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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955.

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'Declared Accounts: Excise', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 28, 1714, ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1955), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol28/ccclxxxvii-cdxxv [accessed 24 November 2024].

Excise


DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1437 [E.351/1437].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1079, ROLL 734 [A.O.1/1079/734].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 (exclusive) to 24 June 1714 (inclusive).
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in neat money at 24 June 1713	82,289	11	5
remaining due from sundry brewers and others in the several Country Collections	34,593	9	6¼
ditto, ditto in London	13,048	2	10¾
ditto from sundry former Country Collectors	25,058	11	4¼
resting due from sundry present ditto	3,506	6	3
ditto from several Collectors of Imported Liquors in the Outports (952l. 7s. 3½d.) and from Richard Butler upon bond in Plymouth port (37l. 13s. 4d.)	990	0	7½
ditto from persons concerned in collecting the Duties on Coffee, Cyder and Mead, etc. in London	1,316	8	8
ditto from the Navy Treasurer for bills drawn on him	99	6	1
resting to be accompted for by several noblemen and others [as in previous accompts]	18,723	12	0¼
money imprested to the Cashier	500	0	0
				180,125	8	10
Receipts: the whole produce of the Excise due and payable for a year to 24 June 714:
produce of the several Country Collections	733,138	14	11¾
produce of the Excise in London, Westminster and Bills of Mortality	335,503	0	4¾
produce of the Excise for Imported Liquors, London port and Outports	24,559	16	7¾
received from John Haines, Clerk to the Register, for the Queen's part of London fines	78	14	7
				1,093,280	6	7¼
Receipts: the whole produce of the Excise due and payable for a year to 24 June 714:
produce of the several Country Collections	733,138	14	11¾
produce of the Excise in London, Westminster and Bills of Mortality	335,503	0	4¾
produce of the Excise for Imported Liquors, London port and Outports	24,559	16	7¾
received from John Haines, Clerk to the Register, for the Queen's part of London fines	78	14	7
				1,093,280	6	7¼
sundry additions and overbalances etc:
overbalances in London (to Edward Pilsworth, junior, formerly a clerk in the Distillery Office 8l. 2s. 8d. and to John Moore, Collector of London port, 9l. 19s. 3d.)	18	1	11
balances due to Country Collectors, detailed	325	3	10½
balances due to Collectors in the Outports, detailed	1	18	6
gross produce of the Duty on Sweets intermixed in vouchers with Exciseable Liquors	40	9	10¾	385	14	2¼
total charge and receipts				£1,273,791	9	7½
Discharge.
Overbalances due to several Collectors and others from the preceding Accompt:
to Edward Pilsworth, junior [as above]	8	2	8
to several Country Collectors	419	1	3
to several Collectors in the Outports	2	7	4	429	11	3
salaries, riding charges, incidents etc.:
Collectors’ salaries in the Country etc.	70,835	9	6¼
riding charges	4,853	2	6
incident charges	1,755	10	6
Officers’ taxes	3,482	14	2
charges of returning money to London	447	18	1½
				81,374	14	9¾
allowances for exports etc.:
allowed for Excisable Liquors exported as merchandise	897	8	10¼
allowed persuant to Justices’ Warrants	210	12	6½
allowed the fishermen of Great Yarmouth in consideration of their payment of Excise on strong beer provided for their North Sea and herring fishery	160	0	0
				1,268	1	4¾
exports and over-charges allowed by the Commissioners in London:
allowed to sundry brewers for Beer exported	299	5	11½
allowed for Spirits exported as merchandize	43	2	0
allowed for Cyder ditto	3	13	4
(total exports 346l. 1s. 3½d.)
allowed to sundry brewers for overcharges	360	2	5¾
allowed to several distillers for Low Wines and Spirits overcharged	8	12	9
allowed for Cyder overcharged	17	9	1
(total for overcharges 386l. 4s. 3¾d.)
				732	5	7¼
allowances for incidents and overcharges in London port and the Outports:
incident charges, London port	357	6	0
allowed for brandy and rum over-entered there	42	1	6
(total London port 399l. 7s. 6d.)
poundage and salaries to Collectors etc. of the Excise on Imported Liquors in the Outports	271	9	9½
incident charges there	51	9	5
overcharges there	17	8	4
(total Outports 340l. 7s. 6½d.)
allowed to Peter Weket, Collector of Westminster and set in super on John Wallis for his bills unpaid for money taken up of Weket	243	19	10¾
allowed upon the accompt of Clement Warren, Collector of Hants, and charged to the accompt of John Natt's Malt accompt	5	8	9
(total 249l. 8s. 7¾d.)				989	3	8¼
total payments and allowances as above 84,364l. 5s. 6d.
ready money received and particularly accompted for				1,032,607	5	8
total payments and allowances				£1,117,401	2	5
and so remains				156,390	7	2½
whereof:
neat money unaccompted for, to be charged in the next year's Accompt				58,017	16	1
remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry brewers etc.:
in the several Counties in England and Wales	35,653	2	10¾
ditto in London (beer and ale 4,544l. 14s. 10¾d.; strong waters 1,143l. 1s. 5¼d.; low wines 2,468l. 3s. 5½d.; coffee 2,832l. 5s. 10d.; cyder 1,329l. 4s. 3¾d.; mead 476l. 18s. 11d.; and sweets 296l. 12s. 4d.)	13,091	1	2¼
				48,744	4	1
arrears unpaid by Collectors and others for the balances of their accompts and bills of exchange, detailed: George Murray, late Collector, Bedford; the Earl of Danby, received of Richard Tooth, late Collector, Bristoll; William Liggon, for bills of exchange unpaid; Henry Benson, late Collector, Durham; Sir Edward Bathurst, late Collector, Gloucester; Ambrose Thelwell, late Collector, Hertford; Francis Hill, late Collector, Lancaster; Thomas Benson, ditto; John Stevenson, late Collector, Northumberland; Thomas Cowden, late Collector, Norfolk; William Hornby, late Collector, Hertford, Lincoln North, Middlesex and Surrey; John Kiffin, late Collector, York SouthWest; Rivers Dickenson, received of Andrew Clayton, late Collector, Middlesex and Surrey; Simon Donjoy, late Collector, Surrey; George Newton, late Collector, Wales East; John Trotman, late officer, Wales Middle; Thomas Jervis, late an officer there; William Benson,
late Collector, Westmorland; Ephraim Sandford, late Collector there; Richard Andrewson, late Collector, Wales North; Ferdinando Huddleston, late Collector, York North; John Jenings, late Collector, Worcester; Thomas Bird, late Collector, Oxford and Berks.; Richard Breynton, received of Thomas Clarke, late Collector, Hereford and Worcester; Thomas Crundell, for the remainder of his note; Peter Parr and Arthur Jefferies; part of a bill on accompt of John Lyford, late Collector, Hants.; Joseph Field, remainder of a bill taken off from John Rampley, late Collector, Suffolk; Sarah Dodd, remainder of two bills of exchange; John Gwin upon bond in Hereford and Worcester collections; John Grocer for a bill in Suffolk collection; Jacob Sheldrake, for a bill relating to Macclesfield collection and for part of a bill relating to Worcester collection, Henry Willet, late Collector, Suffolk; Thomas Woodward for two bills in Derby collection; Ralph Deane, late Collector, Gloucester; Joseph Renoldson, for bills of exchange not accepted; Thomas Combe, late Collector, Canterbury; John Powell, late Collector, Exeter; John Hill, late Collector, Lancaster; Francis Johnson, late Collector, Taunton; Ralph Leicester, late Collector, Westmorland; Edmund Carter, for money received of William Hornby, late Collector, Hertford; Benjamin Child, part of a bill received of Charles Parry, late Collector, Reading; Charles Wind, late Collector, Chester; William Raine, late Collector, Lancaster; Thomas Bretton late Collector, Hants.; Ezekiel Polsted, late Collector,
Lichfield; Pawlet Asterly, late Collector, Tiverton	25,059	14	1½
remaining in arrear and unpaid by several Collectors for the balance of this year's accompts	2,673	15	8
remaining in arrear from Edward Herne and from John Franks and John Courtney in London port	271	11	6¾
remaining in arrear for balances due from several former and present Collectors in the Outports on this year's accompts	946	5	7
and from Richard Butler, late Collector Plymouth port, for the duty of Brandy on bond	37	13	4
remaining in arrear and unpaid for balances due from sundry Collectors etc. in London detailed [as in previous accompts]	1,316	8	8
remaining unpaid on several bills of exchange drawn upon the Navy Treasurer, detailed	99	6	1
(total in arrear and unpaid by Collectors and others 30,404l. 15s. 0¼d.)
depending upon several Noblemen and others [as in previous accompts]	18,723	12	0¼
imprest money	500	0	0
	£156,390	7	2½
Declared 3 July 1718.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1358 [E.351/1358].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 914, ROLL 107 [A.O.1/914/107].
The Governors and Commissioners of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining as by the end of the last Cash Accompt	23,716	9	6¾
depending upon the late Sub-Commissioners, Farmers and others for arrears due before 25 Dec. 1660	32,605	6	5½
depending upon the late Sub-Commissioners, Farmers and others for receipts in the years 1661 and 1662, for rents at Mich. 1665, Mids. 1668 and Mids. 1674 and for money paid without sufficient warrant	22,224	12	4
(total depending 54,829l. 18s. 9½d.)
				78,546	8	4¼
Receipts: moneys received within the time of the Accompt upon the following:
the Hereditary and Temporary Excise since 8 March 1701–2:
Michaelmas quarter 1713	125,547	3	9½
Xmas quarter 1713	109,223	16	11½
Ladyday quarter 1714	115,822	0	4½
Midsummer quarter 1714	119,100	14	2¼
				469,693	15	3¾
the Additional 9d. for 99 years from 25Jan. 1692–3:
Michaelmas quarter 1713	41,169	3	2¼
Xmas quarter 1713	35,064	16	8¼
Ladyday quarter 1714	36,686	5	1
Midsummer quarter 1714	38,044	9	2
				150,964	14	1½
the Additional 9d. for 16 years, continued by Stat. 4 Anne [4 & 5 Anne, v. 18, s. 6]:
Michaelmas quarter 1713	45,845	4	2¼
Xmas quarter 1713	37,825	14	10½
Ladyday quarter 1714	37,440	3	5½
Midsummer quarter 1714	39,421	18	10½
				160,533	1	4¾
the Additional or Bank 9d. commencing 17 May 1697:
Michaelmas quarter 1713	41,169	3	1½
Xmas quarter 1713	35,064	16	8½
Ladyday quarter 1714	36,686	4	11¾
Midsummer quarter 1714	38,044	9	2
				150,964	13	11¾
the Additional 3d. on Beer, Ale, Cyder etc. for 32 years from 26 March 1710:
Michaelmas quarter 1713	15,117	0	10½
Xmas quarter 1713	13,410	16	8¼
Ladyday quarter 1714	14,169	8	3½
Midsummer quarter 1714	14,445	14	8½
				57,143	0	6¾
Low Wines and Spirits of the First Extraction for 96 years from 24 June 1710:
Michaelmas quarter 1713	6,215	0	1
Xmas quarter 1713	7,100	12	10
Ladyday quarter 1714	6,988	17	11¾
Midsummer quarter 1714	6,696	6	2¼
				27,000	17	1
ditto before 24 June 1710:
Michaelmas quarter 1713	2	17	6
Xmas quarter 1713	2	17	6
Ladyday quarter 1714	2	17	6
Midsummer quarter 1714	2	17	6
				11	10	0
money received in part of London fines and penalties:
Michaelmas term 1713.				78	14	7
total receipts as above 1,016,390l. 7s. 0½d.
total charge and receipts				£1,094,936	15	4¾
Discharge.
Salaries and rents to the following:
George Townsend, Philip Ryley, Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, bt., Edward Noell, Christopher Montague, Whitlock Bulstrode, James Vernon and John Price, year to Ladyday 1714; William Strong, decd., to 7 Dec. 1713, and John Whetham succeeding him, from 2 Feb. 1713–14; each at 800l. per an. as Commissioners	7,074	3	6¼
Sir William Honeywood, bt., and Walter Hunger ford, year to Ladyday 1714; Thomas Goodman and William Lyndall, three quarters to Xmas 1713; Duncan Dee, Edward Hung[er]ford and William Gower 17 Feb. 1713–14 to Ladyday 1714, each at 200l. per an. as Commissioners for Appeals.	761	13	3¾
the officers, named, attending upon the Commissioners for Appeals	180	0	0
Robert Davers, late Auditor of the Excise, for himself and clerks.	700	0	0
Thomas Sydney, Comptroller of the Excise, for ditto	1,320	0	0
John Bruere, a clerk in the Comptroller's office	80	0	0
John Brougham, Secretary to the Commissioners, for himself and clerks	450	0	0
Thomas Yarbrough, Registrar, and John Haines, his clerk	390	0	0
Edward Pauncfort, Receiver General and Cashier	1,550	0	0
John Ellis, Solicitor	350	0	0
Richard Hill, a Teller	80	0	0
Mrs. Mary Howard, Housekeeper, and Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbons, Deputy Housekeeper	250	0	0
John Matthew, Clerk of the Securities	100	0	0
and several under officers for their salaries	11,866	15	5¾
Thomas Frederick, for rent of his house in St. Olave in the Old Jewry, London	264	0	0
Thomas Porter, for coach houses and stables; half year to Ladyday 1714	25	0	0
				25,441	12	3¾
(The above is allowed as follows:out of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise 11,905l. 19s. 6¼d., out of the 9d. for 99 years 3,887l. 19s. 7¾d., out of the 16 years 9d., 4,006l. 12s. 4d.,out of the Bank 9d., 3,887l. 19s. 7½d.,out of the Additional 3d., 1,337l. 1s. 2¼d., out of the Duty on Low Wines 416l.):
Payments to trades men, artificers and others, for work and materials and for incident charges, detailed				3,430	1	9½
Charles, Duke of Cleveland, for his pension				3,000	0	0
George, Duke of Northumberland, the like				3,000	0	0
Charles, Duke of Grafton (£2,000) and the Duchess Dowager of Grafton (£1,000)				3,000	0	0
payments for officers’ taxes; by special warrant from the Lord High Treasurer (allotted to the several Duties)				1,490	12	0
allowed the money paid by Edward Pauncfort for Exchequer charges				199	5	4
allowed for money paid to William Harvey towards the repair of the former Excise Office, Broad Street, London; ditto; ditto				100	0	0
allowed for money paid to James Jenkinson and Robert Wind for expenses in seizing and condemningThe White Elephant and her cargo; ditto; ditto				34	14	4½
allowance for beer etc. exported as merchandise, and for overcharges, detailed				762	13	4¾
money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates:
on the Hereditary and Temporary Excise	453,604	7	3
on the Additional or Fund 9d. for 99 years	148,629	13	0½
on the Additional 9d. for 16 years	158,121	19	4
on the Additional or Bank 9d.	148,629	13	0
on the Additional 3d.	56,293	9	5
on the Duty on Low Wines and Spirits of the First Extraction for 96 years from 24 June 1710	26,777	1	6
on ditto, before 24 June 1710	13	8	4
and out of Fines and Penalties	78	14	7
				992,148	6	5½
total payments and allowances				£1,032,607	5	8
and so remains				62,329	9	8¾
whereof depending on sundry Sub-Commissioners for money collected in part of arrears to 25 Dec. 1660 and upon sundry late Farmers of the Excise for rent due to 25 March 1658 and money received for fines and money in the hands of two Tellers named; all as in previous Cash Accompts				32,605	6	5½
and depending on various late Sub-Commissioners of Excise, named, for Excise due since 25 Dec. 1660, and on divers late Farmers of Excise for rents; and upon former Commissioners of Excise and their Cashier for passing their Patent without sufficient warrant; all as in previous Cash Accompts				22,224	12	4
				£54,829	18	9½
and depending upon the Commissioners:
for money imprested to the Cashier for incidents				500	0	0
for a quarter's salary of a deceased Country Accomptant for which no acquittance is yet produced				20	0	0
for two errors in the salary bills				24	18	10¼
for the money arising out of:
the Hereditary and Temporary Excise				3,288	3	3¼
the Additional 9d. for 99 years				1,070	13	4½
the Additional 9d. for 16 years				1,070	13	2½
the Additional or Bank 9d.				1,070	13	2½
the Additional 3d. from 26 March 1710				382	3	1¾
the Duty on Low Wines from Midsummer 1710				72	4	10½
the Lottery 9d. from 17 May 1697				0	0	0¾
the Duty on Low Wines to 24 March 1705–6				0	0	0½
the Additional and Double 9d.				0	0	9½
the Duty of 2s. per gallon on Brandy				0	0	1¼
				£7,499	10	11¼
Declared 6 August 1716.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: MALT: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1452 [E.351/1452].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1079, ROLL 735, PART 1 [A.01/1079/735/1].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 inclusive to 24 June 1714 exclusive.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: none, this being the first Accompt under the Act 11 Anne [12 Anne c. 2]					nil
Receipts: the whole Duty and produce of the Duty on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry for the period 24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714:
Gross produce in Country Inland collections:
Malt at 6d. a bushel	515,437	17	10
Cyder at 4s. a hogshead	14,285	1	6
Compounders	4,503	15	0
the Queen's share of fines	333	4	2¾
surcharges from the Examiner's Office	6	16	0¼
interest on bills of exchange returned	10	17	10¼
charge of protest	0	2	0
taxes received back from the Land Tax Collectors	0	6	1	534,578	0	6¼
Gross produce in the Outports:
Cyder at 4s. a hogshead	33	15	0
Mum at 10s. a barrel	61	13	8¾	95	8	8¾
Gross produce in London port:
Cyder at 4s. a hogshead	0	3	9½
Mum at 10s. a barrel	78	2	2¼	78	5	11¾
Gross produce in London:
Malt at 6d. a bushel	829	14	4½
Cyder at 4s. a hogshead	1,198	13	6¾
surcharges from the Cyder ledger	0	0	0½	2,028	7	11¾
total produce as above 536,780l. 3s. 2½d.
overbalances (Collectors and Districts named)				150	13	6½
money added proper to Arrear Accompt, being overpaid on this General Accompt				60	0	0
total charge and receipts				£536,990	16	9
Discharge.
Salaries and incidents etc.:
salaries of Collectors etc. (not detailed)	40,235	19	2½
riding charges	2,669	5	0
incident charges	885	8	0½
Inferior Officers’ taxes	2,008	1	9¾
returns of money to London	295	19	9¼
allowed the Collectors in the Outports for poundage	6	18	11
				46,101	12	9
allowances:
allowed for Malt and Cyder exported	27,370	10	9
allowed for Cyder overcharged in London	8	12	6½
allowed as per Justices’ Warrants	1,535	7	5¼
				28,914	10	8¾
total for salaries and allowances as above 75,016l. 3s. 5¾d.
ready money received and particularly accompted for in the Cash Account				265,295	8	9½
				£340,311	12	3¼
and so remains				196,679	4	5¾
whereof remaining in arrear for Malt Duty commencing 24 June 1713:
remaining unpaid by several Malsters in the Country, not named	23,845	11	0
remaining due from several Malsters in London, ditto	3	16	10
remaining due from sundry Collectors in the Country, ditto	475	9	7½
				24,324	17	5½
cash in the hands of the Cashier	3,310	9	3½
money received after Midsummer 1714 on accompt of sundry Country Collectors	168,585	17	9¾
ditto on the accompts of sundry Collectors in the Outports	65	18	9½
ditto on the accompt of London Ports and on accompt of sundry Malsters and Cydermakers in London	392	1	1½
				172,354	7	0¼
				£196,679	4	5¾
Declared 26 February 1718–19.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: MALT: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1376 [E.351/1376].
Audit Office: Bundle 914, Roll 108 [A.O.1/914/108].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the hands of the Commissioners:
out of the Duty on Malt commencing 24 June 1713	nil (first Accompt)
ditto, determined 23 June 1713	19,164	17	6¼
ditto, determined 23 June 1712	391	11	10
ditto, determined 23 June 1711	65	4	6
ditto, determined 23 June 1710	823	4	6¼
ditto, determined 23 June 1709	3	0	5¼
ditto, determined 23 June 1708	0	0	0¼
ditto, determined 23 June 1707	3	4	7½
ditto, determined 23 June 1705	0	0	0¼
ditto, determined 23 June 1703	0	0	0¼
out of the Duty on Sweets determined 25 March 1707	5	14	3½
out of the Old Duties on Malt and Leather	0	0	4¾
				20,456	18	2¼
remaining upon Thomas Tresham, a late Officer in the Excise [as in previous years]				682	9	0
Receipts: money received out of the various Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry:
on the Duty on Malt etc. from 24 June 1713	268,605	18	1
on ditto to 23 June 1713	232,480	16	4¾
on ditto to 23 June 1712	124	10	1½
on ditto to 23 June 1711	623	3	5½
on ditto to 23 June 1710	72	1	6¾
on ditto to 23 June 1709	0	19	10½
on ditto to 23 June 1707	1	10	5¾
on ditto to 23 June 1705	218	16	6¾
on the Duty on Sweets for 99 years from 25 March 1707	292	6	3¼
				502,420	2	9¾
total charge and receipts				£523,559	10	0
Discharge.
Salaries etc.:
Robert Davers, Auditor, and his clerk; Ladyday quarter 1714	15	0	0
Thomas Sidney, Comptroller, for his Deputy and two clerks; year to Lady- day 1714	140	0	0
the Assistant Accomptants, named; ditto	300	0	0
John Matthew, Clerk of the Securities, and Samuel Johnson, Correspondent, ditto	100	0	0
Anthony Cossens and John Tooker, two Accomptants General; ditto	160	0	0
Jervas Clark, Assistant Doorkeeper, ditto	5	0	0
Edward Willett, Accomptant for the London Distillery Cyder etc.; ditto.	10	0	0
William Puriour, Assistant to the Clerk of the Diaries; ditto	40	0	0
John Gibbons, Clerk of the Stores, for his Assistant (named)	40	0	0
Thomas Denny, Messenger; ditto	50	0	0
James Lambert, Chief Examiner of the Country Examiners’ books; ditto; and other Examiners (by quarters, not named)	324	5	10½
John Francis and John Howson, Receivers and Billmen; Robert Nesbitt, another, and Roger Bastin succeeding him; ditto	120	0	0
William Taylor, Doorkeeper, for disbursements	56	13	2½
Robert Davers, Auditor, at 60l. per an. from 3 Feb. 1712–13 to Xmas 1713	53	6	8
				1,414	5	9
payments to tradesmen, artificers and others, named, for goods delivered, work done, law charges etc.				1,885	5	1½
payments by special Warrants, detailed				74	13	4¼
payments for overbalances and overpayments to Collectors for Malt exported and for Sweets etc. overcharged, detailed				4,810	1	9½
ready money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates:
out of the Malt Duty from 24 June 1713	262,088	19	9½
out of ditto to 23 June 1713	247,799	17	7½
out of ditto to 23 June 1711	277	17	11
out of ditto under the Act 2 Anne [to 23June 1705]	218	16	7
out of the Duty on Sweets.	282	18	9
				510,668	10	8
total payments and allowances				£519,133	16	8¼
and so remains				4,425	13	3¾
whereof depending on Thomas Tresham [as in previous accompts]				682	9	0
and depending on the Commissioners of Excise:
out of the Malt Duty from 24 June 1713	3,310	9	3½
out of ditto to 23 June 1713	14	15	8½
out of ditto to 23 June 1712	344	11	10½
out of ditto to 23 June 1711	nil
out of ditto to 23 June 1710	61	17	3½
out of ditto to 23 June 1709	4	0	3¾
out of ditto to 23 June 1708	0	0	0¼
out of ditto to 23 June 1707	4	15	1¼
out of ditto to 23 June 1703	0	0	0¼
out of the Duty on Sweets from 25 March 1707	2	14	3½
out of the Duty on Malt to 20 July 1699	0	0	3½
out of the Leather Duty to 20 April 1704	0	0	1¼
				3,743	4	3¾
				£4,425	13	3¾
Declared 6 August 1716.
The Audit Office Roll contains an Abstract of the foregoing Receipts and Payments (in Arabic numerals throughout).
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: HOPS: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1463 [E.351/1463].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1079, ROLL 735, PART 3 [A.O.1/1079/735/3].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.				£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in neat money to be further accompted for				2,564	17	6
remaining due from sundry Hop planters and others in the Country Collections				1,352	13	2¾
resting due from sundry present Country Collectors				3	0	7¾
				3,920	11	4½
Receipts: the whole produce of the Duty on Hops 24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714				23,057	1	8
Overbalances; detailed by places and Collectors				27	13	6¼
total charge and receipts				£27,005	6	6¾
Discharge.	£	s.	d.
Overbalances due to Country Collectors from preceding years				32	14	4½
salaries, etc.:
salaries to additional Officers in the Country	1,092	12	10½
incident charges	107	2	3¼
charges in returning money to London	11	8	6¼
				1,211	3	8
allowances etc.:
allowed to sundry persons for hops exported	2,553	10	7½
allowed as per Justices’ Warrants	16	9	4
				2,569	19	11½
total salaries and allowances 3,781l. 3s. 7½d.
ready money received and particularly accompted for in the Cash Account				18,126	11	2¼
total payments and allowances				£21,940	9	2¼
and so remains				5,064	17	4½
whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry hop planters and others in the Country	2,319	14	0
and remaining due from sundry Country Collectors	87	0	10
				2,406	14	10
cash in the hands of the Cashier	143	11	5
resting to be accompted for on accompt of sundry Country Collectors for money received after 24 June 1714	2,511	15	3¼
money received after 24 June 1714 and proper to the year ended Midsummer 1713	2	15	10¼
				2,658	2	6½
				£5,064	17	4½
Declared 28 September 1721.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: HOPS: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1388 [E.351/1388].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 914: ROLL 109 [A.O.1/914/109].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the Commissioners’ hands as by the end of the last preceding Cash Accompt	856	5	7¼
Receipts: money received out of the Duty on Hops within the time of this Accompt	17,413	17	0
total charge and receipts	£18,270	2	7¼
Discharge.
Incident charges; payments to tradesmen, artificers and others, named, for work and materials	318	2	8¼
Officers’ taxes	14	0	0
money paid to Edward Pauncfort for his charges in paying money into the Exchequer	13	9	9
allowance for hops exported as merchandise	1,061	19	1
ready money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates	16,718	19	8
total payments and allowances	18,126	11	2¼
and so remains	143	11	5
whereof depending on William Taylor, for money imprested	100	0	0
and on these Accomptants	43	11	5
				£143	11	5
Declared 6 August 1716.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: CANDLES: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1471 [E.351/1471].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1079, ROLL 735, PART 2 [A.O.1/1079/735/2]
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in neat money, received in part of the produce of this Duty to 24 June 1713	11,906	4	6¼
remaining due from sundry Tallow chandlers and others in the Country Collections	965	19	0¼
ditto, ditto in London	40	6	6¾
resting due from sundry Country Collectors	63	2	11½	12,975	13	0¾
Receipts: the whole produce of the Duties on Candles, 24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714:
London:
tallow candles, the growing Duty at 1d. per lb.	38,045	4	7¾
wax candles at 8d. per lb.	668	10	0
surcharges from London ledger	33	19	3½
compositions	55	0	4¾
the Queen's part of fines	78	19	9
				38,881	14	1
Country Inland Collections:
tallow candles, the growing Duty as above	83,751	7	8½
wax candles, ditto	1,533	9	10
compositions	240	15	6
the Queen's part of fines	148	3	11¾
interest and protest of bills of exchange returned	1	10	0½
interest on Exchequer bills and surcharges from the Examiners’ Office	4	2	2½
				85,679	9	2¾
total produce as above 124,561l. 3s. 3¾d.
Overbalances, paid into the Excise Office
by sundry Collectors, named, with places				55	17	1¼
total charge and receipts				£137,592	13	5¾
Discharge.
Overbalances allowed to Country Collectors from the preceding Accompt				62	18	1
salaries etc.:
salaries in the several Collections	8,235	0	6¾
riding charges, Sheffield Collection	25	4	0
necessary and incident charges	159	16	0
charges of returns of money to London	40	6	4
inferior Officers’ taxes	386	3	10½
Nicholas Pollexfen, a Commissioner of Excise, for charges of his circuit	20	0	0	8,866	10	9¼
allowances:
allowed to persons in the Country for candles exported	679	7	4½
allowed as per Justices’ Warrants in the Country	6	18	7
allowed for Candles overcharged in London	31	18	1
				718	4	0½
total for salaries and allowances as above 9,584l. 14s. 9¾d.
ready money received and particularly accompted for				115,135	17	0¼
total payments and allowances				£124,783	9	11
and so remains				12,809	3	6¾
whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry Tallow chandlers and others in the Country	1,171	15	3¾
ditto, ditto, in London	76	13	2¼
resting due from several Country Collectors	183	10	7¾	1,431	19	1¾
and resting due to be accompted for by the Commissioners:
cash in the hands of the Cashier	213	2	3½
money received after 24 June 1714 on accompt of sundry Country Collectors	7,554	13	8¾
ditto on accompt of sundry Tallow chandlers in London	3,581	11	0
ditto on accompt of sundry Country Collectors, proper to the preceding accompt	14	2	6½
ditto on accompt of sundry Tallow chandlers in London, proper to ditto	13	14	10¼
				11,377	4	5
				£12,809	3	6¾
Declared 26 February 1718–19.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: CANDLES: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1396A [E.351/1396A]. (fn. 1)
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 914, ROLL 111 [A.O.1/914/111].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the hands of these Accomptants, as by the end of the last preceding Accompt				3,258	5	8¾
Receipts: sums received by these Accompt ants etc. out of the Duties on Candles within the time of this accompt:
on Candles: commencing 1 May 1710	56,005	18	11
on Candles: commencing 25 March 1711	56,005	14	11
money received on accompt of London fines	78	19	9
				112,090	13	7
total charge and receipts				£115,348	19	3¾
Discharge
Salaries:
Isaac Hide, Accomptant General	70	0	0
Henry Wilcox, Accomptant for London and the Country (Ladyday 1713 to 24 April 1713) and Thomas Wyvill suc ceeding him (from 24 April 1713 to Ladyday 1714)	80	0	0
John Lawton and John Phillips, Assis tant Accomptants	100	0	0
Adam Anderson, Assistant to the Clerk of the Stores	45	0	0
Gervas Clerk, Assistant Doorkeeper	5	0	0
Robert Hussey and Francis Oldham, Examiners	110	0	0
Robert Shawter, Messenger	50	0	0
Henry Middleton, Assistant to the Clerk of the Securities	20	0	0
Thomas Sidney, Comptroller, for a clerk	60	0	0
Edward Clarke and Edward White, two General Surveyors	250	0	0
eight Surveyors, not named	440	0	0
Officers for surveying wax and tallow candles (35, 33, 33, 33 in successive quarters)	1,623	14	6¼
Thomas Walker, Assistant Officer (Lady day 1713 to 11 Jan. 1713–14) and William Clark succeeding him (11 Jan. 1713–14 to Ladyday 1714)	35	0	0
William Taylor, Doorkeeper, for salaries paid by him	28	5	1¾
				2,916	19	8
payments to tradesmen, artificers and others, named, for work and materials				1,052	1	2
Inferior Officers’ taxes				302	10	0
and to Edward Pauncfort, Cashier, for his charges in paying money into the Exchequer				27	15	7¼
payments for exports (out of the Duty commenced 1 May 1710, 37l. 10s. 6d. and out of the Duty commenced 25 March 1711 33l. 14s. 6d.)				171	5	0
ready money paid into the Exchequer:
out of the Duty commenced 1 May 1710	55,341	4	10½
out of the Duty commencing 25 March 1711	55,345	0	11½
out of fines and penalties	78	19	9
				110,765	5	7
total payments and allowances				£115,135	17	0¼
and so remains				213	2	3½
whereof depending on William Tayler for money imprested.				100	0	0
and on John Gibbons for ditto				50	0	0
and on these Accomptants				63	2	3½
				£213	2	3½
Declared 6 August 1716.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: DUTIES ON HIDES, SKINS ETC.: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1478 [E.351/1478].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 640, ROLL 234 [A.O.1/640/234].
Philip Ryley, George Townsend, Richard Shoredich, William Walbanck, Roger Millart, Justinian Isham, Thomas Leigh and Reginald Ryley, Commissioners for the Receipt and Management of the Duties on Hides, Skins, Vellum and Parchment.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: depending on sundry tanners etc., for money due at Midsummer 1713:
for the Duty commencing 24 June 1711	1,958	16	8
for the Additional Duty commencing 1Aug. 1712	1,182	19	8
				3,141	16	4
and upon sundry Collectors for ditto remaining in their hands:
for the Duty commencing 24 June 1711	664	12	10
for the Additional Duty	149	19	8½
				814	12	6½
and upon the late Commissioners for money remaining in their hands at the foot of the last Cash Accompt:
for the Duty commencing 24 June 1711	1,689	10	8½
for the Additional Duty	23	4	3¼
				1,712	14	11¾
and upon these Accomptants for money due from sundry Collectors at Midsummer 1713 and since paid:
for the Duty commencing24 June 1711	19,877	13	6¼
for the Duty commencing 1 Aug. 1712	8,122	12	4½
				28,000	5	10¾
total arrears as above 33,669l. 9s. 9d.
Receipts: money due and payable for the Duties on Hides etc. within the time of this accompt:
the produce of the Duty on Stock in hand				2	11	9
the produce of the Duty on Hides etc.
from Midsummer 1711 under the Act 9 Anne [c. 12]:
Bedford (Thomas Poole)	1,221	9	10¾
ditto (John Taylor)	276	10	2¾
ditto (Matthew Denton)	661	8	10½
Bristoll (George Lomax)	3,070	16	8
Cambridge (Thomas Sheppard)	2,855	16	2¼
Canterbury (Jacob Lynn)	3,707	9	9½
Chester (Thomas Walbanke)	2,729	19	0
Cornwall (Thomas Simonds)	1,393	13	3¾
ditto (John Weston)	519	6	9
Cumberland (John Hodgson)	920	2	3¼
Derby (John Morris)	1,873	1	3
Dorset (Thomas Cornelius)	2,313	12	8¾
Durham (Thomas Billings)	1,670	1	5½
Essex (Edmund Haddock)	2,438	6	8½
Exeter (Edward Binlawes)	2,712	5	11¾
Gloucester (William Brown)	240	7	0¾
ditto (John Meredith)	1,561	10	2¼
Grantham (John Brooke)	1,358	11	6½
Hants. (Thomas Sanderson)	4,325	19	2½
Hereford (Edward Halford)	1,846	14	2
Hertford (Henry Marmion)	5,095	2	10
Isle of Wight (Benjamin Everard)	193	6	2¾
Lancaster (Edward Burghall)	2,209	4	10
Leeds (Matthew Slack)	3,197	11	1
Litchfield (William Bainbrigg)	2,095	5	6
Lincoln (Samuel Power)	1,427	14	6½
Marlborough (Thomas Hope)	1,739	14	0¼
Northampton (John Wyatt)	2,653	8	1
Northumberland (John Wilcox)	939	18	5½
Norwich (Thomas Boococke)	3,395	17	3¼
Oxford (Leonard Benton)	1,544	8	1¼
Reading (Thomas Gibbons)	2,240	16	11½
Richmond (William Archer)	1,307	7	2¾
Salop (Maurice Pugh)	2,550	8	0½
Sheffield (John Rockett)	2,527	17	1
Suffolk (Richard Eeles)	3,655	4	4¼
Surrey (William Morton)	4,350	17	0½
Sussex (Thomas French)	2,183	6	5¼
Taunton (Joseph Wheeler)	2,786	5	4½
Tiverton (Stewkly Goodwin)	1,831	19	0½
East Wales (Edward Kemeyes)	1,019	10	10
Middle Wales (John Jenkins)	1,194	0	4¾
North Wales (William Gough)	674	15	4¾
West Wales (John Picton)	795	14	8½
Westmorland (William Askew)	1,895	3	6
Worcester (Walter Warlow)	3,244	8	6½
York (Gervas Raynes).	1,913	6	11½
London and the Bills of Mortality (these Accomptants)	10,780	18	0¼
				107,140	14	2¼
for the Additional Duty from 1Aug. 1712under the Act 10 Anne [c. 19]:
Bedford (Thomas Pool)	658	19	11¾
ditto (John Taylor)	149	14	9½
ditto (Matthew Denton)	365	14	9
Bristoll (George Lomax)	2,121	14	8¼
Cambridge (Thomas Sheffard)	1,570	4	9¼
Canbterbury (Jacob Lynn)	2,075	12	10
Chester (Thomas Walbanck)	1,618	15	10½
Cornwall (Thomas Simonds)	786	7	7½
ditto (John Weston)	290	16	0
Cumberland (John Hodgson)	574	14	7¾
Derby (John Morris)	1,120	8	11½
Dorset (Thomas Cornelius)	1,300	3	0¾
Durham (Thomas Billings)	1,103	13	2¾
Essex (Edmund Haddock)	1,415	6	2
Exeter (Edward Binlawes)	1,799	0	6¼
Gloucester (William Browne)	133	4	3½
ditto (John Meredith)	891	19	2
Grantham (John Brooke)	865	0	8
Hants. (Thomas Sanderson)	2,502	15	11¾
Hereford (Edward Halford)	1,073	16	5¾
Hereford (Henry Marmion)	3,512	11	8½
Isle of Wight (Benjamin Everard)	109	0	5¼
Lancaster (Edward Burghall)	1,244	17	7
Leeds (Matthew Slack)	1,832	10	2¼
Litchfield (William Bainbrigg)	1,215	0	5¼
Lincoln (Samuel Power)	831	11	4
Marlborough (Thomas Hope)	994	14	5
Northampton (John Wyat)	1,590	17	11
Northumberland (John Wilcox)	578	13	11¾
Norwich (Thomas Boococke)	1,872	9	11
Oxford (Leonard Benton)	930	14	6½
Reading (Thomas Gibbons)	1,249	7	2¼
Richmond (William Archer)	793	13	2½
Salop (Maurice Pugh)	1,577	4	0½
Sheffield (John Rockett)	1,412	14	3¾
Suffolk (Richard Eeles)	2,081	18	11¾
Surrey (William Morton)	2,543	19	8¾
Sussex (Thomas French)	1,248	16	0
Taunton (Joseph Wheeler)	1,589	2	2½
Tiverton (Stewkley Goodwin)	1,046	11	8½
East Wales (Edward Kemeyes)	601	8	7¼
Middle Wales (John Jenkins)	700	5	5
North Wales (William Gough)	425	9	7¾
West Wales (John Picton)	501	3	1¼
Westmorland (William Askew)	1,066	0	6
Worcester (Walter Warlow)	1,988	17	6¼
York (Jeremias Raynes)	1,152	5	8
these Accomptants in London and the Bills of Mortality	7,107	12	1¾
				64,217	16	11
money arising for the Queen's part of prizes and penalties within the time of this accompt, detailed as above				312	3	0¼
money surcharged on the Collectors for interest on bills of exchange returned for repayment and upon several tanners etc. in London etc.:
interest on bills of exchange returned, detailed by Collectors and places: onaccompt of the First Duty 5l.13s. 8d.and on accompt of the Additional Duty 2l. 4s. 8d.	7	18	4
surcharges made on sundry Collectors detailed in the Examiners’ Office inLondon on accompt of the First Duty 2l. 11s. 4¾d. and on accompt of the Additional Duty 1l. 5s. 1½d.	3	16	6¼
George Lomax, Collector at Bristoll, for profit made by returning money to London, on accompt of the Additional Duty	0	10	0
and surcharged upon these Accomptants from the London ledger; on the First Duty 1½d. and on the Additional Duty 1½d.	0	0	3
				12	5	1¼
total receipts as above 171,685l. 10s. 11¾d. overpayments, detailed:
on the Duty from 24 June 1711	132	11	8½
on the Additional Duty from 1 Aug. 1712	205	17	2¼
				238	8	10¾
money received back from an Officer for not officiating as directed; on accopmpt of the Duty from Midsummer 1711 1l. 3s. 9½d.and on accompt of the Duty from 1 Aug. 1712 14s. 3½d.				1	18	1
total charge and receipts				£205,695	7	8½
Discharge.	£	s	d
Overpayments in the time of the preceding accompt, detailed:
on the Duty from 24 June 1711	72	14	0½
on the Duty from 1 Aug. 1712	198	11	5¼
				271	5	5¾
salaries and incidents:
salaries of the Commissioners and other Officers in London and within the Bills of Mortality (viz. out of the First Duties 1,922l. 7s. 10¾d.and out of the Additional Duties 1,153l. 8s. 9d.)	3,075	16	7¾
salaries of the Collectors and other Officers in the several Collections, detailed with names of Collectors (viz.out of the First Duties 14,599l. 5s. 4¼d.and out of the Additional Duties 8,759l. 11s.)	23,358	16	4¼
				26,434	13	0
incident charges in London:
out of the First Duty 1,126l. 0s. 0¼d.and out of the Additional Duty 662l. 14s. 5d.	1,788	14	5¼
incident charges in the Country:
postage etc. detailed by Collectors	412	12	11¾
riding charges, ditto	1,297	6	0
Officers’ taxes repaid	938	2	2¼
charges in returning money to London	62	7	7½
				4,499	3	2¾
(total for incidents in the Country 2,710l. 8s. 9½d. viz. out of the First Duties 1,694l. 7s. 1d. and out of the Additional Duties 1,016l. 1s. 8½d.)
total for salaries and incidents etc. 30,933l. 16s. 2¾d. viz. out of the First Duties 19,342l. 0s. 4¼d. and out of the Additional* Duties*11,591l. 15s. 10½d.
money repaid within the time of this Accompt upon debentures:
money repaid in London upon debentures for hides and skins exported:
out of the First Duties 5,735l. 17s. 7½d.and out of the Additional Duties 2,864l. 5s. 1½d.	8,600	2	9
ditto in the Country Collections for ditto, detailed by Collectors; out of the First Duties 1,213l. 4s. 1½d. and out of the Additional Duties 600l. 16s. 8½d.	1,814	0	10
total for hides exported etc. 10,414l. 3s. 7d.; viz. out of the First Duties 6,949l. 1s. 9d.and out of the Additional Duties 3,465l. 1s. 10d.)
repayments for an overcharge in London, detailed; out of the First Duties	0	19	1½
ditto for overcharges in the Country, detailed by Collectors	11	4	3¼
(total for overcharges 12l.3s. 4¾d., viz. outof the First Duty 7l. 12s. 10¼d. and out of the Additional Duty 3l. 11s. 5d.)
total repayments (viz. out of the First Duties 6,957l. 13s. 8¾d. and out of the Additional* Duties* 3,468l. 13s. 3d.)				10,426	6	11¾
money paid into the Exchequer:
out of the produce of the Duties from Midsummer 1711	83,349	16	10½
and out of the produce of the Additional Duties from 1 Aug. 1712	45,711	12	5½
				129,061	9	4
total payments and allowances				£170,692	18	0¼
and so remains				35,002	9	8¼
against which depending:
money due from sundry tanners etc., not named, in the several Collections, detailed:
out of the produce of the Duties from Midsummer 1711	2,154	4	5
out of the produce of the Additional Duties from 1 Aug. 1712	1,338	1	9¼
				3,492	6	2¼
money in arrear in the hands of the several Collectors, detailed:
on accompt of the Duties from Midsummer 1711	331	8	9¼
on accompt of the Additional Duties from 1 Aug 1712	86	0	11¼
				417	9	8½
money imprested or in the Commissioners’ hands:
arrears in the Commissioners’ hands at the foot of their Cash Accompt, on accompt of the Duties from Midsummer 1711	413	18	0¾
money imprested to Francis Sorrill, Sec retary, for incident charges, out of the same	191	4	4
and remaining in the Commissioners’ hands for money received after the determination of the Accompt; on accompt of the Duties from Midsummer 1711 19,022l. 12s.9½d. and on accompt of the Additional Duties from 1 Aug. 1712 11,464l. 18s. 7¼d	30,487	11	4¾
				31,092	13	9½
total arrears at Midsummer 1714;on accompt of the Duties from Midsummer 1711 22,113l. 8s. 4½d. and on accompt of the Additional Duties from 1 Aug. 1712 12,889l. 1s. 3¾d.	£35,002	9	8¼
and so this General Accompt is even and Quit.
Declared 3 July 1718.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: DUTIES ON HIDES AND SKINS ETC.: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1402 [351/1402]. (fn. 1)
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 784, ROLL 974 [A.O.1/784/974].
Philip Ryley, George Townsend, Richard Shordich, William Walbanck, Roger Millart, Justinian Isham, Thomas Leigh and Reginald Ryley, Commissioners for the Receipt and Management of the Duties of Hides, Skins, Vellum and Parchment.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands upon the end of the previous Cash Accompt:
on accompt of the Old Duties	1,689	10	8½
on accompt of the Additional Duties.	23	4	3¼
				1,712	14	11¾
Receipts: money received of the several Receivers and Collectors within the time of this Accompt:
for the old. Duties from Midsummer 1711:
Bedford (Thomas Poole)	1,372	15	8¾
ditto (John Taylor)	189	12	8¼
ditto (Matthew Denton)	301	0	0
Bristoll (John Hardy)	13	14	9
ditto (George Lomax)	2,595	17	1¾
Cambridge (Thomas Sheffard)	2,468	8	1¼
Canterbury (Jacob Lynn)	3,164	13	6¾
Chester (Thomas Walbancke)	2,319	5	5¼
Cornwall (Edward Binlawes)	361	18	1
ditto (Thomas Symonds)	1,074	10	9½
ditto (John Weston)	110	16	8
Cumberland (John Hodgson)	635	18	8
Derby (William Bainbrigg)	352	6	11½
ditto (John Morris)	1,199	10	11¾
Dorsett (William Sherborne)	70	0	0
ditto (Thomas Sanderson)	447	17	11½
ditto (Thomas Cornelius)	1,394	10	0¾
Durham (Thomas Billings)	1,383	14	5¾
Essex (Jacob Lynn)	28	6	3¾
ditto (Edmund Haddock)	1,804	8	10¾
Exeter (Thomas Symonds)	423	19	4¾
ditto (Edward Binlawes)	1,640	9	1½
Gloucester (Henry Marmion)	395	9	6
ditto (William Browne)	186	10	3¼
ditto (John Meredith)	1,005	13	1½
Grantham (Gervas Raynes)	357	7	10¼
ditto (John Brookes)	737	13	11
Hants. (Thomas Cornelius)	982	14	10¼
ditto (Thomas Sanderson)	2,823	10	3¾
Hereford (William Browne)	358	0	6½
ditto (Edward Halford)	1,160	19	6¼
Hertford (Edward Halford)	959	14	3½
ditto (Henry Marmion)	3,533	10	0
Isle of Wight (George Sponge)	29	13	11½
ditto (Benjamin Everard)	114	4	8½
Lancaster (Edward Burghall)	1,873	17	9½
Leeds (Matthew Slack)	2,721	14	4¼
Litchfield (Walter Warlow)	468	4	3¼
ditto (William Bainbrigg)	1,242	10	5¾
Lincoln (William Morton)	310	13	2½
ditto (Samuel Powers)	895	1	2
Marlborough (Thomas Hope)	1,475	17	6¼
Northampton (John Wyatt)	2,243	0	11½
Northumberland (William Pulleine)	0	4	8¼
ditto (John Willcocks)	763	5	3¾
Norwich (Thomas Boococke)	2,846	18	4
Oxford (Leonard Benton)	1,245	12	8
Reading (Thomas Gibbons)	1,918	15	2¾
Richmond (William Archer)	954	5	1½
Salop (Maurice Pugh)	2,253	13	7½
Sheffield (John Rockett)	2,093	16	1¼
Suffolk (Richard Eeles)	3,077	11	4¼
ditto (John Bunn)	0	11	5¼
Surry (Samuel Power)	768	5	0
ditto (William Morton)	3,258	12	1¼
Sussex (Thomas French)	1,840	7	2½
Taunton (Joseph Wheeler)	2,244	3	0¾
Tiverton (Stewk’ Goodwin)	1,469	17	0¼
East Wales (Edward Kemeys)	805	1	5
Middle Wales (John Jenkins)	950	6	4½
North Wales (William Gough)	510	0	11¾
West Wales (John Picton)	559	18	3¾
Westmorland (William Askew)	1,503	9	5½
Worcester (John Morris)	545	17	3½
ditto (Walter Warlow)	2,264	1	11¼
York (John Brooke)	261	10	11½
ditto (Jervis Raynes)	1,014	4	5
these Accomptants in London	10,622	15	5
				91,003	3	2¾
for the Additional Duties from 1 Aug. 1712:
Bedford (Thomas Poole)	666	5	2
ditto (John Taylor)	109	18	8
ditto (Matthew Denton)	170	0	0
Bristoll (George Lomax)	1,777	17	7¼
Cambridge (Thomas Sheffard)	1,209	2	6¾
Canterbury (Jacob Lynn)	1,645	13	7½
Chester (Thomas Walbanck)	1,348	0	4¾
Cornwall (Edward Binlawes)	47	15	2½
ditto (Thomas Symonds)	584	11	11
ditto (John Weston)	6	1	8
Cumberland (John Hodgson)	304	10	0
Derby (William Bainbrigg)	130	13	0¼
ditto (John Morris)	664	13	0½
Dorsett (William Sherborne)	0	19	7½
ditto (Thomas Sanderson)	247	17	6
ditto (Thomas Cornelius)	787	18	1¼
Durham (Thomas Billings)	850	13	1½
Essex (Edmund Haddock)	1,008	1	1¼
Exeter (Thomas Symonds)	371	17	4¾
ditto (Edward Binlawes)	1,129	8	1¼
Gloucester (Henry Marmion)	91	10	6
ditto (William Brown)	97	0	10¼
ditto (John Meredith)	570	11	4½
Grantham (Gervas Raynes)	106	1	11½
ditto (John Brookes)	479	13	2
Hants. (Thomas Cornelius)	446	3	5½
ditto (Thomas Sanderson)	1,594	12	1¼
Hereford (William Browne)	127	6	9¼
ditto (Edward Halford)	668	19	11
Hertford (Edward Halford)	489	3	8½
ditto (Henry Marmion)	2,449	10	0
Isle of Wight (George Sponge)	3	11	6
ditto (Benjamin Everard)	62	18	5
Lancaster (Edward Burghall)	957	6	0¼
Leeds (Matthew Slack)	1,464	13	0
Lichfield (Walter Warlow)	133	7	6¾
ditto (William Bainbrigg)	718	1	2
Lincoln (William Morton)	60	13	10¾
ditto (Samuel Powers)	515	4	1½
Marlborough (Thomas Hope)	661	18	8
Northampton (John Wyatt)	1,196	12	0½
Northumberland (John Wilcocks)	403	9	4½
Norwich (Thomas Boococke)	1,364	2	0¾
Oxford (Leonard Benton)	625	12	7¼
Reading (Thomas Gibbons)	988	9	2¼
Richmond (William Archer)	457	7	5
Salop (Maurice Pugh)	1,366	16	9½
Sheffield (John Rocket)	1,090	8	0¼
Suffolk (Richard Eeles)	1,563	17	9
Surry (Samuel Power)	467	13	6
ditto (William Morton)	1,795	8	9¼
Sussex (Thomas French)	806	6	10½
Taunton (Joseph Wheeler)	1,224	15	9¼
Tiverton (Stewk’ Goodwin)	763	12	9½
East Wales (Edward Kemeyes)	357	18	3¾
Middle Wales (John Jenkins)	439	9	10½
North Wales (William Gough)	227	13	4
West Wales (John Picton)	238	6	9½
Westmorland (William Askew)	810	18	7¾
Worcester (John Morris)	302	1	7¾
ditto (Walter Warlow)	1,399	9	1¼
York (John Brooke)	134	12	2
ditto (Gervas Raynes)	622	6	6¾
and these Accomptants in the London Collection	7,008	11	1
				50,416	6	5¾
total receipts as above 141,419l. 9s. 8½d.
total charge and receipts				£143,132	4	8¼
Discharge.
Salaries etc. under the Establishment of 18 July 1711:
Richard Shorediche, William Walbancke, Roger Millart and Justinian Isham, Commissioners for these Duties, year to Ladyday 1714; Philip Ryley and George Townsend, Ladyday 1713 to 19 Nov. 1713; Thomas Leigh and Reginald Ryley succeeding them, to Ladyday 1714	1,200	0	0
Edward Foley, Cashier; year to Ladyday 1714	510	0	0
Francis Sorrill, Secretary; same time	50	0	0
Leonard Reresby, Comptroller; same time	100	0	0
Henry Needler, Accomptant General; same time	100	0	0
John Bach, Comptroller's clerk; same time	50	0	0
three Assistants, named, to the Accomptant General, two at 50l. per an., one at 60l. per an.; same time	160	0	0
Richard Does, Examiner of the Officers’ Ledgers, at 60l. per an. and Henry Buck, his Assistant, at 50l. per an.; same time	110	0	0
Anthony Radcliffe, Storekeeper; same time	50	0	0
William Richins, General Surveyor in London; same time	80	0	0
John Huggins, Solicitor and Clerk of the Securities; same time	150	0	0
John Powle, Assistant to the Secretary; same time	20	0	0
John Rolfe, Registrar; same time	60	0	0
doorkeeper, housekeeper (for herself and servants), messenger and porter, named; same time	140	0	0
officers for surveying tanners; tawers etc. named	295	16	7¾
				3,075	16	7¾
incidents etc.:
stationery wares etc.	1,548	15	1¼
a moiety of the rent of the Leather Office	25	0	0
Edward Harley, for the Auditor's fee	150	0	0
Officers’ taxes	43	10	0
Exchequer fees etc.	21	9	4
				1,788	14	5¼
total for salaries and incidents 4,864l. 11s. 1d. (viz. out of the First Duty 3,048l. 7s. 11d. and out of the Additional Duties 1,816 3s. 2d.)
repayments upon debentures for hides exported and for an overcharge:
on hides exported; out of the First Duties 5,735l. 17s. 7½d. and out of the Additional Duties 2,864l. 5s. 1½d.	8,600	2	9
to John Horne, currier, for an overcharge	0	19	1½
				8,601	1	10½
money paid into the Exchequer detailed by dates:
out of the First Duties from 24 June 1711	83,349	16	10½
out of the Additional Duties from 1 Aug. 1712	45,711	12	5½
				129,061	9	4
total payments and allowances	£142,527	2	3½
and so remains	605	2	4¾
whereof depending on Francis Sorrill for money imprested	191	4	4
and so the Accomptants are Indebted	413	18	0¾
Declared 3 July 1718.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: GILT AND SILVER WIRE AND STARCH: GENERAL ACCOUNT. PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1466 [E.351/1466].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1079, ROLL 735. PART 5 [A.O.1/1079/735/5].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise as Managers and Governors for these Duties.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in net money to be further accompted for	3,838	4	5¾
remaining due from sundry starch-makers etc. in the Country Collections	176	3	0½
ditto, ditto in London.	26	7	5¼
ditto from sundry present Country Collectors	44	16	5½
				4,085	11	5
Receipts: the whole produce of the Duties on Gilt and Silver Wire and Starch within the time of this Accompt:
London:
British gilt wire; the growing Duty at 8d. and ounce	3,156	9	7¼
British silver wire; ditto at 6d. an ounce	2,812	5	7¼
British starch; ditto at 1d. a lb.	5,937	12	4
surcharged from the starch ledger	0	0	5
the Queen's part of fines	4	4	0
				11,910	11	11½
Country Inland Collections:
British starch; the growing Duty at 1d. a 1b.	4,311	3	9
the Queen's part of fines	7	3	1½
interest on bills of exchange returned	0	10	0
				4,318	16	10½
total receipts as above 16,229l. 8s. 10d.
Overbalances, detailed by Collectors and places				41	3	1
total charge and receipts				£20,356	3	4
Discharge.
Overbalances from the preceding year				34	11	7¼
salaries etc.:
salaries of sundry Country Collectors	126	18	9¼
Officers’ taxes	1	10	0
riding charges for a clerk in the Oxford Collection	2	7	3
incident charges	14	3	11
charges of returning money to London	3	13	8¼
				148	13	7½
allowances for exports etc.:
to sundry persons for starch exported as merchandize	15	3	5
to ditto in London for starch over charged	4	1	9
to ditto in the Country pursuant to Justices’ warrants	28	5	5
				47	10	7
total for salaries and allowances 196l. 4s. 2½d.
ready money received and particularly accompted for in the Cash Accompt				16,947	3	3¼
total payments and allowances				£17,177	19	1
and so remains				3,178	4	3
whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry starchmakers in the Country	142	16	0¾
ditto, ditto in London	26	4	0¾
remaining due from sundry Country Collectors.	52	2	0¼
				221	2	1¾
balance of the Cash Accompt in the Cashier's hands	2	4	4¼
money received after 24 June 1714 on accompt of sundry Country Collectors	1,110	1	1¾
ditto on accompt of sundry refiners and starch makers in London	1,843	9	8½
ditto on accompt of sundry Country Collectors, but proper to the preceding accompt	1	6	10¾
				2,957	2	1¼
total depending				£3,178	4	3
and so this General Accompt is even and Quit.
Declared 26 March 1719. (fn. 1).
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: GILT AND SILVER WIRE AND STARCH: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1391 [E.351/1391].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 914, ROLL 110 [A.O.1/914/110].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands, as by the end of the last preceding Accompt				358	14	6¾
Receipts: sums received by these Accomptants etc. out of the Duties on Gilt and Silver Wire and Starch within the time of this Accompt				16,590	13	0¾
total charge and receipts				£16,949	7	7½
Discharge.
Salaries:
Isaac Hide, Accomptant General	30	0	0
Jasper Bull, John Middleton, Benjamin Legross, Arthur Ingram Thornton, four Assistant Accomptants	60	0	0
Henry Buck, who receives entries and administers the oaths	15	0	0
John Ulney, Surveyor	60	0	0
the seven Officers for surveying these Duties (not named, by quarters)	356	19	2
William Surridge, Assistant Officer; three quarters to Ladyday 1714	26	5	0
Thomas Frederick, for a year's rent	10	0	0
William Tayler, for salary paid to Benjamin Newman	5	10	10
				563	15	0
payments to tradesmen, artificers and others for work and materials, detailed with names				189	18	3¾
Officers’ taxes, by special Treasury Warrant				31	10	0
allowance for Gilt and Silver Wire and Starch exported				1,056	7	0½
ready money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates:
out of these Duties	15,101	8	11
out of fines	4	4	0
				15,105	12	11
total payments and allowances				£16,947	3	3¼
and so remains depending on these Accomptants				2	4	4¼
Declared 6 August 1716.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: SOAP ETC. DUTIES: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1474 [E.351/1474].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1079, ROLL 735, PART 4 [A.O.1/1079/735/4].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in nett money to be further accompted for	27,284	11	3¾
remaining due from sundry soap boilers in the Country Collections	6,264	6	6¼
ditto, ditto in London	1,924	3	9½
resting due from sundry Country Collectors	181	0	6¼
				35,654	2	1¾
Receipts: the whole produce of the Duties on Soap, Paper and Printed Silks, Callicoes etc.; within the time of this accompt:
for the growing Duty in London, Westminster and Bills of Mortality	80,243	8	5¾
for the growing Duty in the Country Collections	56,804	16	10¾
				137,048	5	4½
overbalances, detailed by Collectors and places				265	16	0¾
total payments and allowances				£172,968	3	7
Discharge.
Overbalances due from the preceding accompt				145	0	3
salaries, riding charges, incident charges etc.:
salaries of Country Collectors	3,103	8	9½
taxes assessed on officers	87	3	7
riding charges	16	10	9
charges of returning money to London	8	16	3¾
incident charges	178	13	2½
				3,394	12	7¾
allowances for exports etc.:
allowed for soap, paper and calicoes exported as merchandize	905	3	9
ditto for soap consumed in the woollen manufacture	1,464	11	11½
ditto for over entries in London	132	8	6¾
ditto for overcharges in London on stock in hand	4	8	1
ditto pursuant to Justices Warrants in the Country	184	2	3½
				2,690	14	7¾
ready money received and particularly accompted for in the Cash Accompt				128,672	10	3¼
total payments and allowances				134,902	17	9¾
and so remains				38,065	5	9¼
whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid of these Duties in the Country at 24 June 1714	6,199	14	10¼
ditto by soap makers and others in London	1,822	14	7
remaining due from sundry Country Collectors	135	10	5¾
				8,157	19	11
money resting to be accompted for by the Commissioners:
balance in the Cashier's hands	388	10	10
money received after 24 June 1714 on accompt of sundry soap merchants etc. in London	16,369	0	3¼
ditto on accompt of sundry Country Collectors	13,149	14	9
				29,907	5	10¼
				£38,065	5	9¼
Declared 16 June 1719.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: EXCISE: SOAP ETC. DUTIES: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1398 [E.351/1398].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 915, ROLL 112 [A.O.1/915/112].
The Commissioners and Governors of Excise.
24 June 1713 to 24 June 1714.
Charge.				£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the Commissioner's hands at 24 June 1713				4,041	3	8¼
Receipts: money received during the period of this Accompt out of the Duties on Soap, Paper and Printed Silks etc.				125,019	17	5
total charge and receipts				£129,061	1	1¼
Discharge.	£	s.	d.
Salaries etc.:
Isaac Hide, Accomptant General	100	0	0
Jasper Ball, John Middleton, Benjamin Legross and Arthur Ingram Thornton, four Assistant Accomptants	180	0	0
Henry Buck, who receives entries, etc.	45	0	0
several Officers for surveying these Duties; by quarters	750	0	0
several Assistant Officers, ditto	466	2	7
John Spelman, Surveyor	60	0	0
several Officers for surveying the Duty on Callicoes; by quarters	477	4	9¾
William Salmon, another; 13 June to 24 June 1713	1	12	11½
Thomas Frederick, for rent	26	0	0
eight Surveyors; three quarters to Lady day 1714	30	0	0
William Tayler, for salary paid to
Anthony Scawen, 23 Feb. 1713–14 to Ladyday 1714	8	6	8
				2,144	7	0¼
payments to tradesmen, artificers and others, for work and materials, detailed				1,058	14	1
payments by special Treasury warrant Officers’ taxes				109	0	0
to Edward Pauncfort, Cashier, for Exchequer charges				0	11	0
allowance for exports etc.
allowed for soap etc. exported	3,190	3	1¼
ditto for soap etc. overcharged	12	2	11¼
ditto for soap consumed in the woollen manufactures	122	12	6½
				3,324	18	7
ready money paid into the Exchequer, by dates				121,987	14	1½
ditto, being part of fines adjudged against soap boilers				47	5	5½
total payments and allowances				£128,672	10	3¼
and so remains				388	10	10
whereof depending on William Tayler, for money imprested				300	0	0
and on John Gibbons for ditto				50	0	0
and on the Commissioners				38	10	10
Declared 6 August 1716.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: SALT DUTIES: GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2885 [E.351/2885].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 2093, ROLL 119 [A.O.1/2093/119].
John Danvers, Thomas Aram, Humphrey Griffith, Edward Brereton and Martin Killegrew, Commissioners for the Duties on Salt and Rocksalt.
25 March 1713 to 25 March 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the hands of sundry persons at the determination of the previous General Accompt:
of sundry Collectors for money due for the Duties on Foreign Salt imported, remaining locked in the cellars	5,017	0	0
of sundry Salt Proprietors for money due at 25 March 1713	27,735	4	11
of sundry Collectors for money and bonds ditto	43,959	8	8¼
of the Commissioners for so much received of the Collectors since 25 March 1713	14,621	3	1
				91,332	16	8¼
Receipts: money due and payable within the time of this Accompt, as well for Salt imported as for Salt made in England, Wales and Berwick-uponTweed, and for money arising by fines etc. and by interest on bonds, as certified by Edmund Longbridge, Deputy Comptroller:
money payable for the Duties on Salt:
Bideford (William Petty)	2,104	16	1½
Bishops Lidiard (John Pavie)	358	14	7
Bristol city and port (Christopher Cole)	3,232	10	5
Chepstow (Edward Hemming)	23	5	10
Cockerham (John Jon)	586	19	9¾
Droitwich (John Kent)	62,293	0	0
Flimby (Thomas Johnson)	1,876	5	5
Flint (Richard Bell)	625	12	6
Grain Isle (William Jeffryes)	282	14	7
Llaugherne (John Furnivall)	1,942	3	4
Lemington (Joseph Slater)	21,707	2	6
Leverpoole (John Troughton)	32,725	19	7
Midlewich (Samuell Blechynden)	27,105	7	11
Namptwich (Jonathan Brown)	17,432	13	4
North Sheales (John Wheelwright)	42,722	10	0
Northwich (Thomas Stephenson)	93,618	7	6
Pensford (Maurice Price)	500	15	6½
Plymouth (Arthur Keay)	614	0	0
Portissick (Christopher Conyers)	417	17	6½
Portsea (William Dodd)	4,461	7	11
Sherbourne (Charles Jennings)	733	13	4
Shirleywich (John Carvile)	8,754	0	0
South Sheales (John Bell)	103,477	1	2¼
Topsham (Richard Mounteny)	2,744	5	10
Yarmouth (Michael Pulteney)	6,647	11	8
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe)	1,221	6	8
Bidiford (Charles Jones)	2,467	13	4
Cardigan (Francis Howell)	55	13	4
Colchester (James Bruce)	17	10	0
Cowes (John Dale)	0	18	10½
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson)	1,643	13	4
Dover (John Ball)	47	1	2¼
Exeter (William Chamberlaine)	275	9	3
Falmouth (William Pye)	11,435	6	8
Fowey (Charles Lamb)	7,314	6	8
Gweek (Bernard Penrose)	2,218	13	4
Hull (Hugh Mason)	151	0	0
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley)	0	10	0
London (William Bertram, Collector)	1,426	15	0
Looe (John Dyer)	977	0	0
Lynn Regis (Henry Hare)	3	13	4
Minehead (Francis Webber)	113	6	8
Padstow (William Taylor)	54	13	4
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson)	5,567	13	4
Penzance (Richard Score)	3,040	13	4
Plymouth (David Morris)	3,572	0	0
Poole (Ambrose Stevenson)	687	13	4
Portsmouth (Samuel Binckes)	0	11	8
St. Ives (Richard Upton)	1,322	0	0
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher)	72	3	4
Scilley Isles (Francis Ley)	27	0	0
Southampton (Daniel Cardonnell)	200	0	0
Whitby (Hamlet Woods)	2	10	0
Yarmouth (Thomas Moore)	526	5	0
				481,431	17	5¼
money paid for fines, seizures and surcharges; detailed by Collectors and places	274	13	4
money gained by interest on bonds etc.; ditto	6	13	5¾
total receipts as above 481,713l.4s.3d.
overpayments within the time of this accompt, detailed as above	483	10	7¼
total charge and receipts	£573,529	11	6½
Discharge.
Money accompted for in this year's Cash accompt	222,642	4	2¼
money defalked by Collectors, detailed, for overpayments in the time of the previous Accompt	1,516	19	6½
salaries of Collectors, Supervisors, Surveyors and others, detailed at length with names of places and persons	10,824	18	10¼
poundage allowed to and defalked by the Collectors at the Ports, and Surveyors of foreign salt imported, detailed	809	16	11¾
necessary and incident charges	2,297	11	11½
Officers taxes repaid	649	11	0½
money repaid upon debentures for salt and salted fish exported	110,316	3	3½
premiums for returns of money	639	14	6½
discount allowed for prompt payment	20,204	19	11¾
allowance for salt lost at sea	2,467	7	1
allowance for rock-salt refined	45,446	19	3½
allowance for salt over-entered	49	3	4
allowance for waste on salt carried coastwise	11,219	10	1¼
money allowed in lieu of riding charges	60	0	0
total for salaries and allowances etc. as above 204,985l. 16s. 5½d.
total payments and allowances	£429,145	0	2¼
and so remains	144,384	11	4¼
against which depending on sundry salt proprietors, makers and refiners of salt and several Collectors at the Ports, for money due at Ladyday 1714:
money due from the Collectors at several Ports for the Duties on Foreign Salt imported and remaining locked up in cellars:	£	s.	d.
Bristoll (Christopher Cole)	45	13	4
Falmouth (William Pye)	4,508	6	8
Fowey (Charles Lamb)	829	6	8
Gweek (Bernard Penrose)	777	13	4
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson)	2,646	6	8
Penzance (Richard Score)	1,591	0	0
Poole (Ambrose Stephenson)	29	6	8
St. Ives (Richard Upton)	696	0	0
(total 11,123l. 13s. 4d.)
and depending on salt proprietors and others at the following places:
Bristoll (Thomas Hooper, late refiner of salt at Sodbury in Gloucestershire, in arrear)	181	7	0
Cockerham (Simon Gullin, Nathaniell Moore, Thomas Martin, George Smith, Nicholas Hartley, John Bolton, George Stephenson, Thomas Houghton, Humphrey Ellis, Thomas Nealson, Francis Benson, John Gatonby, on five bonds of which due and unpaid 97l. 9s. 10d.; Joshua Lawson, Robert Frame and Thomas Walker by bond 10l. 6s. 8d.)	107	16	6
Droitwich (Richard Smallbrooke and Abell Gower. by bond)	80	0	0
Isle of Grain (William Armiger, Christopher Josten, and John Aynsworth, by bonds)	1,172	16	8
Laugherne (John Higgins, late refiner at Naylaund in Pembrookshire)	8	13	4
Lemington (Daniell Gates, Thomas Elmes, John Edwards, John Carter, John Beere, by bonds)	439	6	3½
Leverpoole (James Butler, merchant, in arrear; Peter Clinton, ditto, ditto; Sir Thomas Johnson, salt-refiner at Hilbree, ditto; Robert Hitchmough, ditto at Dungeon, ditto; John Percivall, Peter Clinton, Thomas Andoe, George Ryley, William Anderton, John Kelley, William Hawkins, by bonds)	1,339	19	7
Middlewich (Ralph Thorp, James Haynes, Edward Hyde, by bonds)	152	17	6
Namptwich (Ralph Thorp, Thomas Cart wright, Richard Knight, John Twem lowe, John Baddiley, William Sunder land, John Lunt, by bonds)	1,056	5	4¾
North Shields (Valentine Rilstone, Christopher Frankling, John Rutherford, Andrew Johnson, Robert Cook, Thomas Raffolds, John Pye, George Burrell, Henry Bayley, Benedict Errington, Alexander Hall, Robert Mills, Charles Coatsworth, Thomas Clark, Charles Vaughan, Thomas Martin, John Dogget, John Weston, Francis Partis, Mathias Partis, Ursula Milburne, Michaell Hall, Stephen Good, Theophilus Nicholson, Mathew Currey, Benjamin Dogget, John Woosely, Richard Woosley, Henry Robinson, Thomas Banks, William Mason, Andrew French, Thomas Granger, William Christian, Robert Michelson, Charles Erington, George Harbottle, by bonds; Philip Bickerstaff, late proprietor of the salt-works, at Amble in Northumberland, in arrear; an Exchequer bill miscarried in 1697)	3,604	15	9
Northwich (Robert Pownell, agent to Dr. Benjamin Woodroff, Ralph Broom, Nathan Blease, Thomas Neild senior, Otwell Broom, Thomas Neild, junior, Thomas Nickson, Ralph Nickson, John Dean, Edmund Soame, Robert Whitlowe, Cornelius Denn, Daniell Fenn, William Mascall, by bonds; Sir Thomas Johnson, Richard Gildart, Peter Hall, Richard Kelsall by bond; William Greenway, merchant in Leverpool in arrear; Ralph Broom, late proprietor of a saltwork in this Collection in arrear	4,115	13	6½
Portissick (Henry Sampson & Co., salt refiners at Lower St. Columb in Corn wall, in arrear)	0	1	4¾
South Shields (Philip Bickerstaff, Joseph Milburn, John Hutchinson, Samuell Cooper, William Wann, Ralph Pattison, Leonard Hitchin, John
Cougham, Michaell Hall, Francis Partis, Mathias Partis, Robert Linton junior, Lancelot Cramlington, Robert Linton, senior, Charles Coatsworth, Theophilus Nicholson, John Woosley, John Shaftoe, William Kitteridge, Jacob Wilkinson, William Medcalf, William Wightman, by bonds)	4,444	13	3¼
Topsham (Thomas Tounson, late saltrefiner there, in arrear; Thomas Clap, ditto, ditto; Edward Yendall, ditto, ditto; George Borne, ditto, ditto)	287	17	1½
Yarmouth (Thomas Bendish, late saltrefiner at Southtown in Suffolk; John Burton, ditto at Cobholm in Norfolk; Francis Hollis, salt-refiner at Gorlston in Suffolk; William Maltyward, ditto at Yarmouth; John Gosling late ditto ditto; John Bass, late ditto in Suffolk; Anthony Burward, salt-refiner ditto; Samuel Brandling, late ditto at Ipswich in Suffolk; Jonathan Bass, saltrefiner at Manningtree in Essex; Thomas Hollester, late ditto at Colchester in Essex)	871	13	0¾
also depending in the following ports:
Berwick (Robert Cook, part of a bond mislaid)	13	6	8
Cardigan (William Rogers, James Rogers and Walter Lloyd, by bond)	80	0	0
Dover (William Armiger and Christopher Josten, by bond)	440	13	4
Gweek (Francis Jones and Philip Stephens, by bond)	20	2	0
London (Thomas Bryant and Abraham Trent by two bonds; Thomas Briant and Amos Short by bond; Robert Hinton and Christopher Blower, by bond; Elias Measurier and Thomas Measurier, by two bonds; William Armiger and Christopher Josten, by several bonds; John Higgs, senior and John Higgs, junior by bonds)	5,799	14	5
Milford (John Higgins, and William Field, by two bonds)	603	6	8½
Padstow (John Curtis, Thomas Flamanche and John Leverton by bond for 85l. 13s. 1½d., partly for imported liquors and part for salt imported)	64	13	4
Rochester (William Armiger and Christopher Josten by three bonds)	1,591	13	4
				37,600	19	6½
and remaining due from Collectors etc. to balance their respective accompts:
Bideford (William Petty)	61	13	6¾
St. Agnes, Cornwall (Robert Hall, late Officer of Excise)	0	2	6
Sodbury (Ralph Dean, late Collector)	1	0	0
Bristoll (Christopher Cole, in bonds)	3,688	0	0
Chepstow (George Richmond, late Collector)	21	19	0¼
Cockerham (John Jon, in bonds)	127	0	0
Droitwich (John Kent, ditto)	113	14	2
Flimby (Richard Vriell, late Collector)	13	13	5½
Flint (Richard Bell)	23	14	8
Isle of Graine (William Jeffreys)	17	19	7
Swanzey (Henry Fox, late Collector)	7	13	5¼
Carmarthen (Edward Hynde, late Officer of Excise)	2	0	0
Lemington (Thomas Parish, late SubCollector)	379	0	5½
ditto (Timothy Parker, late Supervisor, in arrear)	46	14	6½
ditto (Joseph Slater, bonds 1,068l. 6s. 8d., money 3l. 6s. 3½d.)	1,071	12	11½
Liverpoole (John Troughton, in bonds)	14,894	10	5
London (Jacob Sheldrake, late keeper of the Bills of Exchange in the Excise Office, part of a bill for which he did not accompt)	200	0	0
Middlewich (Samuel Blechynden, in bonds)	565	17	1
Amble (George Murray, late Collector)	2	16	6
ditto (John Stephenson, ditto)	5	0	0
North Shields (William Marshall, late Officer in that Collection)	14	18	7
ditto (John Wheelwright, bonds, 4,008l. 6s. 8d., money 40l. 7s. 9½d.)	4,048	14	5½
Northwich (Thomas Stephenson, in bonds)	29,188	18	4
Portissick (Christopher Conyers)	2	2	4¾
Portsea (Robert Elliot, late Collector)	0	2	0
ditto (William Dodd, bonds 95l. 16s. 8d., money 7l. 16s. 1½d.)	103	12	9½
Sherborne (Charles Jennings)	0	1	0
Shoreham (Stephen Coven, late Collector)	4	11	2½
Southshields (John Bell, bonds 15,561l. 13s. 4d., money 1l. 8s. 1d.)	15,563	1	5
Barnstaple (Thomas Clinton, late Collector)	168	9	4¾
ditto (Robert Howe)	1,221	6	8
Bideford (Charles Jones, bonds 2,920l., money 55l. 17s. 7d.)	2,975	17	7
Cardigan (Francis Howell, bonds 53l. 6s. 8d., money 2l. 4s. 4d.)	55	11	0
Chepstow (Walter Aldey, bonds 66l. 5s. 10d., money 10l. 16s. 8d.)	77	2	6
Colchester (James Bruce)	0	0	4½
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson, in bonds)	1,025	0	0
Exeter (William Chamberlaine, in bonds)	266	13	4
Falmouth (William Pye, in bonds)	4,416	6	8
Fowey (Charles Lamb, in bonds)	653	13	4
Gweeke (Bernard Penrose, in bonds)	1,184	13	4
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley)	0	9	3¼
London (Edward Hyrne, late Collector)	94	0	9¼
ditto (John Stockwell, late Collector)	0	0	4
ditto (John Dyer, bonds 512l. 13s. 4d., money 1l. 1s. 3¼d.)	513	14	7¼
Lynn Regis (Robert Thorowgood, late Collector)	1	16	10¼
ditto (Henry Hare)	6	2	0¼
Minehead (Thomas Wolstenholme, late Collector)	7	14	7
ditto (Francis Webber)	10	13	0¼
Padstow (John Bligh, late Collector)	0	6	8
ditto (William Taylor)	47	1	6
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson, bonds 3,267l. 13s. 4d., money 0l. 0s. 0¼d.)	3,267	13	4¼
Penzance (Richard Score, bonds 512l. 6s. 8d., money 237l. 10s. 9¼d.)	749	17	5¼
Plymouth (David Morris, bonds 613l. 6s. 8d., money 10l. 1s. 11d.)	623	8	7
Poole (Ambrose Stephenson)	1,460	0	0
Portsmouth (Samuel Bincks)	39	1	5
Rochester (John Pope)	0	19	6
Rye (George Shuckborough)	3	8	4
St. Ives (Richard Upton)	297	13	4
Sandwich (William Farnolds, late Collector, one bond)	329	6	8
ditto (Benjamin Fisher)	5	19	5
Scilly Islands (Francis Ley)	35	0	0
Wells (John Keene)	0	3	3
Weymouth (Lodovicus Jackson)	60	6	9
Whithaven (Alfrid Lawson)	0	9	10½
Yarmouth (Thomas Moore)	0	14	6¾
				89,771	0	10
and dependent on these Accomptants for money paid by sundry Collectors since the determination of this Accompt				17,012	10	11¾
				£144,384	11	4¼
and so this General Accompt is even and Quit. Declared 10 April 1717.
DECLARED ACCOUNTS: SALT: CASH ACCOUNT.
PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2864 [E.351/2864].
AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 2071, ROLL 20 [A.O.I/2071/20].
John Danvers, Thomas Aram, Humphrey Griffith, Edward Brereton and Martin Killegrew, Commissioners and Governors for the Management of the Duties on Salt.
25 March 1713 to 25 March 1714.
Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands upon the end of their last Accompt				2,016	17	6¼
Receipts: money received of the several Collectors of the Duties on Salt within the time of this accompt:
out of the Old Duty commencing 25 March 1694:
Bristol city and port (Christopher Cole)	0	1	11½
Chesterfield, co. Derby (Daniel Norcote, late Collector)	0	1	0
Chepstow, co. Monmouth (Edward Hemming)	0	1	0½
Cockerham, co. Lancaster (John Jon)	24	16	7
Droitwich, co. Worcester (John Kent)	14,498	2	10¼
Flimby, co. Cumberland (Thomas Johnson)	324	14	6¾
Isle of Grain (William Jeffries)	64	1	9½
Lemington, co. Hants. (Joseph Slater)	5,450	0	7½
Leverpoole (John Troughton)	395	11	0
Laugharne, co. Carmarthen (John Furnivall)	0	0	2¼
Middlewich (Jonathan Dix. late Collector)	19	10	0¾
ditto (Samuel Blechynden)	2,241	3	0¼
Namptwich (Jonathan Brown)	4,454	6	1
Northshields (John Wheelwright)	7,598	8	0½
Northwich (Thomas Stephenson)	7,643	14	0½
Portissick (Thomas Cornelius, late Collector)	0	6	7¼
ditto (Christopher Conyers)	1	6	8¼
Portsea (William Dodd)	1,159	19	7¾
Sherburn, co. Dorset (Charles Jennings)	33	7	7¼
Shirleywich, co. Stafford (John Carvile)	2,278	17	1¼
Southshields (John Bell)	16,500	7	2¾
Topsham (Richard Mounteney)	276	1	0
Yarmouth (Michael Pulteney)	276	15	3
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe)	90	0	0
Falmouth (William Pye)	796	8	11¼
Feversham, co. Kent (John Smalman)	0	10	4¼
Fowey (Thomas Bulley, late Collector)	34	16	2
ditto (Charles Lamb)	571	6	9¼
Gweek (Bernard Penrose)	36	0	0
London port (William Bertram)	381	5	5¾
Looe (John Dyer)	94	4	7¼
Lyme (Thomas Jans)	0	12	4¾
Penrynn (Ambrose Thompson)	330	11	9½
Penzance (Richard Score)	199	10	5½
Plymouth (David Morris)	198	10	0
St. Ives, co. Cornwall (Richard Upton)	139	16	0
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher)	13	15	7¾
Southampton (Daniel Cardonnel)	3	1	6½
Whitby (George Trotter, late Collector)	0	0	11
ditto (Hannibal Woods)	0	15	3½
Cowes (John Dale)	0	9	10¼
Colchester (James Bruce)	5	10	1
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson)	141	0	0
Exeter (William Chamberlaine)	191	3	4¼
Yarmouth (Thomas Moore)	73	0	4½
Matthew Greenwood, Receiver of Fines etc. in London	25	15	3
				66,569	19	3
out of the East India Fund commencing 25 December 1699:
Bristoll (Christopher Cole)	0	4	7
Chesterfield (Daniel Norcot, late Collector)	0	2	4
Chepstow (Edward Hemming, Collector)	0	2	5½
Cockerham (John Jon)	57	18	7½
Droitwich (John Kent)	33,828	19	10¾
Flymby (Thomas Johnson)	757	14	1¼
Isle of Grain (William Jefferys)	149	10	10¼
Lemington (Joseph Slater)	12,716	14	11¼
Leverpoole (John Troughton)	922	18	11¾
Laugharne (John Furnivall)	0	0	5¼
Middlewich (Jonathan Dix, late Collector)	45	10	2
ditto (Samuel Blechenden)	5,229	6	11
Namptwich (Jonathan Brown)	10,393	7	8¼
Northshields (John Wheelwright)	17,729	12	0¾
Northwich (Thomas Stephenson)	17,835	6	2
Portisick (Thomas Cornelius, late Collector)	0	15	4¾
ditto (Christopher Conyers)	3	2	3¼
Portsea (William Dodd)	2,706	12	6½
Sherburn (Charles Jennings)	77	17	9¼
Shirleywich (John Carvile)	5,317	6	7¾
Southshields (John Bell)	38,500	17	2½
Topsham (Richard Mounteney)	644	2	4¼
Yarmouth (Michael Pulteney)	645	15	6½
Barnstaple (Robert Rowe)	210	0	0
Falmouth (William Pye)	1,858	7	6½
Feversham (John Smalman)	1	4	1¾
Fowey (Thomas Bulley, late Collector)	81	4	4¾
ditto (Charles Lamb)	1,333	2	5
Gweek (Bernard Penrose)	84	0	0
London port (William Bertram)	889	12	9¼
Looe (John Dyer)	219	17	4¾
Lyme (Thomas Jans)	1	8	11¼
Penrynn (Ambrose Thompson)	771	7	5½
Penzance (Richard Score)	465	11	0½
Plymouth (David Morris)	463	3	4
St. Ives (Richard Upton)	326	4	0
Sandwich (Benjamin Fisher)	32	3	2¼
Southampton (Daniel Cardonnel)	7	3	7½
Whitby (George Trotter, late Collector)	0	2	1½
ditto (Hannabal Woods)	1	15	8½
Cowes (John Dale)	1	3	0¼
Colchester (James Bruce)	12	16	10
Dartmouth (James Jenkinson)	329	0	0
Exeter (William Chamberlaine)	446	1	2
Yarmouth (Thomas Moor)	170	7	6¾
Matthew Greenwood, Receiver of Fines and Seizures in London	60	2	3
				155,329	18	10¼
total receipts as above 221,899l. 18s. 1¼d.
total charge and receipts				£223,916	15	7½
Discharge.
Salaries, allowance for fish and salt exported, officers’ taxes and incident charges etc. in London:
salaries etc.:
John Danvers, Thomas Aram, Humphrey Griffith and Edward Brereton, Commissioners for the Salt Duties; year to Xmas 1713	2,000	0	0
James Cardonnel, another; Ladyday quarter 1713	125	0	0
Martin Killigrew, succeeding him; three quarters to Xmas 1713	375	0	0
Thomas Hall, Comptroller, for himself and clerks; year to Xmas 1713	350	0	0
Francis Brydges, Cashier, ditto; same time	430	0	0
Thomas Holdip, Secretary; same time Matthew Greenwood, Correspondent to the Commissioners and Clerk of the Securities; also as Assistant Secretary and for a clerk; same time	180	0	0
William Johnson, Solicitor; same time	100	0	0
William Sumpter, Chief Accomptant; same time	100	0	0
two Accomptants and their assistant clerk, named; same time	200	0	0
a housekeeper, a storekeeper and a messenger, named; same time	140	0	0
William Bertram, Collector, London port; same time	60	0	0
Nicholas Amhurst, Assistant Searcher there; same time	60	0	0
two Surveyors, London port, named; same time	100	0	0
a clerk to the Correspondent, named; same time	50	0	0
a clerk to the Assistant Secretary, named; same time	30	0	0
a porter, watchmen and boatmen, named	130	0	0
Thomas Furnace, clerk at Dublin; same time	20	0	0
William Swaile, for preventing frauds off the Coast of Wales; same time	20	0	0
				4,570	0	0
necessary and incident charges, detailed				2,117	18	10½
allowance for fish and salt exported				77,148	7	9½
discompt at 10l. per cent. for six months on prompt payment of Duties on salt condemned as Prize etc.				47	14	10
total allowed as above 83,884l. 1s. 6d.
salaries of Collectors, incidents etc. in the Country:
salaries, detailed	695	16	9
incident charges, detailed	176	8	4¾
Officers’ taxes repaid	16	17	9
				889	2	10¾
money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates out of the Duty commencing 25 March 1694	41,413	19	8
out of ditto commencing 25 Dec. 1699	96,455	0	1½
				137,868	19	9½
total payments and allowances				£222,642	4	2¼
and so the Accomptant is Indebted				1,274	11	5¼
Declared 10 April 1717.