 0
Rent of Hackney Chairs for 32 years from 11 June 1711 171 0 0
Rent of Hackney Coaches for 21 years from Midsummer 1694 1,681 16 2½
Duty on Hides for 32 years from 24 June 1711 71,512 17 0½
more on the part of Scotland 3,200 0 0
Additional Duty on Hides for 32 years from 1 Aug. 1712 79,107 3 0½
more on the part of Scotland 394 0 0
154,214 0 1
Duties on Marriages, Births, etc., ended 1 Aug. 1706 192 0 6
Rates on Money given with the Clerks and Apprentices 3,369 19 6
Additional Tonnage and Poundage arrears for cancelling Exchequer Bills anno 1697 171 2 4½
Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694 8 4 0
Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698 157 0 4
First 3s. Aid anno 1697 0 14 0
Subsidies eodem anno 2 6 6
Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1701 0 7 0
Fifth 4s. Aid anno 1702 249 8 5
Seventh 4s. Aid anno 1704 86 17 0
Tenth 4s. Aid anno 1707 782 11 4
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 1,893 16 5½
Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 13,826 19 5¾
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 32,545 8 2½
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 123,308 0 9
more on the part of Scotland 8,100 0 0
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 1,552,637 0 9½
more on the part of Scotland 20,200 0 0
1,753,798 14 3¼
£2,145,023 8 7¾
ABSTRACT OF REVENUE: UNCLASSIFIED ITEMS.
TO CASH FOR SUNDRY PARTICULARS NOT DISTINGUISHABLE UNDER ANY OF THE FOREGOING HEADS: £ s. d.
To Cash surcharged on Lionel Herne and Samuel Edwards, for Interest accruing on Exchequer Bills disposed by them (as above p. lxx) 36 14 2
To Cash surcharged on Lionel Herne, Samuel Edwards and Charles Low, on the like Account (as above, p. lxxi) 4 0 0
To Cash charged for so much of the Queen's Revenues arisen in Scotland as Archibald Douglas, Paymaster of the Civil List there, appears to be accountable for (fn. 1) 21,809 18 8¼
£21,850 12 10¼
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF REVENUE, MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713: SUMMARY.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Remains in Cash at Michaelmas 1712; in tallies in the hands of the several Treasurers and Paymasters 132,400 4 6¼
Other remains as detailed above 2,159,684 5 10½
2,292,084 10 4¾
Receipts Mich. 1712–Mich. 1713:
Customs (including 5,502l. 9s. 5d. from Scotland) 1,415,012 16 7½
Excise (including 39,321l. 2s. 10½d. ditto) 1,932,978 1 3¼
Post Office 92,008 2 10
Casual Revenues 174,381 13 7½
Aids and Taxes 2,145,023 8 7¾
Unclassified Items 21,850 12 10¼
5,781,254 15 10¼
£8,073,339 6 3
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: NAVY.
BY PAID CHARLES CÆSAR, LATE TREASURER OF THE NAVY UPON ACCOUNT FOR THE SERVICES HEREAFTER MENTIONED:
£ s. d. £ s. d.
For the Ordinary, i.e. the Yards:
for the year 1712 18,000 0 0
For Wages: to Seamen generally; for the year 1712 289,017 0 0
ditto; for the year 1713 453,741 15 0
Sick and Wounded and Prisoners at War per the hands of the Treasurer for that service; for the year 1712 3,363 13 6¾
ditto; for the year 1713 1,715 8 9
subsistence, offreckonings and clearings to the Marine Regiments under the pay of Sir Roger Mostyn; for the year 1712 4,579 1 5
ditto; for the year 1713 39,533 3 10½
791,950 2 7¼
For Victualling: Bills of Exchange, Short Allowance and Contingencies:
for the year 1712 30,619 16 1
ditto for the year 1713 81,307 3 9
the Course; for the year 1712 20,000 0 0
ditto; for the year 1713 70,000 0 0
Sick and Wounded and Prisoners at war: per the hands of the Treasurer of that Service; for the year 1712 11,575 15 8¾
ditto; for the year 1713 1,143 12 6
214,646 8 0¾
For Wear and Tear: Imprest, Bills of Exchange and Contingencies; for the year 1712 2,219 19 7
ditto; for the year 1713 93,856 17 3
the Course; for the year 1712 60,000 0 0
ditto; for the year 1713 96,846 4 8½
the Yards under this head; for the year 1712 69,412 0 0
Value of Timber out of the Queen's Forests; for the year 1713 3,058 5 0
more in tallies to be applied to any of the foregoing heads; for the year 1713 56,435 16 4
381,829 2 10½
For Interest to the South Sea Company at the rate of 6l. per cent. per an. to Midsummer 1713:
for the year 1712 269,639 15 0
for the year 1713 286,639 15 0
556,279 10 0
To make good the Deficiency of the Grants anno 1711; for the year 1712:
for account of Subsistence etc. to the Marine Regiments as above 4,053 1 8½
for Victualling; Bills of Exchange etc 5,000 0 0
ditto; the Course 10,000 0 0
for Wear and Tear: Imprest Bills of Exchange and Contingencies 1,281 15 1
ditto: the Course 30,000 0 0
50,334 16 9½
(totals for the year 1712, 828,761l. 18s. 2d., inclusive of 50,334l. 16s. 9½d. to make good deficiencies for the previous year; for the year 1713, 1,184,278l. 2s. 2d.)
£2,013,040 0 4
all which particulars were directed to be satisfied out of the following:
Contributions on the Act for the First Lottery anno 1712: for the year 1712 85,939 9 3½
ditto, for the Second Lottery anno 1712: for ditto 736,489 8 1½
Exchequer Bills 1713; for the year 1713 361,639 15 0
Loans on the Land Tax pro anno 1713; for ditto 564,944 5 10
Loans on Duties on Malt, ditto; for ditto 254,635 16 4
and in Aid:
Land Tax of 4s. per libram anno 1709; for the year 1712 6,333 0 9
Value of Timber delivered out of the Queen's Forests; for the year 1713 3,058 5 0
(total for the year 1712 828,761l. 18s. 2d. and for the year 1713 1,184,278l. 2s. 2d.)
£2,013,040 0 4
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: ORDNANCE.
BY [PAID] HARRY MORDAUNT, LATE TREASURER AND PAYMASTER OF THE OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, UPON ACCOUNT FOR THE SERVICES FOLLOWING: £ s. d.
For Land Services generally: for the year 1712 15,000 0 0
for Sea Services generally: for the year 1712 15,000 0 0
£30,000 0 0
which Services were directed to be satisfied out of Contributions on the Act for the Classic Lottery, 1712 £30,000 0 0
BY [PAID] CHARLES EVERSFIELD, PRESENT TREASURER AND PAYMASTER OF THE OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, UPON ACCOUNT FOR THE SERVICES FOLLOWING: £ s. d.
For Land Services generally; for the year 1712 10,909 3 7½
for Sea Services generally; for the year 1713 20,000 0 0
more in tallies to be applied to the aforegoing heads; for the year 1711 12,505 0 0
To make good the Deficiency of the Grants anno 1711; for the year 1712 viz. for Land Services generally 29,908l. 6s. 3d. and for Sea Services generally 3,908l. 6s. 3d. 33,816 12 6
total for the year 1711 12,505l. 0s. 0d., for the year 1712 (including 33,816l. 12s. 6d. to make good deficiencies for the previous year) 44,725l. 16s. 1½d., and for the year 1713 20,000l. 0s. 0d. £77,230 16 1½
which Services were directed to be satisfied out of the following: £ s. d.
Loans on the Land Tax pro anno 1711; for the year 1711 2,634 0 0
Loans on the Malt Duties pro anno 1711; ditto 6,609 0 0
Loans on Duties on Hops pro anno 1711; ditto 3,262 0 0
Contributions on the Act for a Class Lottery anno 1712; for the year 1712 24,360 13 9
Loans on the Malt Duties anno 1713; for the year 1713 20,000 0 0
and in Aid; all for the year 1712:
Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694 4 4 0
First 3s. Aid, anno 1697 0 14 0
Subsidies and other Duties anno 1697 2 3 2
Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698 0 6 0
Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1696 0 7 0
Tenth 4s. Aid anno 1707 182 11 4
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 1,821 10 11½
Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709 3,112 15 5½
Plantation Duties 282 5 0
Rent of Hackney Coaches 1,200 0 0
Arrears of the Duty on Leather anno 1697 21 4 5½
25l. per ton on French Wines Imported 10,592 15 11½
One-third tonnage arrears 158 9 9½
Additional tonnage arrears 36 12 7
Brewers' forfeitures 99 15 4½
Malt anno 1707 19 19 4½
Prize Duty from the Plantations 510 0 0
Imprest money repaid per Executors of John Methuen 2,319 7 11
20,365 2 4½
(total for the year 1711 12,505l. 0s. 0d., for the year 1712 44,725l. 16s. 1½d., and for the year 1713 20,000l. 0s. 0d.) £77,230 16 1½
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: FORCES ABROAD.
BY [PAID] JAMES BRYDGES, PAYMASTER OF THE FORCES, UPON ACCOUNT FOR THE SERVICES FOLLOWING:
towards the Public Services for the year 1712: £ s. d. £ s. d.
For account of the 40,000 and the 10,000 Additional Men and the 15,178 Conditional Men 7251 18 0
for account of the War in Spain 96,681 4 7¼
for account of the War in Portugal 7,500 0 0
for the Prussian Subsidy 50,000 0 0
for the Agio etc. for 12,000 Prussians in the Netherlands 20,000 0 0
for Subsidies to Allies generally 3,603 2 6
for the Extraordinary Charges of the War 70,169 0 8
to make good the Deficiencies on the Grants anno 1711 20,571 19 6
275,777 5 3¼
Memorandum.—This last sum was applied to the Charge of the War in Spain.
towards the Public Services for the year 1713:
For account of Land Forces 407,418 9 7
for account of the Forces in Minorca 12,000 0 0
for account of the Forces in Gibraltar 8,000 0 0
more in Tallies to be applied to any of the aforegoing heads 55,000 0 0
482,418 9 7
£758,195 14 10¼
which particulars were directed to be satisfied out of the following:
Contributions on the Act for the First Lottery anno 1712; for the year 1712 19,911 18 11¼
Contributions on the Act for the Second Lottery anno 1712; ditto 255,865 6 4
Loans on the Land Tax anno 1713; for the year 1713 232,418 9 7
Loans on the Duties on Malt anno 1713; ditto 136,000 0 0
Exchequer Bills anno 1713; ditto 114,000 0 0
(total for the year 1712 275,777l. 5s. 3¼d., and for the year 1713 482,418l. 9s. 7d.)
£758,195 14 10¼
BY [PAID] THOMAS MOOR, PAYMASTER OF THE FORCES ABROAD UPON ACCOUNT FOR THE SERVICES FOLLOWING:
towards the Public Service of the year 1713:
For account of the Forces in Minorca 9,000 0 0
for account of the Forces in Gibraltar 4,850 0 0
for account of the Forces in Dunkirk 25,350 0 0
£39,200 0 0
which particulars were directed to be satisfied out of Exchequer Bills issued anno 1713 £39,200 0 0
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: GUARDS AND GARRISONS.
BY [PAID] JOHN HOWE, PAYMASTER OF THE GUARDS AND GARRISONS AND OTHER LAND FORCES UPON ACCOUNT FOR THE SERVICES FOLLOWING: £ s. d. £ s. d.
towards the Public Service for the year 1712:
For account of Forces in Great Britain, nine Independent Companies, General Officers, Contingencies and Garrisons 60,231 5 9½
for account of Extraordinary Charges of the War 57,456 16 10¼
to make good the Deficiency of the Grants for the year 1711 34,863 11 8
152,551 14 3¾
towards the Public Service for the year 1713:
For account of the charge of Land Forces in the Queen's Service 131,755 2 0¼
for account of the Forces in the Plantations 6,222 15 4
for account of the Garrison of Annapolis 1,401 5 4
for Guards and Garrisons 54,781 11 4½
for Half Pay of the Land Officers to be disbanded 29,800 0 0
for the Out Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital 20,000 0 0
more in Tallies to be applied to any of the aforegoing Heads 50,000 0 0
for account of Services not particularly appropriated by Parliament 1,508 0 0
Memorandum.—This last sum was applied to the Services following: for pay of Officers ordered to Annapolis Royal 749l. 18s.; for subsistence to the Garrison of Placentia and Newfoundland, 758l. 2s.; total 1,508l. 295,468 14 0¾
£448,020 8 4½
which particulars were directed to be satisfied out of the following:
Contributions on the Act for the First Lottery, 1712; for the year 1712 19,829 3 10
ditto for the Second Lottery 1712: ditto 132,722 10 5¾
Loans on the Land Tax pro anno 1713: for the year 1713 77,878 0 0¾
Loans on the Duties on Malt anno 1713: ditto 89,782 14 0
Exchequer Bills issued anno 1713: ditto 126,300 0 0
and in aid:
Twelfth 4s. Aid anno 1709: for the year 1713 1,508 0 0
(total for the year 1712 15,251l. 14s. 3¾d.; for the year 1713 295,468l. 14s. 0¾d.)
£448,020 8 4½
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: TRANSPORTS.
BY [PAID] THOMAS MICKLETHWAITE, TREASURER, FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICE UPON ACCOUNT FOR THE SERVICES FOLLOWING: £ s. d.
For the Service of his Office 3,139 8 2
more for ditto 21,339 1 7
£24,478 9 9
out of Tallies on the Malt Duties 1710 3,139 8 2
[out of] Contributions on the Act for the Classis Lottery anno 1712 21,339 1 7
£24,478 9 9
Memorandum.—The sum of 21,339l. 1s. 7d. was paid over to the Treasurer of the Navy to discharge the men from Her Majesty's ships for reducing their number to the Middle Complement, the Treasurer of the Navy at that time transferring to Mr. Micklethwaite the like sum in South Sea Stock.
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: KING WILLIAM'S DEBTS.
BY ARREARS TO THE LATE KING'S FAMILY AND SERVANTS: £ s. d.
For debts in the Office of Cofferer, by the hands of Thomas Newport, executor to the Earl of Bradford, late Cofferer, Out of arrears of the late King's Letter Money 50 0 0
for debts in the Office of Works by the hands of Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster; out of Additional Tonnage 68l. 2s. 1d., out of Letter Money 29l. 11s. 3d., out of small Branches 2l. 6s. 8d. 100 0 0
to the Executors of Charles Gifford on a pension, Out of Additional Tonnage 150 0 0
to the Executors of Francis Mansel on the like: ditto 150 0 0
to the Heirs of Nicholas Yates on the like: ditto 200 0 0
£650 0 0
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: CIVIL LIST, SCOTLAND.
BY [PAID] ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS FOR SO MUCH CERTIFIED TO BE PAID BY HIS ACCOUNT AS PAYMASTER OF THE CIVIL LIST IN SCOTLAND: £ s. d.
For Fees, Salaries, Pensions and other charges conform to the Establishment etc. 20,895 15 7¾
more certified to be paid to the Lords of the Justiciary for the charges of their Circuit 690 0 0
£21,585 15 7¾
All out of the Several Duties and Revenues coming to his hands (see p. lxxxviii, footnote).
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: THE QUEEN'S CIVIL LIST.
BY PAID OUT OF THE REVENUES OF THE QUEEN'S CIVIL LIST OVER AND ABOVE THE PAYMENTS BY ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS AS BY THE ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING:
For the Uses of the Queen's Civil List.
At the Exchequer: £ s. d.
to Samuel Lord Masham, Cofferer of the Household, upon account 60,919 6 0
to John, Lord Fitzharding, Treasurer of the Chamber, ditto 9,299 5 6
to John Holbech, for ditto 9,960 0 0
to John, Duke of Montague, Master of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 20,712 10 0
to the Robes per Henry Pigott 4,000 0 0
to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, upon account 4,893 5 7¾
to the Duke of Somerset, late Master of the Horse, upon account 12,000 0 0
to Conyers Darcey and George Fielding, Commissioners for executing the Office of Master of the Horse, upon account 4,000 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their ordinary Entertainments 29,443 17 1½
to ditto on their Extraordinaries 9,353 16 0
to Fees and Salaries 70,808 16 4¾
to Pensions and Annuities 15,244 12 10¼
to Spencer Compton for Pensions and Charities 76,299 8 10½
to ditto for the French Protestants 2,000 0 0
to the Band of Pensioners, per William Smith their Paymaster 4,530 0 0
to several as of the Queen's Royal Bounty 4,658 16 0
to Lord Dartmouth, Principal Secretary of State, for Secret Service 1,500 0 0
to Lord Bolingbroke, another, for the like 1,000 0 0
to William Lowndes, for the like 21,800 0 0
to Mrs. Abigail Masham for the Queen's Privy Purse 27,500 0 0
to Jewels or presents in lieu 1,964 10 0
to Samuel Smithen, the Queen's Goldsmith, for Plate 16,132 14 4
to Contingencies: £ s. d.
Law Charges 2,800 0 0
Surplus to Sheriffs and others on their Accounts 2,397 11 6
Liberates of the Exchequer 2,384 3 10½
Rewards for sundry services 1,351 14 3
Riding charges to Messengers 1,163 0 0
sundry Incidents and Disbursements 3,574 6 6
Rent of Mote Park 321 17 6
Post Fines 738 0 4½
City Impost 195 6 0
Presents to Eastern Princes 520 0 0
Rewards to Receivers of Taxes 390 6 3
15,836 6 3
to Services relating to Scotland 5,575 0 0
to Francis Scobell on account of the Tin Affair 121,200 0 0
550,632 4 11¾
At the Excise Office:
to several on Pensions (see p. xlv) 9,000 0 0
At the Post Office:
to several on Pensions (see pp. lvi-lvii) 22,495 0 0
£582,127 4 11¾
Out of the following:
Additional Tonnage and Poundage 247,950 4 0¼
Hereditary and Temporary Excise 243,775 3 1
Letter Money 55,145 14 9
Small Branches 30,456 3 1½
577,327 4 11¾
Loans on Credit of the Queen's Tin 4,800 0 0
582,127 4 11¾
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: MISCELLANEOUS.
By paid out of the Duty of 4½ per cent. in specie from Barbados and the Leeward Islands: £ s. d. £ s. d.
to the Earl of Kinoul on a Perpetuity 2,000 0 0
to the Governors of Plantations on their Allowances 5,104 2 2¼
7,104 2 2¼
By [paid] Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint; out of Coinage Duty 6,474 16 1½
By [paid] John Montgomary, ditto at Edenbourg; out of ditto 2,010 12 7
By [paid] the Executors of Robert Weddell for charges in prosecuting coiners; out of ditto 467 15 2
8,953 3 10½
By [paid] Edward Barker, Treasurer of the Queen's Bounty to augment Poor Livings, without Account other than what he is to render to the Governors of the said Bounty; out of First Fruits and Tenths 3,300 0 0
By [paid] Prince Charles of Denmark, on his grant of 4,000l. per an. for quitting his Pretensions to the Bishopric of Eutin for the good of the Common Cause; out of 25l. per ton on French Wines Imported 4,000 0 0
By [paid] the Adventurers to the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1710 on 135,000l. per an. from Mich. 1710 payable by Sir John Humble; out of the Fond for the said Lottery 113,126 12 0
By [paid] the Adventurers to the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711, on 135,000l. per an. from Ladyday 1711 payable by Barnard Hutchins; out of the Fond for the said Lottery 190,600 0 0
By [paid] Christopher Rhodes for incident charges attending the management of the said Lottery; out of ditto 943 12 4
191,543 12 4
By [paid] the Contributors to the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 on 186,670l. per an. from Mich. 1711 payable by Charles Blunt; out of the Fond for the said Adventure 138,770 0 0
more to make good the Deficiency of this Fond at Mich. 1712; out of Exchequer Bills issued anno 1713 52,400 0 0
191,170 17 0
By [paid] the Adventurers to the Lottery for 1,800,000l. anno 1712, on 168,003l. per an. from Mich. 1712, paid by Commissioners appointed to pay off and discharge the three first Courses of the said Lottery; out of the Fond for the said Lottery 54,240 0 0
to them more by Thomas Jett, Paymaster of the said Lottery; out of ditto 32,900 0 0
to the Managers and Directors of the said Lottery in reward for inspecting the whole affair of preparing the tickets, drawing the same, adjusting Claims, etc.; out of ditto 4,500 0 0
to Christopher Rhodes, then Secretary, for incident charges attending the management; out of ditto 2,547 4 6
94,187 4 6
By [paid] the Adventurers to the Class Lottery for 1,800,000l. anno 1712 on 168,003l. per an. from Mich. 1712 payable by John Morley; out of the Fond for the said Lottery 30,000 0 0
to the Managers and Directors of the said Lottery for inspecting the whole affair, etc.; out of ditto 4,500 0 0
to Christopher Rhodes, their Secretary, for Incident Charges attending the management; out of ditto 2,547 4 6
37,047 4 6
By [paid] the Bank of England on their Perpetuity of 100,000l. per an.; out of the 5/7 9d. Excise 105,334l. 14s. 8d. and out of the 25l. per ton on French Wines Imported 13,654l. 8s. 2d. 118,989 2 10
more on 106,501l. 13s. 5d. per an. being 6l. per cent. redeemable by Parliament on repaying 1,775,027l. 17s. 10½d. value in Exchequer Bills delivered up by them and cancelled; out of the Duty on Houses [for Windows] 96,501 13 5
215,490 16 3
By [paid] Charles, Lord Halifax, for charges and pains in making and issuing these Bills; out of Two-Thirds Tonnage 2,112 10 0
By [paid] Samuel Pacey, Receiver General for the County of Suffolk; in lieu of an overpayment; out of arrears of the Duties on Mariages 206 15 8
By [paid] Samuel Burridge, Receiver for Devon, for the like; out of the Tenth 4s. Aid anno 1707 101 12 3¼
By [paid] the Commissioners for taking etc. the Public Accounts for salaries and incidents; out of Exchequer Bills anno 1713, 1,500l. 0s. 0d., out of Contributions to the First Lottery 1712, 2,750l. 0s. 0d., out of Contributions to the Second Lottery anno 1712, 1,750l. 0s. 0d. 6,000 0 0
By [paid] the Commissioners for stating the Army Debts for the like; out of Contributions to the First Lottery anno 1712, 875l.; out of Contributions to the Second Lottery anno 1712, 1,750l. 2,625 0 0
By [paid] Henry Smith, Treasurer to the Commissioners for building 50 new Churches, without account other than what he is to render to the said Commissioners; out of Loans on the Duties on Coals 15,000 0 0
By [paid] the New East India Company on 160,000l. per an.; out of 28d. Salt and Additional Stamp Duties 110,734 16 1½
By [paid] the South Sea Company on 608,000l. per an.; out of 12d. Salt 22,500 0 0
By [paid] Lionel Herne and Samuel Edwards, the persons appointed to pay Interest on Exchequer Bills for salaries and incidents 2,321 7 0
£1,027,524 16 8½
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: ANNUITIES, ETC.
BY [PAID] ON ANNUITIES PURCHASED AT THE EXCHEQUER AND FOR REWARDS TO OFFICERS AND INCIDENTS IN PAYING AND ACCOUNTING FOR THE SAME: £ s. d. £ s. d.
On Annuities purchased anno 1693 at 14l. per cent.; out of 9d. Excise for 99 years 123,390 17 4
more on Annuities with the Advantage of Survivorship; out of ditto 7,596 13 8¾
for rewards and incidents viz. to the Officers of the Exchequer; out of ditto 1,200 0 0
132,187 11 0¾
on Annuities purchased anno 1694 for one, two and three lives; out of 2/7 9d. Excise in the Bank Act 36,024 10 0
for rewards to Officers viz. the Auditors of the Receipt; out of ditto 150 0 0
36,174 10 0
on Annuities purchased anno 1704 and 1705; charged on the 3,700l. per week Excise:
on Annuities for one life 15,660 8 4
ditto for two lives 7,699 5 0
ditto for three lives 2,207 3 4
ditto for 99 years 125,729 9 8½
(total 151,296l. 6s. 4½d.)
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer 1,430 0 0
on Annuities called Bankers' Annuities, redeemable by Parliament 38,057 9 0¾
190,783 15 5¼
on Annuities for 184,242l. 14s. 0d. per an. purchased for 99 years anno 1706; out of the General Fond for paying the same 186,671 14 0
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer; out of ditto 1,102 10 0
187,774 4 0
on Annuities for 72,187l. 10s. 0d. per an. purchased for 99 years anno 1707; out of the General Fond for paying the same and other Revenues in aid (see below p. lxxviii) 72,220 0 6½
for rewards to Officers of the Exchequer; out of ditto 281 14 1½
72,501 14 8
on Annuities for 40,000l. per an. purchased for 99 years anno 1708, out of the Fond, for the same and other Revenues in Aid (see below, p. lxxix) 40,663 10 0
on Annuities for 80,000l. per an. purchased for 99 years anno 1708; out of the Fond for paying the same and Revenues in Aid 81,507 5 0
for Rewards and incidents: to the Officers of the Exchequer 1,873l. 3s. 7½d. and to the Usher of the Receipt 692l. 4s. 6d.; [out of ditto] 2,565 8 1½
84,072 13 1½
on Annuities for 81,000l. per an. purchased for 32 years anno 1710; out of the Fond for paying the same 80,973 15 0
£825,131 13 3½
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE: INTEREST ON LOANS.
By Interest on Loans on the Public Registers and otherwise issued at the Exchequer, Mich. 1712 to Mich. 1713: £ s. d.
On the First 3s. Aid anno 1697; out of the General Fond for Deficiencies 5 4 4
on the several Subsidies and Impositions continued anno 1707 called the Third General Mortgage; out of the General Fond for this Register 1,004 0 1
on the same Subsidies and Impositions continued anno 1708 called the Fourth General Mortgage; out of the General Fond for this Register 99,063l. 1s. 10d. and out of [the Duty of] 25l. per ton on French Wines 1,066l. 4s. 6d. 100,129 6 4
on Low Wines and the Additional Duties on Coffee, Tea, etc. anno 1705 14,918 5 6
on Two Thirds Tonnage and Poundage granted the same year 5,465 12 3
on sundry Subsidies and Impositions continued anno 1709 called the Fifth General Mortgage; out of the General Fond for this Register 320 12 7
on the Twelfth 4s. Aid for the year 1709; out of the Fifteenth 4s. Aid 1712 transferred thereto 449 6 4
on the Duties on Malt, Mum, etc. for the year 1709; out of Malt 1711 transferred thereto 66 1 6
on the like Duties for the year 1710; out of Malt 1710 51l 1s. 6d., and out of Malt 1712 transferred thereto 18,472l. 10s. 2d. 18,523 11 8
on the like Duties for the year 1711; out of Malt 1711 6,264 7 9
on the like Duties for the year 1712; out of Malt 1712 28,106 7 4
on sundry Impositions continued anno 1710 and called the Sixth General Mortgage; out of 12d. Salt 17,588 6 0
on the Duty on Candles and Rates on Moneys given with Apprentices anno 1710 29,047 3 7
on the Duty on Hops granted anno 1711 5,958 5 10
on the Produce of the Queen's Tin 16,537 6 10
on Loans on Coals for building new Churches 378 15 0
on the Thirteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1710 7,475 0 2
on the Fourteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1711 7,013 5 5
on the Fifteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1712 92,902 0 2
By Interest on the Old Exchequer Bills issued anno 1697; out of the General Fond for Deficiencies 7 3 8½
By the Bank of England on the Allowance of 3l. per cent. per an. for circulating Exchequer Bills, on the Act of Parliament anno 1709; out of like Bills 17,300l., out of Two-thirds Tonnage 78,169l. 10s. 0½d., and out of Subsidy 5,170l. 2s. 6½d. 100,639 12 6½
By Interest at the rate of 2d. per cent. per diem on all the Exchequer Bills received at the Exchequer and reissued thence; paid by Lionel Herne and Samuel Edwards in this year; so at all times reissued clear of Interest 75,026 6 8
By Interest to the Contributors for Annuities anno 1710 at the rate of 8l. per cent. for prompt payment per William Clayton; out of the Half Subsidy 130 17 0
£527,956 18 7
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE, MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713: SUMMARY.
£ s. d.
Navy 2,013,040 0 4
Ordnance (Mordaunt) 30,000 0 0
ditto (Eversfield) 77,230 16 1½
Forces Abroad (Brydges) 758,195 14 10¼
ditto (Moor) 39,200 0 0
Guards and Garrisons 448,020 8 4½
Transports 24,478 9 9
King William's Debts 650 0 0
Civil List, Scotland 21,585 15 7¾
Civil List 582,127 4 11¾
Miscellaneous 1,027,524 16 8½
Annuities etc. 825,131 13 3½
Interest of Loans 527,956 18 7
6,375,141 18 7¾
By Remains in Cash at Mich. 1713 including 116,755l. 16s. 4¼d. in tallies in the hands of particular Paymasters (see below, pp. ci-cii) 1,023,009 1 9¾
7,398,151 0 5½
By Balance of the Loan Account (see below) shewing the money borrowed by way of Loan and in Exchequer Bills and the Moneys repaid on the Public Registers Mich. 1712 to Mich. 1713, the moneys repaid exceeding the monies borrowed by 675,188 5 9½
£8,073,339 6 3
GENERAL ABSTRACT: LOAN ACCOUNT.
AN ACCOUNT SHEWING THE MONIES BORROWED BY WAY OF LOAN ON THE PUBLIC FUNDS AND REVENUES, WITH THE EXCHEQUER BILLS ISSUED MICH. 1712 TO MICH. 1713 AND THE PRINCIPAL MONEY REPAID WITHIN THE SAME.
The Queen is Debtor: £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Loans made out at the Receipt of the Exchequer on the following:
on credit of the Produce of the Queen's Tin 4,800 0 0
on the Third 2s. Aid anno 1713, in money 695,340 15 5¾
ditto, by levying tallies 179,900 0 0
875,240 15 5¾
on the Duties on Malt, Mum, etc. pro anno 1713 173,689 10 0
ditto by levying tallies 326,729 0 4
500,418 10 4
To Exchequer Bills on the Act 1709 issued at the Exchequer within the time of this Account and to be circulated by the Bank 82,300 0 0
To Exchequer Bills issued at the Exchequer for the service of the year 1713 within the time of this Account and are likewise to be circulated by the Bank 695,039 15 0
777,339 15 0
On the Duties on Coals for building 50 new Churches 13,296 14 0
2,171,095 14 9¾
The Balance, being the Difference between the sum total of the moneys borrowed by way of Loan and in Exchequer Bills as below and the sum total of the Principal Moneys repaid on the Public Registers, the moneys repaid exceeding the sums borrowed by 675,188 5 9½
£2,846,284 0 7¼
The Queen is Creditor:
By Principal repaid:
on the First 3s. Aid for the year 1697 out of the General Fond for Deficiencies 50 0 0
on Low Wines and the additional Duties on Coffee pro anno 1705 101,366 10 8½
on Two-Thirds Tonnage and Poundage anno 1705 7,000 0 0
on the Third General Mortgage anno 1707; out of the Fond for this Register 20,863 4 5
on the Fourth General Mortgage anno 1708; out of the like 393,385 14 4½
and out of the 25l. per ton Duty on French Wines 1,431 4 5½
394,816 18 10
on the Twelfth 4s. Aid for the year 1709; out of the Fifteenth 4s. Aid transferred thereto 5,197 14 2½
on the Duties on Malt for the year 1709; out of Malt 1711 being transferred thereto 700 0 0
on the like Duties for the year 1710 1,300 0 0
out of Malt 1712 being transferred thereto 184,296 10 5
185,596 10 5
on the Duties on Candles for the year 1710 31,380 19 11¾
on the Duties on Malt for the year 1711 36,867 14 0
on the Fourteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1711 143,324 0 10
on the Fifteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1712 1,476,251 14 3
on the Duties on Malt for the year 1712 290,828 4 6
on the Thirteenth 4s. Aid for the year 1710 31,158 4 1
on the Duties on Hops for the year 1711 2,000 0 0
on the Produce of the Queen's Tin 118,872 4 4½
on Exchequer Bills issued anno 1697; out of the General Fond for Deficiencies 10 0 0
£2,846,284 0 7¼
THE PARTICULAR REMAINS IN CASH AT MICHAELMAS 1713.
£ s. d.
In tallies undisposed in the hands of the particular Paymasters (see p. lxxvii) 116,755 16 4¼
New Customs: on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1710 3,533 5 2¾
Tobacco: on the Grant which determined 1 Aug. 1712 6,298 6 4
Continued Impositions: on the Grant which commenced 31 July 1712 19,100 10 9½
Duties on Low Wines etc. for Loans 1705 9,097 5 7¼
5s. per ton on French Shipping granted 12 Car. II 95 0 0
Additional Tonnage and Poundage, part of the Queen's Civil List 6,202 18 11
Arrears of ditto for the late King's Debts 1,277 3 1½
Arrears of the Duties on Coffee etc. for the Transport Debt 22 12 1
25l. per Ton on French Goods 57 10 0
Plantation Duties granted 25 Car. II 82 8 1
Arrears of Coals 1698 47 10 1½
Arrears of Coals 1703 1,685 15 10½
Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage anno 1705 for Loans 778 18 1½
25l. per Ton on French Wines Imported 22,753 5 8
Duty on Foreign Sail Cloth 296 0 0
of the Fond for the Lottery for 1,500,000l. anno 1711 69,469 7 10
Prize Duty from the Plantations 1,513 19 8
Fond for Annuities anno 1710 41,625 11 1
Fond for the Lottery anno 1710 401 0 2
Two-thirds Tonnage and Poundage from 8 March 1711 for ever 12,762 5 2
3,700l. per week Excise for Annuities 87,998 14 6¾
Hereditary and Temporary Excise 6,007 14 7½
9d. Excise for the Bank and Annuities 28,929 5 4
9d. Excise for Annuities and Survivorship 70,946 18 11¾
One-third Double Excise 30 19 5½
Duties on Malt anno 1709 814 8 1
Duties on Malt anno 1710 213 19 10
Duties on Malt anno 1711 7,413 16 10½
Duties on Malt anno 1712 16,939 17 11½
Duties on Malt anno 1713 326 1 2½
12d. per Bushel on Salt 9,375 16 5½
28d. per Bushel on Salt and Stamp Duties for the East India Company 6,688 17 6½
Stamp Duties on the Grant to 1 Aug. 1706 110 6 8½
Duties on Candles and Rates on Money given with Clerks etc. anno 1710 576 7 10¾
Duties on Hops for Loans anno 1711 17,553 4 2
Fond for the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 13,835 14 7
Letter Money for the Civil List 2,782 9 4
4½ per cent. [Duty] 49 6 7
Coinage Duty 31 19 0½
Revenue of Hackney Coaches 653 11 11¼
Additional Tonnage and Poundage arrears 531 18 9½
Arrears of Duties on Marriages, Births, etc. 1,024 9 5
Fond for the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 [10 Anne, c. 18] 76,251 7 2
Fond for the Class Lottery anno 1712 [10 Anne, c. 19] 66,797 3 6½
Duty on Houses for Windows from 31 July 1710 for ever 1,366 19 0¼
First Fruits 1,066 12 6
Tenths of the Clergy 882 4 7½
Seizures 1,156 19 5¼
Imprest money repaid per Sir John Humble 1,447 5 0
Sale of Tin 1,408 16 3
Brewers' forfeitures 78 14 7
Salvage money 1,800 0 0
Prize money 7,270 13 4½
Forfeitures on Hides 52 3 7½
ditto on Apprentices 5 0 0
ditto on Chandlers 104 0 6
Money levied on Mr. Mason 590 9 0
Rent of the Savoy Hospital 3,140 8 5
Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694 4 0 0
Subsidies and other Duties 0 3 4
25l. per ton on French Prize Wines granted during the War 230 10 5
Fifth 4s. Aid anno 1702 249 8 5
Seventh 4s. Aid anno 1704 86 17 0
Tenth 4s. Aid anno 1707 1,277 10 10¼
Eleventh 4s. Aid anno 1708 72 5 6
Twelfth 4s. Aid Anno 1709 2,771 8 2
Thirteenth 4s. Aid anno 1710 8,229 12 8½
Fourteenth 4s. Aid anno 1711 17,961 4 5
Fifteenth 4s. Aid anno 1712 23,369 11 8
Contributions on the Act for 1,500,000l. anno 1711 303 8 1
Contributions to the Two Million Adventure anno 1711 1,349 2 11½
Contributions on the Act for Annuities anno 1710 25 0 0
in the hands of Lionel Herne, Samuel Edwards and Charles Lowe for Interest on Exchequer Bills 4,561 0 7
Contributions to the 10l. Lottery anno 1712 3,966 0 7¾
Contributions to the Class Lottery anno 1712 2,444 18 10
Loans on Coals for building 50 new Churches 4,617 19 0
in the hands of Archibald Douglas, Paymaster of the Civil List in Scotland 582 3 4¾
of the Fond for paying Annuities purchased anno 1706 124,514 5 8½
of the Fond for paying Annuities purchased anno 1707 32,602 11 9
of the Fond for paying 40,000l. per an. in Annuities purchased anno 1708 3,832 19 4¼
of the Fond for paying 80,000l. in Annuities ditto 39,845 12 4½
(total excluding tallies 906,253l. 5s. 5½d.) £1,023,009 1 9¾
ARREARS OF TAXES AND UNAPPROPRIATED MONEYS.
EXTRACT OF SO MUCH OF THE FOREGOING ACCOUNT AS RELATES TO MONEY ARISEN BETWEEN MICHAELMAS 1712 AND MICHAELMAS 1713 UPON CERTAIN ARREARS OF TAXES AND UNAPPROPRIATED MONEYS.
Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1712:
25l. per ton on French Goods 1 9 8
Plantation Duties 131 10 6
25l. per ton on French Wines Imported 1,246 3 4
Prize Duty from the Plantations 1,716 12 8
One third Double Excise 30 19 5½
Hackney Coaches arrears 1,266 0 11¾
on Brewers' Forfeitures 50 1 8½
Prize money 7,200 0 0
Salvage money 1,800 0 0
Third Quarterly Poll 343 5 8
Fifth 4s. Aid 0 8 0
Seventh 4s. Aid 88 15 0
Eighth 4s. Aid 54 6 3
13,929 13 2¾
To Cash for the Nett Produce of Unappropriated and sundry Arrears of Taxes answered at the Exchequer Michaelmas 1712 to Michaelmas 1713:
5s. per ton [Duty on] French Shipping 95 0 0
25l. per cent. [Duty] on French Goods 1,208 14 0½
Plantation Duty 379 17 11
Leather arrears 21 4 5½
25l. per Ton [Duty on] French Wine Imported 51,739 6 9½
[Duty on] Foreign Sail Cloth 296 0 0
Prize Duty from the Plantations 2,073 19 8
Duty on Malt anno 1707 19 19 4½
Hackney Coaches arrears 1,681 16 2½
Additional Tonnage and Poundage arrears 344 16 6
Brewers' Forfeitures 120 6 6
more on the part of Scotland 8 1 9
Prize Money 70 13 4½
Imprest Money repaid per Mr. Methuen 2,319 7 11
Imprest money repaid per Sir John Humble 3,000 0 0
Second Quarterly Poll anno 1694 8 4 0
Third Quarterly Poll anno 1698 157 0 4
Subsidies anno 1697 2 6 6
First 4s. Aid anno 1697 0 14 0
Fourth 4s. Aid anno 1701 0 7 0
Fifth 4s. Aid anno 1702 249 8 5
Seventh 4s. Aid anno 1704 86 17 0
63,884 1 9
£77,813 14 11¾
Creditor.
By [paid] Charles Eversfield, Treasurer of the Ordnance upon account; out of the following:
Plantation Duty 282 5 0
Leather arrears 21 4 5½
25l. per ton in French Wines Imported 10,592 15 11½
Prize Duty from the Plantations 510 0 0
Malt anno 1707 19 19 4½
Hackney Coaches arrears 1,200 0 0
Additional Tonnage and Poundage arrears 36 12 7
Brewers' Forfeitures 99 15 4½
Mr. Methuen's Imprest 2,319 7 11
Second Quarterly Poll 4 4 0
First 3s. Aid 0 14 0
Third Quarterly Poll 0 6 0
Fourth 4s. Aid 0 7 0
Subsidies anno 1697 2 3 2
15,089 14 10
By [paid] Prince Charles of Denmark on 4,000l. granted for quitting his Pretensions to the Bishopric of Eutin for the good of the Common Cause 4,000 0 0
By paid on Annuities purchased anno 1706 to aid the Deficiency of the Fond; out of Sir John Humble's Imprest 1,552 15 0
By paid on Annuities for 40,000l. per an. anno 1708 to aid the Deficiency of the Fond; out of the following:
£ s. d.
25l. per cent. [Duty on] French goods 1,152 13 8½
Plantation Duties 146 15 4
25l. per ton [Duty on] French Wines Imported 1,985 0 4
Prize Duty from the Plantations 1,766 12 8
Hackney Coaches arrears 773 12 8
Additional Tonnage and Poundage Arrears 308 3 11
Third Quarterly Poll 500 0 0
Fifth 4s. Aid 0 8 0
Seventh 4s. Aid 88 15 0
Eighth 4s. Aid 54 6 3
6,776 7 10½
By Interest of Loans on the Fifth General Mortagage anno 1709; out of Hackney Coaches arrears 320 12 7
By [paid] the Governor and Company of The Bank of England to aid the Fond for paying 100,000l. per an. 13,654 8 2
41,393 18 5½
By Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Mich. 1713: £ s. d.
5s. per ton Duty on French Shipping 95 0 0
25l. per cent. [Duty on] French goods 57 10 0
Plantation Duties 82 8 1
[Duty on] French Wines Imported 22,753 5 8
[Duty on] Foreign Sail Cloth 296 0 0
Prize Duty from the Plantations 1,513 19 8
One-third Double Excise 30 19 5½
Hackney Coaches arrears 653 11 11¼
Brewers' Forfeitures 78 14 7
Salvage money 1,800 0 0
Prize money 7,270 13 4½
Second Quarterly Poll 4 0 0
Subsidies anno 1697 0 3 4
Fifth 4s. Aid 249 8 5
Seventh 4s. Aid 86 17 0
Sir John Humble's Imprest 1,447 5 0
36,419 16 6¼
£77,813 14 11¾
CIVIL LIST ACCOUNT.
EXTRACT OF SO MUCH OF THE AFOREGOING ACCOUNT AS RELATES TO THE NETT MONEY ARISEN FOR THE CIVIL LIST, MICHAELMAS 1712 TO MICHAELMAS 1713.
Debtor. £ s. d. £ s. d.
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer at Michaelmas 1712:
Hereditary and Temporary Excise 1,674 19 7¾
Additional Tonnage and Poundage 750 4 5¾
Letter money 2,320 1 3
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods 3 12 3¼
Fines of Leases 1 10 0
Sheriffs' Proffers 6 13 5
4,757 0 10¾
To Cash for the Net Produce of those Revenues Michaelmas 1712 to Michaelmas 1713:
Hereditary and Temporary Excise 246,607 18 0¾
and on the part of Scotland 1,500 0 0
Additional Tonnage and Poundage 253,402 18 7½
Letter money 55,608 2 10
First Fruits and Tenths of the Clergy so far as these Revenues are charged at the Exchequer with pensions payable by the Crown 9,187 10 0
Fines on Alienations 1,250 0 0
Sheriffs Proffers 1,091 4 11
Compositions in the Exchequer 0 13 4
Revenue of Wine Licences 3,200 0 0
Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods 12,437 17 4
Land Revenue 3,653 5 9
Value of Timber delivered the Navy anno 1713 3,058 5 0
Rent on Grants 36 13 4
Fines of Leases 33 17 0
Fines and Forfeitures 71 13 4
Profits of the Hanaper 27 4 7
Wood sales 207 15 4
Imprest money repaid by the Earl of Godolphin 348 8 3
ditto per Commissioners of Tin Farthings 55 3 8½
(total England 590,278l. 11s. 4¾d., Scotland 1,500l.) 591,778 11 4¾
To Loans made on credit of the Queen's Tin 4,800 0 0
£601,335 12 3
Creditor.
Payments for the Civil List (excluding payments per Archibald Douglas for the Civil List in Scotland), Mich. 1712 to Mich. 1713:
At the Exchequer:
To Samuel, Lord Masham, Cofferer of the Household, upon account 60,919 6 0
to John, Lord Fitzharding, Treasurer of the Chamber, upon account 9,299 5 6
to John Holbech, for the same, upon account 9,960 0 0
to John, Duke of Montagu, Treasurer of the Great Wardrobe, upon account 20,712 10 0
to the Robes per Henry Piggots 4,000 0 0
to Charles Dartiquenave, Paymaster of the Works, upon account 4,893 5 7¾
to the Duke of Somerset, late Master of the Horse, upon account 12,000 0 0
to Conyers Darcy and George Fielding, Commissioners for executing the Office of Master of the Horse, upon account 4,000 0 0
to Foreign Ministers on their ordinary [expenses] 29,443 17 1½
to the same on their Extraordinary [ditto] 9,353 16 0
to Fees and Salaries 70,808 16 4¾
to Pensions and Annuities 15,244 12 10¼
to Spencer Compton for Pensions and Bounties 76,299 8 10½
to the French Protestants per ditto 2,000 0 0
to the Band of Pensioners per William Smith their Paymaster 4,530 0 0
to several as of the Queen's Royal Bounty 4,658 16 0
to Lord Dartmouth, Principal Secretary of State, for Secret Service 1,500 0 0
to Lord Bollinbroke, another, for the like 1,000 0 0
to William Loundes, for the like 21,800 0 0
to Mrs. Abigail Masham, for the Queen's Privy Purse 27,500 0 0
to Jewels or Presents to foreign Ministers 1,964 10 0
to Samuel Smethyn, the Queen's Goldsmith, for Plate 16,132 14 4
to Contingencies: Law Charges 2,800l., Surplus to Sheriffs and others 2,397l. 11s. 6d., Liberates of the Exchequer 2,384l. 3s. 10½d., Rewards for sundry services 1,351l. 14s. 3d., Riding Charges to Messengers 1,163l., sundry incidents and disbursements 3,574l. 6s. 6d., Rent of Mote Parke 321l. 17s. 6d., Post Fines 738l 0s. 4½d., City Impost 195l. 6s., Presents to Eastern Princes 520l., Rewards to Receivers of Taxes 390l. 6s. 3d. 15,836 6 3
to sundry Services relating to Scotland 5,575 0 0
to Francis Scobell, on account of the Tin Affair 121,200 0 0
550,632 4 11¾
at the Excise Office:
To several on Pensions (see p. xlv) 9,000 0 0
At the Post Office:
To several on Pensions (see pp. lvi–lvii) 22,495 0 0
For Public Services:
To the Treasurer of the Navy for Wear and Tear anno 1713; out of Wood Sales 3,058 5 0
585,185 9 11¾
To Cash remaining in the Exchequer, Mich. 1713: £ s. d.
Additional Tonnage and Poundage 6,202 18 11
Hereditary and Temporary Excise 6,007 14 7½
Letter money 2,782 9 4
Seizures [of uncustomed etc. Goods] 1,156 19 5¼
16,150 2 3¾
£601,335 12 3½

Footnotes

  • 1. This Account is missing for this year.
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