Declared Accounts: Customs, Coal

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1949.

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Customs, Coal

CUSTOMS: COALS, CULME AND CYNDERS.
General Accompt exhibited by Robert Parsons, appointed 20 July 1725 Comptroller General of the Accompts of the Customs: to wit of the said Duties which commenced 15 May 1708 and terminated 29 Sept. 1710, as also of the 3s. per chaldron which commenced at Michaelmas 1710, and the 2s. per chaldron which commenced 8 March 1710–11 to Xmas 1713.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 635, ROLL 214.
Charge. £ s. d.
Coal Duties from 15 May 1708 to 29 Sept, 1710.
London port:
Richard Pierce, Receiver in London port 231,506 9 9
Henry Ferne, late Receiver General 185 9 0½
Outports:
Aldeburgh 112 15 11¾
Arundel 58 13 1½
Barnstaple 1,921 4 3
Beaumaris 457 1 1¾
Berwick 4 18 2½
Boston 7,178 13 5
Bridgwater 3,598 2 6
Bridlington 467 7 7¾
Bridlington 819 3 3
Bristol 3 11 6
Bristol 188 14 0
Bydeford 1,380 8 0¾
Chichester 148 3 9¾
Colchester 3,191 7 9
Cowes 208 9 9
Dartmouth 99 15 3
Dartmouth 136 16 9
Deal 332 4 7½
Deal 127 4 9
Deal 581 19 4½
Deal 0 9 9
Dover 1,536 0 4¾
Exeter 1,145 8 4½
Falmouth 700 9 8½
Falmouth 210 8 8½
Falmouth 12 11 2½
Faversham 2,000 17 8
Fowey 5 15 9½
Fowey 6 18 10¾
Gloucester 66 13 3¾
Gloucester 119 14 5¾
Gloucester 7 8 8¼
Gloucester 124 6 10½
Gweek 7 13 2¼
Harwich 225 9 4½
Harwich 2,608 16 6
Hull 3,538 9 6½
Ilfracombe 386 2 5¾
Ipswich 3,793 2 7¼
Ipswich 252 4 9½
Lancaster 86 7 10
Leigh 392 14 11
Looe 24 2 11
Lyme 25 19 7¾
Lynn 1,348 6 6¼
Lynn 9,914 12 10¼
Maldon 2,447 13 0
Plymouth 41 1 1¼
Plymouth 9 10 11¼
Plymouth 59 17 7¼
Minehead 1,336 5 4½
Newhaven 25 4 5¼
Padstow 1,090 19 9
Padstow 4 12 10½
Penryn 149 14 4½
Penzance 37 6 6½
Plymouth 237 3 10
Plymouth 185 1 9¾
Plymouth 1,065 8 4½
Poole 177 16 6
Portsmouth 4,124 14 0
Poulton 5 14 6¾
Rochester 3,829 17 8¾
Rye 106 17 11¼
St. Ives 804 12 7¼
Sandwich 2,841 0 4¾
Sandwich 325 14 2¼
Sandwich 42 17 6
Scarborough 256 2 2½
Scarborough 1,229 19 5½
Shoreham 28 10 11¼
Shoreham 80 14 9½
Southampton 1,735 18 9¾
Stockton 158 2 3
Swanzey 74 6 2½
Swanzey 107 10 0
Truro 19 17 3½
Truro 84 2 7¾
Wells 2,897 7 0
Weymouth 277 6 7¼
Whitby 3,656 3 6¼
Whitehaven 6 9 2¼
Woodbridge 201 8 0½
Yarmouth 5,560 5 7½
Yarmouth 19,068 4 0½
344,143 15 0¼
the 3s. per chaldron on coals from Michaelmas 1710 to Xmas 1713:
London port 164,744 15 6½
London port (Henry Ferne) 238 11 2½
Outports:
Aberdovey 7 9 8¼
Aberdovey 8 1 3¾
Aldeburgh 501 19 6½
Arundel 60 4 11
Arundel 36 11 10¾
Barnstaple 1,538 0 8
Beaumaris 370 0 4¼
Berwick 22 15 7
Blakeney and Cley 629 11 0¼
Boston 5,177 8 10¾
Bridgwater 1,276 14 0½
Bridgwater 1,483 9 4
Bridlington 1,362 16 8¾
Bristol 152 9 7
Bideford 1,120 4 4½
Cardiff 24 7 10½
Cardigan 11 6 1½
Chepstow 33 12 8
Chichester 109 17 0¾
Colchester 2,186 11 11¼
Cowes 51 12 10¾
Cowes 179 5 11½
Dartmouth 188 11 2¼
Deal 9 7 8½
Deal 117 12 5¾
Deal 500 10 4¼
Dover 1,131 15 6½
Exeter 146 0 2½
Exeter 10 16 2¾
Exeter 895 3 6¼
Falmouth 291 7 0¼
Faversham 1,320 0 10½
Fowey 17 7 6
Gloucester 193 3 5½
Gweek 4 0 1
Harwich 1,916 17 6¼
Hull 2,885 8 11½
Ilfracombe 164 8 10¼
Ilfracombe 106 7 10¾
Ipswich 2,705 4 5¾
Lancaster 105 1 8
Leigh 296 12 0¼
Looe 22 14 5¾
Lyme 31 3 6¾
Lynn 14,756 14 4
Maldon 1,859 12 3
Milford 130 5 11½
Minehead 1,119 16 11¼
Newhaven 69 13 6
Padstow 76 17 2¾
Padstow 35 8 9
Penryn 124 12 1½
Penzance 50 1 8¼
Plymouth 1,168 10 4
Poole 5 15 10
Poole 40 18 10½
Poole 166 0 2¾
Portsmouth 2,224 14 5¼
Poulton 16 19 9
Rochester 2,551 19 0¼
Rye 50 10 2
St. Ives 689 2 9¼
Sandwich 2,245 2 10¾
Scarborough 695 4 11
Scarborough 312 19 6½
Scarborough 103 7 3½
Scilly 18 5 1½
Shoreham 4 0 0½
Shoreham 49 5 8¾
Shoreham 74 10 3½
Southampton 1,557 11 1¾
Southwold 345 18 0¾
Stockton 205 9 3½
Swanzey 49 13 10¼
Truro 314 0 10¾
Wells 2,368 7 6½
Weymouth 316 15 2¾
Whitby 2,415 15 1¾
Whitby 473 3 10½
Whitby 645 4 11
Whitehaven 5 6 3
Wisbeech 778 6 6¼
Woodbridge 823 4 11
Yarmouth 15,030 1 11¼
248,853 9 2¾
the 2s. per chaldron from 8 March 1710–11, the commencement of said Duty, to Xmas 1713.
London port:
(Richard Pierce, Receiver) 102,916 13 10½
(Henry Ferne) 124 8 10¾
Outports:
Aberdovey 5 0 6½
Aberdovey 5 6 1¾
Aldeburgh 325 19 6¾
Arundel 31 9 2¼
Arundel 28 7 11
Barnstaple 875 8 7¼
Beaumaris 225 10 4
Berwick 12 17 1¾
Blakeney and Cley 419 14 2
Boston 3,238 5 10¼
Bridgwater 625 15 9
Bridgwater 989 0 9¾
Bridlington 826 8 4
Bristol 86 7 0
Bydeford 647 7 5½
Cardiff 16 4 7
Cardigan 7 10 1
Chepstow 22 2 0¼
Chichester 70 11 1¼
Colchester 1,341 1 2
Cowes 11 17 0¼
Cowes 119 10 7¼
Dartmouth 113 16 11¾
Deal 78 8 4
Deal 333 13 8¼
Dover 710 16 5¼
Exeter 594 6 7
Falmouth 174 16 8
Faversham 850 7 11¾
Fowey 11 11 10¼
Gloucester 116 9 6
Gweek 2 13 5
Harwich 1,190 17 3½
Hull 1,744 5 5½
Ilfracombe 90 14 3½
Ilfracombe 70 18 7½
Ipswich 1,722 19 6½
Lancaster 59 5 4¾
Leigh 197 14 11¾
Looe 15 3 0½
Lyme 20 15 9
Lynn 9,202 3 1¼
Maldon 1,139 6 8
Milford 674 0 7
Minehead 674 7 5
Newhaven 44 12 2
Padstow 9 8 6½
Padstow 356 18 11¼
Penryn 73 14 4¼
Penzance 28 16 10¼
Plymouth 656 19 0
Poole 27 6 0
Poole 110 13 9
Portsmouth 1,398 17 9¾
Poulton 11 6 6½
Rochester 1,658 19 1½
Rye 33 14 4½
St. Ives 418 14 9½
Sandwich 1,402 1 3¾
Scarborough 398 14 10¾
Scarborough 208 13 0¼
Scarborough 68 18 2½
Scilley 12 3 5¼
Shoreham 32 17 2
Shoreham 49 14 7
Southampton 924 5 9½
Southwold 230 11 11¾
Stockton 133 6 7¼
Swanzey 24 6 10½
Truro 198 6 4
Wells 1,437 1 5½
Weymouth 194 9 2¾
Whitby 1,472 13 8¾
Whitby 315 9 3
Whitby 430 3 3¼
Whitehaven 3 10 10½
Wisbech 518 17 9¾
Woodbridge 530 0 6½
Yarmouth 9,347 17 0
154,925 16 4¾
747,923 0 7¾
money overpaid on account of the abovesaid several Duties on Coals by several port Receivers and Collectors, detailed 1,890 13 2¾
total charge and receipts £749,813 13 10½
Discharge. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Money paid to the Receiver General of Customs and accounted for by him in his Cash Account in the several successive years, detailed, from Xmas 1708 to Xmas 1719 and Xmas 1723:
on account of the above separate Duties 337,336 10 7
231,482 7 1¼
143,110 15 1¼
711,930 12 9½
allowance to Receivers, detailed, for poundage and incidents 13,503 0 4½
paid on Debentures for re-exports 1,204 0 3¼
total payments and allowances £726,637 13 5¼
Remains 23,176l. 0s. 5¼d.
whereof
Depending £ s. d.
on Receivers, detailed at length 23,176 0 5¼
Even and quit.
Declared 8 Jan. 1729–30.
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