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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 21, 1706-1707. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1952.

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'Declared Accounts: Excise', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 21, 1706-1707, ed. William A Shaw( London, 1952), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol21/ccxciv-cccvi [accessed 24 November 2024].

Excise


Declare Accounts: Excise: General Account.

AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 1077, ROLL 718.
	The Commissioners and Governors of the Excise.24 June 1705 (exclusive) to 24 June 1706 (inclusive).
	Charge.	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
	Arrears: remaining in nett money to be further accompted for				113,922	1	4
	remaining due from sundry brewers etc. in the several Country Collections	52,859	12	2¾
	ditto ditto in London	45,583	5	4
					98,442	17	6¾
	remaining due from several Country Collectors				25,357	1	11¼
	resting due from the Treasurer of the Navy for bills unpaid	372	19	7
	ditto from the Victuallers of the Navy	321	11	3
					694	10	10
	resting due from several Collectors—
	London port	384	12	8¾
	London city	1,557	6	6
					1,941	19	2¾
	ditto from several present Country Collectors				3,706	8	9
	ditto from sundry collectors of imported liquors in the Outports				1,287	12	10¼
	ditto to be accompted for by Noblemen etc. for Deviated Money				18,702	12	6¼
	money imprested into the hands of the Commissioners or their Cashier				500	0	0
	(total arrears 264,555l. 5s. 0¼d).
	Receipts: duty and produce of the revenues of Excise during the year:
	Country Collections	719,254	7	4¼
	London and Westminster	318,986	12	0
	Outports (Excise of Imported Liquors)	18,090	4	4¼
	the Queen's part of Fines in London	112	0	11
					1,056,443	4	7½
	divided as follows: Hereditary and Temporary Excise, 521,021l 8s. 2¼d.; the 9d. for 99 years, 166,956l 11s. 1d.; the Lottery 9d., 178,023l 6s. 0d.; the Bank 9d., 166,956l 10s. 11½d.; the duty on Low Wines, 22,971l 6s. 4¾d.; the duty on Fines, 514l 2s. 0d.
	Sundry additions made to this Accompt: in respect of an Exchequer lease, 15l; rent of the old office in Broad Street, 178l 0s. 6d.; money due from a Collector, 34l 7s. 0d.; other sums 15s. and 68l 5s. 1¼d.; the gross produce of the Duty on Sweets 35l 14s. 5d.				333	2	0¼
	Overbalances paid by Collectors, named				702	14	1½
	total charge and receipts				£1,322,033	5	9½
	Discharge.
	Overbalances due from the preceding Accompt to several collectors and others				1,123	14	1
	Salaries, Riding Charges and Incident Disbursements				80,954	15	4
	Allowances for Exports etc. and to the fishermen of Great Yarmouth				1,178	16	7½
	Carried forward				£83,257	6	0½
	Brought forward				83,257	6	0½
	Arrears of the Queen's Brewhouses in Dover and Milbrooke discharged by Treasury Warrant				21,602	2	0½
	Incident charges etc. in the Port of London				190	16	8
	Allowances in the Outports for Poundage, etc.				2,043	8	9¾
	Exports and Allowances in London for overcharges and overentries				905	3	11¾
	(total allowances for Salaries, Incidents etc. 106,875l. 3s. 5½d.)
	Ready Money received and particularly accompted for				75,590	11	8¾
	Total payments and allowances				1,083,589	9	3¼
	and so remains 238,443l. 16s. 6¼d. whereof
	the nett money remaining unaccompted for				112,400	14	0¼
	remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry Brewers etc., viz. Counties 30,974l. 10s. 11d. London 45,621l. 10s. 5d.				76,596	1	4
	remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry Collectors, detailed, for Balances and Bills of Exchange	25,591	12	2½
	ditto by several present Collectors for this year's Excise Duty	897	18	1
	ditto from Edward Hyrne, late Collector of Imported Liquors in the Port of London and from John Frankes and John Courtney upon Bond for the Duty on Brandy imported there	271	11	6¾
	ditto from several present collectors of the Outports on their Accompts of the Excise on Imported Liquors	1,529	9	7½
	ditto from the Accompt of Richard Butler, late Collector of Plymouth port for the duty on Brandy	37	13	4
	ditto for balances from sundry Collectors and others in London: London distillery 545l. 3s. 9d.; London coffee 329l. 18s. 7¾d.; London cyder 178l. 3s. 6½d.; London mead 447l. 8s. 6¾d.; London sweets 6l. 12s. 0d.	1,507	6	6
	depending on several Bills of Exchange drawn upon the Treasurer and upon the Victuallers of the Navy, detailed	408	17	4
	total remaining unpaid for Balances due from Collectors and others				30,244	8	7¾
	depending on Noblemen and others				18,702	12	6¼
	money imprested in the hands of the Commissioners or their Cashier				500	0	0
	total supers to balance the Accompt				£238,443	16	6¾
	Declared 7 July 1709.
Declare Accounts: Excise: Case Account.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 909, ROLL 82.
	The Commissioners and Governors of the Excise 25 June 1705 (4 Anne) to 24 June 1706 (5 Anne).
	Charge.	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
	Arrears: remaining as at the end of the previous Cash Accompt	9,194	10	1½
	depending upon the late Sub-commissioners, Farmers and others, before 25 Dec. 1660	32,605	6	5½
	ditto upon the late Sub-commissioners for the years 1661 and 1662, from late Farmers for their rents at Michaelmas 1665, Midsummer 1668, Midsummer 1674, and upon some late Commissioners and the late Cashier for money paid without sufficient warrant	22,224	12	4
	(total depending 54.829l. 18s. 9½d.)
	total arrears				64,024	8	11
	Receipts: money received out of the Revenues of Excise within the time of this Accompt:
	Hereditary and Temporary Excise
	in the quarter ending 29 Sept. 1705	132,247	5	2¾
	ditto 25 Dec. 1705	113,671	0	2¼
	ditto 25 March 1706	114,470	4	0¾
	ditto 24 June 1706	123,877	15	5¼
					484,266	4	11
	The Additional 9d. for 99 years from 25 Jan. 1702–3—
	in the quarter ending 29 Sept. 1705	43,475	9	1½
	ditto 25 Dec. 1705	36,582	15	1
	ditto 25 March 1706	36,758	19	4
	ditto 24 June 1706	40,196	18	4
					157,014	1	10½
	The Additional or Lottery 9d. from 17 May 1697 for 21 years
	in the quarter ending 29 Sept. 1705	46,262	1	6¾
	ditto 25 Dec. 1705	38,195	7	0¾
	ditto 25 March 1706	39,556	10	10¾
	ditto 24 June 1706	43,407	10	11¾
					167,421	10	6
	The Additional or Bank 9d. from the same date
	in the quarter ending 29 Sept. 1705	43,475	7	1½
	ditto 25 Dec. 1705	36,582	14	3¼
	ditto 25 March 1706	36,758	18	6
	ditto 24 June 1706	40,196	16	11¼
					57,013	16	10
	Low wines and sweets since 18 March 1701–2
	in the quarter ending 29 Sept. 1705	4,071	2	7½
	ditto 25 Dec. 1705	3,212	6	9
	ditto 25 March 1706	4,579	16	8½
	ditto 24 June 1706	4,487	0	8½
					16,350	6	9½
	Low wines since 24 March 1705–6
	on the quarter ending 24 June 1706				189	1	7½
	part of London fines and penalties against brewers since 8 March 1701–2, in the quarter ending 25 Dec. 1705				112	0	11
	(total Receipts 982,367l. 3s. 5½d.)
	Carried forward £				£1,046,391	12	4½
	Brought forward				1,046,391	12	4½
	Sums voluntarily charged:
	money received on an Exchequer lease recovered by Extent on the Accompt of Thomas Clarke deceased late collector for Worcester and Hereford	15	0	0
	rent of the old Excise Office in Broad Street for half a year to 24 June 1705 less deductions	85	10	6
	ditto for half a year to 25 Dec. 1705	92	10	0
					193	0	6
	total charge and receipts				£1,046,584	12	10½
	Discharge
	Salaries to the Commissioners of the Excise and other officers and clerks and rent of the Grand Office of Excise, viz.: 5,600l. for the seven commissioners (Foot Onslow, William Strong, George Townsend, Philip Ryley, Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, bt., Edward Noell and John Boys) 1,000l. for Sir William Honeywood, bt., Richard Beke, Edmund Chaloner, Joseph Addison, four Commissioners of Appeals, George Dodington, a late Commissioner for Appeals and Thomas Goodman his successor, 180l. for the Officers attending the Commissioners for Appeals, 700l. for Sir Basil Dixwell, bt., auditor of the Excise and his clerks, 1,320l. for Lord Visct. Howe, Comptroller of the Excise and his clerks, 80l. for a clerk in the Comptroller's Office, 350l. for Thomas Yarburgh, “Register” to the Commissioners of Excise, 350l. for Whitlock Bulstrode, solicitor for the Revenues of Excise, 450l. for John Brougham, secretary to the Commissioners of Excise, 1,550l. for Thomas Hall, Receiver General and Cashier and his clerks to 11 May 1705 and to Henry Meriton his successor, 200l. to the Housekeeper, 50l. to her Deputy, 10,141l. 11s. 4¾. to under-officers, 350l. to William Harvey for rent of the former office in Broad St. and 264l. to Thomas Frederick for rent of the present office in St. Olave, Old Jewry, London.	22,585	11	4¾
	disbursements to sundry tradesmen, artificers and others for work done and goods delivered and for incident charges	4,405	8	11¼
	paid to Charles Fox, Treasurer and Receiver General of H.M. Katherine, Queen Dowager, for her yearly allowance	7,004	17	7
	ditto to Edward Nicholas for the Prince of Denmark	25,000	0	0
	ditto to Richard Miller for his Grace George, duke of Northumberland, for his yearly pension	3,000	0	0
	payments for beer and cyder exported and for overcharges	84	0	7¾
	payments by special Warrants from the lord high Treasurer	2,071	17	2
	Total salaries, etc.				64,151	15	8¾
	Carried forward £				£64,151	15	8¾
	Brought forward				64,151	15	8¾
	money paid into the Exchequer, detailed by dates:
	out of the Hereditary and Temporary Excise	435,428	13	0½
	out of the Additional or Fund 9d. for 99 years	149,849	8	9
out of the Additional or Lottery 9d.	160,191	9	11
out of the Additional or Bank 9d.	149,849	4	1
out of the duty on Low Wines etc. since 21 March 1700–1	15,870	0	0½
out of the duty on Low Wines etc. from 24 March 1705–6	137	19	3
out of part of the fines and penalties, etc.	112	0	11
total paid into the Exchequer				911,438	16	0
total payments and allowances				£975,590	11	8¾
and so remains 70,994l. 1s. 1¾d.
whereof depending on sundry late sub-commissioners of Excise, Farmers and other persons as in previous Accompts				54,829	18	9½
and depending on these Accomptants:
for the money of a talley of Edward, Lord Russell (No. 18)				197	1	0
for the money imprested to the Cashier for incident charges				500	0	0
for the salary of Richard Eborall, decd., one of the Accomptants, for which no receipt is produced				20	0	0
for the money arising out of
the Hereditary and Temporary Excise (to 8 March 1701–2 177l. 3s. 10½d., since 8 March 1701–2 7,637l. 18s. 10¾d.)	7,815	2	9¼
the Additional 9d. for 99 years	2,481	5	6
the Lottery 9d.	2,481	5	4½
the Bank 9d.	2,481	5	3
the duty on Low Wines (to 24 March 1705–6 136l. 19s. 2d., since 24 March 1705–6 51l. 2s. 4½d.)	188	1	6½
other duties, specified	0	0	11
				15,447	1	4¼
(total depending on the Accomptants 16.164l. 2s. 4¼d.)
				70,994	1	1¾
Declared 24 July 1707
Declare Accounts: Excise: Malt Duty: General Account.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 1077, ROLL 719/1.
	The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. From 24 June 1705 to 24 Jane 1706.
	Charge.	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
	Arrears: none, this being the first Accompt under the Act 3 Anne.
	Receipts: gross produce in Country Inland
	Collections:
	malt at 6d. a bushel	595,040	2	11¾
	cyder at 4s. a hogshead	10,012	1	6½
	compounders	3,786	7	6
	her Majesty's part of fines	524	3	2½
	interest on bills of exchange	9	16	2¾
	surcharges from Examiner's office, London	74	7	1½
	ditto from Collector's ledgers	3	4	1½
	profits by returns of money	12	3	1½
					609,462	5	10
	gross produce in London and the Outports:
	mumm imported in the Outports at 10s. a barrel	76	1	6
	cyder ditto at 4s. a hogshead	12	6	4¾
	mumm imported in London at 10s. a barrel	590	13	6½
	cyder imported in London at 4s. a hogshead	8	10	0
					717	14	5¼
	gross produce in London:
	malt at 6d. a bushel	650	13	1¾
	cyder at 4s. a hogshead	1,049	14	10
	English mumm at 10s. a barrel	31	12	6
					1,732	0	5¾
	(total, being the whole produce of the duty, 611,912l. 0s. 9d.)
	overbalances paid by Collectors, named, for which they are to have credit in the next accompt				325	2	0½
	Voluntary charge being money received for postage of vouchers and from Samuel Yeomans late Officer of Grantham who burned his books				14	3	6¼
	total charge and receipts				612,251	6	3¾
	Discharge.
	Salaries of Collectors, Riding Charges, etc.	34,689	7	10¾
	inferior officers' taxes, etc.	2,376	9	5¾
	overcharges, malt destroyed by fire or unfit for use, malt and cyder exported, malt perished and cyder lost	19,987	0	9¾
					57,052	18	2¼
	ready money received and accompted for				341,708	15	1½
	total payments and allowances				398,761	13	3¾
	and so remains 213,489l. 13s.
	whereof remaining in arrear and unpaid by sundry malsters in the country	40,236	8	5
	ditto ditto in London	464	8	10½
	remaining due from sundry country collectors	1,180	7	10¾
					41,881	5	2¼
	arrears not accounted for in Wales East collection	11	19	11
	money resting to be accompted for in the hands of the Cashier	14,626	18	5¾
	money ditto for cash received after midsummer 1706 from Collectors in the Outports (78l. 3s. 11¾d.) and Collectors for Imported Liquors in London port, (177l. 4s. 4½d.)	255	8	4¼
	ditto ditto from Collectors in the Country	156,714	0	12¾
					171,608	7	9¾
					213,449	13	0
	Declared 12 February 1708.
Declare Accounts: Excise: Arreas of the Malt Duty.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 1077, ROLL 719/2.
	The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. 24 June 1705 to 24 June 1706
	Charge.	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
	Arrears: remaining in arrear and unpaid on the determination of the last Accompt by sundry Maltsters and others in the country	48,243	14	3¼
	ditto by sundry Maltsters etc. in London	642	11	1½
	remaining due from sundry country collectors	1,510	4	10½
					50,396	10	3¼
	cash in the hands of the Cashier of Excise	18,333	0	10½
	cash received after Midsummer 1705 on the Accompts of several Collectors in the Out-ports	55	6	2¾
	ditto on the Collectors Accompts for imported liquors	20	12	6
	ditto on the Collectors Accompts in the country	185,747	4	8¾
					204,156	4	4
	total arrears				254,552	14	7¼
	Receipts: money received on sundry accompts between 24 June 1705 and 24 June 1706, detailed				79	19	7
	over-balances paid into the office of Excise, London, by Collectors detailed, for which credit is to be given in the next Accompt				504	4	8½
	balance to a collector passed in the Cash Accompt				74	0	0
	total charge and receipts				255,210	18	10¾
	Discharge.
	Over-balances due to collectors upon the preceding Accompt				842	4	1
	Inferior officers taxes, incident charges, returns of money overcharged, malt destroyed by fire and unfit for use and malt exported:
	taxes and incidents	68	14	9¾
	malt overcharged, destroyed etc.	326	4	11¾
	malt exported	7,844	11	9
					8,239	11	6½
	sums received in part of the arrears for which a separate Accompt has been rendered, as by the Cash Accompt				243,113	7	8¾
					£252,195	3	4¼
	and so remains 3.015l. 15s. 6½d. whereof
	remaining due from maltsters etc. in the country	1,299	8	0¾
	ditto from country collectors	495	11	8¾
	money received by sundry officers in the country and not accompted for by them, detailed				37	17	3
	cash in the hands of the cashier of Excise	245	14	6½
	resting to be accompted for by the Commissioners for cash received from several country collectors after Midsummer 1706	937	3	11½
					£3,015	15	6½
	Declared 12 Feb. 1708–9.
Declared Accounts: Excise: Malt Duty: Cash Account.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 909, ROLL 83.
	The Commissioners and Governors of Excise. From 24 June 1705 (inclusive) to 24 June 1706 (exclusive).
	Charge.	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
	Arrears: remaining in the hands of the Commissioners out of:
	the duty on Malt commencing 24 June 1708	None (first accompt)
	ditto ending 23 June 1705	18,333	0	10½
	ditto ending 23 June 1704	1	0	8
	ditto ending 23 June 1703	500	0	0¼
	ditto ending 20 July 1699	0	0	4
	the duty on Leather ending 20 April 1700	0	0	1½
	total arrears				18,834	2	0¼
	Receipts:
	moneys received out of the duties on Malt, Mumm, Cyder and Perry and arrears on leather:
	the Malt Duty Act commencing 24 June 1705	356,335	13	7¼
	ditto ending 23 June 1705	225,026	1	4¾
	ditto ending 23 June 1704	919	3	8¾
	ditto ending 23 June 1703	243	4	1¾
	the Sweets Act ending 24 March 1705–6	541	8	1
	the Malt Duty Act ending 20 July 1699	48	2	3¼
	the Leather Duty Act ending 20 April 1700	31	6	6¾
	total receipts				583,144	19	9½
	total charge and receipts				£601,979	1	9¾
	Discharge.
	Salaries of the officers and clerks (Sir Basil Dixwell, bt., auditor; Viscount How, comptroller; Alexander Forbes, chief accomptant; etc.)				1,112	3	2
	payments to tradesmen, etc.				2,130	10	2¾
	payments by Special Warrant from the lord Treasurer				266	6	10
	payments for malt exported, overcharged and destroyed by fire				813	8	6½
	payments into the Exchequer out of
	the Malt Duty Act commencing 24 June 1705	339,479	4	10
	ditto ending 23 June 1705	241,188	1	9½
	ditto ending 23 June 1704	883	9	10
	ditto ending 27 June 1703	631	14	7½
	the Sweets Act ending 24 March 1705–6	519	7	4
	the Malt Duty Act ending 20 July 1699	14	18	10½
	the Leather Duty Act	31	6	7
					582,748	3	10½
	total payments and allowances				£587,070	12	8
	and so remains 14,908l. 9s. 1¾d. whereof depending upon the said Commissioners
	out of the Malt Duly Act commencing 24 June 1705				14,626	18	5¾
	ending 23 June 1705				245	14	6½
	ending 23 June 1704				29	11	10¾
	ending 23 June 1703				1	1	11
	out of the Duty on Sweets				5	1	11
	out of the old Duty on Malt and Leather (3½d. and 1¼d.)				0	0	4¾
					14,908	9	1¾
	Declared 24 July, 1707.
	On the back of the eighth membrane of this Audit Office Roll will be found an Abstract of Receipts and Payments arranged according to the several duties. This gives a little more information than the above: a slight discrepancy in the discharge is due to the inclusion among “payments to tradesmen” of an item of 4l. 1s. 2d. for incident charges, here classed in the 813l. 8s. 6¾d. for “malt exported, etc.”
Declare Accounts: Salt Duty: General Account.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 2090, ROLL 111.
John Danvebs, Thomas Aram, Ashburnham Toll, John Wenyeve and Humphrey Griffith, Chief Commissioners for the Salt Duties.
	26 March 1705 to 25 March 1706
	Charge.	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
	Arrears remaining in the hands of sundry persons at the determination of the last Accompt:
	sundry collectors for money since paid	18,073	13	10¼
	ditto for money still in their hands	47,045	19	3
	sundry proprietors of rock salt for money due from them	17,290	3	0
					82,409	16	1¼
	Receipts:
	money due and payable for the several duties as certified by John Tooker, Deputy Comptroller:
	for the duties on Home-made Salt.
	Bideford, co. Devon (Edmund Aram)	2,766	15	7
	Bishops Lydeard, co. Somerset (Clement Warren and Thomas Driver succeeding him)	343	5	5
	Bristol (Christopher Cole)	3,436	6	8
	“Carleon,” co. Monmouth (John Ravens-croft)	1,362	17	1
	Chepstow, ditto (Thomas Driver and George Richmond succeeding him)	92	18	9
	Chesterfield, co. Derby (John Fletcher)	47	13	4
	Cockerham, co. Lancaster (Arthur Boulcot and Joseph Slater succeeding him)	1,096	8	1¼
	Droitwich, co. Worcester (John Kent)	48,998	2	6
	Flimby, co. Cumberland (Thomas Stephenson)	1,360	14	7
	Flint, co. Flint (Richard Bell)	4,764	18	9
	“Grain Isle,” co. Kent (Edward Slade)	1,271	13	9
	“Lemington,” co. Hants. (Francis Sedgwick)	20,365	15	0
	Middlewich, co. Chester (John Troughton)	23,911	7	11
	“Namptwich,” ditto (Jonathan Brown)	16,913	2	6
	Northwich, ditto (John Carvile)	90,779	2	11
	Carried forward	£217,511	2	10¼	£82,409	16	1¾
	Brought forward	217,511	2	10¼	82,409	16	1¼
	Pensford, co. Somerset (Richard Tooth and Morris Price succeeding him)	563	6	3
	Plymouth, co. Devon (Arthur Keay)	520	0	0
	“Portissick,” co. Cornwall (Thomas Cornelius and John Teage succeeding him)	1,336	3	9
	Portsea, co. Hants. (Robert Elliot)	6,547	0	0
	“North Sheales,” co. Northumberland (John Wheelwright)	35,261	10	0
	“South Sheals,” bpc. Durham (John Bell)	71,383	6	8
	“Sherburne,” co. Dorset (Harthory Brudenell)	1,416	19	9
	Shirleywich, co. Stafford (Edward Burrish)	6,517	12	1
	Shoreham, co. Sussex (Francis More)	1	19	2
	Sodbury, co. Gloucester (Edward Hemming)	296	15	3½
	Topsham, co. Durham (William Yalden)	2,136	5	10
	Yarmouth (Michael Pulteney)	7,504	5	10
	for the duties on foreign salt.
	Berwick port (Lionel Norman)	13	6	8
	“Bydiford” port (John Bolitho)	2,699	6	8
	Cardigan port (John Wolley)	78	13	4
	Dartmouth port (Thomas Jenkinson)	3,362	12	2¼
	Dover port (Robert Breton)	3,126	10	0
	Exeter port (Charles Orchard)	346	0	0
	Fowey port (Charles Jones)	1,806	0	0
	St. Ives port (Richard Upton)	887	6	8
	Lancaster (Joseph Bentley)	0	6	8
	Liverpool port (Jonathan Dix)	4	16	8
	London port (John Strong)	7,900	16	8
	Looe port (John Dyer)	1,752	0	0
	Lyme Regis (Peter Southwick)	88	6	8
	Milford port (Walter Midleton)	122	3	4
	Penryn port (Ambrose Thompson)	445	13	4
	Penzance port (John Williams)	1,171	13	4
	Plymouth port (William Pearson)	4,677	0	0
	Poole port (Ambrose Stephenson)	978	0	0
	Rochester port (John Pope)	1,591	13	4
	Portsmouth (John Weaver, Richard Spearing succeeding him and Samuel Bincks succeeding Spearing)	396	13	4
	Sandwich (William Farnolls)	329	6	8
	Scarborough (John More)	0	9	2
	Weymouth (Thomas Bower)	512	0	0
					383,287	2	2
money payable for fines and forfeitures, detailed by collectors and places as above				324	0	9¾
money gained by interest on bills of exchange and by return of monies				65	9	9¾
total receipts, 383,676l. 12s. 9½d. overpayments by collectors, detailed				216	18	4½
total charge				£466,303	7	3¼
Discharge
money charged and accompted for in the Cash Accompt				213,425	5	3¾
money overpaid on the preceding accompt and defaulted by collectors detailed				234	6	8
repayments and allowances:
discompt for prompt payment allowed to makers of rocksalt, etc.	12,246	15	4¾
Carried forward	£12,246	15	4¾	£213,659	11	11¾
Brought forward	12,246	15	4¾	213,659	11	11¾
upon debentures for salt and for fish exported	110,581	7	8¾
allowed for salt lost at sea	1,811	4	7
allowed for salt overentered	247	5	0¾
allowed for rock salt refined	41,942	5	9¾
				166,828	18	7
salaries and poundage:
salaries of collectors of the duties on English salt, detailed	8,801	2	9
poundage on foreign salt	642	17	2¾
officers' taxes	887	6	5½
incident charges on English salt	1,502	8	9¼
ditto on foreign salt	829	15	10¼
praemiums for returns of money	614	13	10¾
				13,278	4	11½
total payments and allowances				£393,766	15	6¼
and so remains 72.536l. 11s. 9d. against which depending:
on sundry makers and proprietors of salt detailed at length				26,179	8	9¾
on several late and present collectors, detailed				24,894	14	6¾
and upon these Accomptants				21,462	8	4½
				£72,536	11	9
and so these Accomptants are even and Quit. Declared 21 June 1711.
Declared Accounts: Salt Duty: Cash Account.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 2069, ROLL 12.
JOHN DANVERS, THOMAS ARAM, ASHBURNHAM TOLL, JOHN WENYEVE and HUMPHREY GRIFFITH, Commissioners and Governors of the Salt Duty.
	25 March 1705 to 25 March 1706.
	Charge.	l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
	Arrears: remaining upon the end of the last Accompt				549	11	5½
	Receipts:
	money received of the several Collectors of the Salt Duties within the time of this Accompt.
	for the old duty commencing 25 March 1694
	Arnside, co. Lancaster (fn. 1) (Ralph Leicester)	24	0	0
	Bideford, co. Devon (Edmund Aram)	3	17	5¾
	“Bishops Lidiard,” co. Somerset (Clement Warren)	0	3	4
	Chepstow, co. Monmouth (Thomas Driver)	0	4	6
	Cockerham, Lancaster (Anthony Boulcott)	162	9	9½
	Droitwich, co. Worcester (John Kent)	13,404	2	6¼
	Flimby, co. Cumberland (Thomas Stephenson)	258	0	0¼
	Flint, co. Flint (Richard Bell)	6	11	1¾
	Isle of Grain, co. Kent (Edward Slade)	121	4	4½
	Carried forward	£13,980	13	2	£549	11	5½
	Brought forward	13,980	13	2	549	11	5½
	“Lemington” (=Lymington—Francis Sedgwick), co. Southampton	5,214	13	5¾
	London (Richard Scott, Receiver of Fines and Forfeitures)	14	13	10½
	Middlewich, co. Chester (John Troughton)	2,617	10	3
	“Namptwich,” ditto (Jonathan Brown)	4,116	8	4½
	North Shields, co. Northumberland (Michael Taylor)	0	5	6½
	ditto (John Wheelwright	7,470	6	2¼
	Northwich, co. Chester (John Carvile)	9,161	19	0¼
	Portsea, co. Southampton (John Goodwin)	7	6	5
	ditto (Robert Elliot)	1,695	4	10
	“Sherbourn,” co. Dorset (Harthorey Brudenell)	41	1	9¾
	Shirleywich, co. Stafford (Edward Burrish)	1,780	8	10
	Shoreham, co. Sussex (Stephen Coven)	7	11	8¼
	South Shields, bpc. of Durham (John Bell)	14,112	16	7¼
	Topsham, co. Devon (William Yalden)	229	2	4¾
	Yarmouth, co. Norfolk (Michael Pulteney)	380	19	7¼
	Aldborough port, co. Suffolk (Oliver Newby)	1	11	4½
	Barnstaple port, co. Devon (Thomas Clinton)	0	9	7¼
	Berwick-upon-Tweed port (Lionel Norman)	4	9	1¼
	Bideford port, co. Devon (John Bolitho)	61	13	11¼
	Dartmouth port, ditto (Thomas Jenkinson)	668	2	21
	Dover port, co. Kent (Robert Beeton)	331	19	6½
	Exeter port, co. Devon (Charles Orchard)	30	0	0
	Falmouth port, co. Cornwall (George Spry)	9	6	3½
	ditto (Rawleigh Radford)	0	18	0
	Fowey port ditto (Charles Jones)	374	11	10
	Lancaster port, co. Lancaster (Joseph Bentley)	0	1	2½
	Liverpool port, ditto (Jonathan Dix)	3	1	4½
	London port (John Strong)	564	10	2½
	Looe port, co. Cornwall (John Dyer)	301	0	2½
	Milford and Tenby ports, co. Pembroke (Walter Middleton)	60	0	0
	Padstow port, co. Cornwall (John Bligh)	80	8	0
	Penryn port ditto (Ambrose Thompson)	76	2	0
	Penzance port, ditto (John Williams)	60	0	0
	Plymouth port, co. Devon (William Peirson)	531	15	1¼
	Poole port, co. Dorset (George Savile)	24	0	0
	Portsmouth, co. Hants. (John Weaver)	2	11	7¾
	St. Ives, co. Cornwall (Richard Upton)	96	6	8¼
	Weymouth, co. Dorset (Thomas Bower)	30	0	0
					64,074	0	4¾
	out of the additional duty ending 25 Dec. 1699 North Shields (John Wheelwright)	10	9	3
	Shoreham (Stephen Coven)	4	9	1¾
					14	18	4¾
	out of the East India Fund commencing 25 Dec. 1699.
	Arnside (Ralph Leicester)	56	0	0
	Bideford (Edmund Aram)	9	0	9¾
	Bishops Lydeard (Clement Warren)	0	7	9
	Chepstow (Thomas Driver)	0	10	6
Cockerham (Anthony Boulcott)	379	2	104
Droitwich (John Kent)	31,276	5	11
Flimby (Thomas Stephenson)	602	0	0
Flint (Richard Bell)	15	6	0¼
Carried forward	£32,338	13	10½	£64,638	10	3
Brought forward	32,338	13	10½	64,638	10	3
Isle of Grain (Edward Slade)	282	16	11
“Lemington” (Lymington—Francis Sedgwick)	12,167	11	5¼
London (Richard Scott, Receiver of Fines and Seizures)	34	5	8½
Middlewich (John Troughton)	6,177	10	7½
Namptwich (Jonathan Brown)	9,604	19	6¼
Northshields (Michael Taylor)	0	12	11½
ditto (John Wheelwright)	17,420	5	3¼
Northwich (John Carvile)	21,377	17	10¾
Portsea (John Goodwin)	17	1	8
ditto (Robert Elliot)	3,955	11	3
Sherborne (Harthory Brudenell)	95	17	7
Shirleywich (Edward Burrish)	4,154	7	5
Shoreham (Stephen Coven)	2	2	0
South Shields (John Bell)	32,929	18	7½
Topsham (William Yalden)	534	12	3¼
Yarmouth, co. Norfolk (Michael Pulteney)	888	19	1½
Aldborough (Oliver New by)	3	13	2½
Barnstaple (Thomas Clinton)	1	2	4¾
Berwick-upon-Tweed (Lyonel Norman)	10	7	10¾
Bideford (John Bolitho)	143	19	2¼
Dartmouth (Thomas Jenkinson)	1,325	11	9½
Dover (Robert Breton)	774	12	3½
Exeter (Charles Orchard)	70	0	0
Falmouth (George Spry)	21	14	8½
ditto. (Rawleigh Radford)	2	2	0
Fowey (Charles Jones)	874	0	11
Lancaster (Joseph Bentley)	0	2	9½
Liverpool (Jonathan Dix)	7	3	2½
London (John Strong)	1,317	3	10½
Looe (John Dyer)	702	7	1½
Milford and Tenby (Walter Middleton)	140	0	0
Padstow (John Bligh)	187	12	0
Penryn (Ambrose Thompson)	177	11	4
Penzance (John Williams)	140	0	0
Plymouth (William Peirson)	1,240	15	3
Poole (George Savile)	56	0	0
Portsmouth (John Weavor)	6	0	6½
St. Ives (Richard Upton)	224	15	7½
Weymouth (Thomas Bower)	70	0	0
				149,480	0	3½
total receipts, 213,568l 19s. 1d
total charge and receipts				214,118	10	6½
Discharge.
Salaries, etc. (five Commissioners at 500l. each, Comptroller, Cashier, Secretary, etc.)	4,541	4	1
necessary and incident charges	3,803	14	7
repaid upon debentures for fish and salt exported	32,281	5	5¾
money paid into the Exchequer (by dates)				40,626	4	1¾
out of the old duty	51,815	16	4
out of the additional duty	15	4	4½
out of the East India Fund	120,688	0	5½
				172,519	1	2
auditor's fee (to Edward Harley)				280	0	0
Total payments and allowances				213,425	5	3¾
and so the Accomptants are indebted				693	6	2¾
Declared 30 Sept. 1710.