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DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HACKNEY COACHES. |
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PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1590 [E.351/1590]. |
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AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1326, ROLL 21 [A.O.1/1326/21]. |
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Edward Wharton, Receiver General of the Monies arising by the licensing of
Hackney and Stage Coaches and of Hackney Chairs. |
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Midsummer 1714 to Midsummer 1715. |
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Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands on the end of his last Accompt |
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188 |
11 |
1 |
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depending upon sundry Hackney and
Stage Coachmen in arrear, as on the foot of the last Accompt |
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722 |
0 |
0 |
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Receipts: money arising by licensing and regulating Hackney Coaches within the time of this Accompt: |
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for the rent of 700 Hackney Coach licences at 4l. each |
2,800 |
0 |
0 |
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for the King's moiety of 7 forfeitures at 5l. each |
17 |
10 |
0 |
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for ditto of 28 forfeitures at 40s. each |
28 |
0 |
0 |
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for ditto of two forfeitures at 20s. each |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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for ditto of 13 forfeitures at 10s. each |
3 |
5 |
0 |
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2,849 |
15 |
0 |
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money arising by licensing and regulating
Hackney Chairs: |
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for the rent of 300 Hackney Chair licences at 10s. each |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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for the King's moiety of two forfeitures at 40s. each |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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152 |
0 |
0 |
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total charge and receipts |
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£3,912 |
6 |
1 |
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Discharge. |
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Salaries: |
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Daniel Blake and George Clarke, Commissioners, at 100l. per an., year to
Midsummer 1715; Charnock Heron, Abraham Magny and Evert Jollyvet, ditto, to 2 June 1715; John Way,
Thomas Sutton and More Molyneux, succeeding them |
500 |
0 |
0 |
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Edward Wharton, Receiver |
62 |
0 |
0 |
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Clerk, housekeeper, two messengers and two streetkeepers, named etc. |
240 |
0 |
0 |
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802 |
0 |
0 |
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office rent; to Mrs. Joyce Collins, for the house in Surrey Street in the Strand |
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38 |
0 |
0 |
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incident charges, detailed: |
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Exchequer fees etc. 58l. 19s. 2d.; expenses of passing the Commission 120l.;
law charges 95l.; swearing of the messenger as a Constable etc. 1l. 5s. 7d.;
Treasury fees etc. 28l. 5s.; office necessaries 13l. 16s. 10d.; coals 12l.;
stationery wares 21l. 16s. 8d.; engraver's fee 12s. 6d.; mending the office wheel 12s. 6d. |
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352 |
8 |
3 |
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taxes charged on the office for the salaries of the Commissioners and their officers |
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40 |
2 |
0 |
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Edward Harley for the Auditor's fee |
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15 |
0 |
0 |
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(total for salaries etc. as above 1,247l. 10s. 3d.) |
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money paid into the Exchequer, by dates: |
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Hackney Coaches |
1,772 |
19 |
10 |
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Hackney Chairs |
150 |
0 |
0 |
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1,922 |
19 |
10 |
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total payments and allowances |
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£3,170 |
10 |
1 |
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and so remains |
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741 |
16 |
0 |
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whereof depending on several Hackney and
Stage Coachmen for arrears, detailed |
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725 |
0 |
0 |
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and so the Accomptant is Indebted: |
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on the Duty on Hackney Coaches |
14 |
16 |
0 |
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on the Duty on Hackney Chairs |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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16 |
16 |
0 |
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£741 |
16 |
0 |
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Declared 6 August 1716. |
