Declared Accounts: Hawkers and Pedlars

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

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'Declared Accounts: Hawkers and Pedlars', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709, ed. William A Shaw( London, 1949), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol23/ccclxvi-ccclxvii [accessed 24 November 2024].

Hawkers and Pedlars


DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HAWKERS AND PEDLARS.

PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1734.
Samuel Atkinson, John Henley and Thomas Earsby, Commissioners for licensing Hawkers and Pedlars and Petty Chapmen.
From 24 June 1708 to 25 June 1709.
	Charge	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Arrears:
	remaining upon the foot of the last Accompt	841	14	6½
	depending upon several persons upon the foot of the last Accompt	1,342	11	6
					2,184	6	0½
	Receipts:
	for granting 2,383 licenses at 4l. each	9,532	0	0
	for granting licences for travelling with 160 horses at 4l. each horse	640	0	0
	fees on 2,226 single licences at 12d. each	111	6	0
	for 157 licences for travelling with 160 horses at 2s. each licence	15	14	0
	for 34 bonds entered into for securing the latter moiety of the duty at 12d. each Bond	1	14	0
					10,300	14	0
	total charge and receipts				12,485	0	0½
	Discharge				£	s.	d.
	Salaries to the Commissioners, Surveyors, Clerks and others, detailed				1,330	0	0
	Allowance of 2s. in the £ for prompt payment of 4,698l. for the latter moiety of the duty on 2,349 single foot licences				469	16	0
	do. of 320l. for the latter moiety of the duty on 160 horses				32	0	0
	necessary and incident charges, detailed				412	6	7
	money paid into the Exchequer; six payments detailed by dates				7,800	0	0
	total payments and allowances				£10,044	2	7
	and so remains				2,440	17	5½
	whereof depending on sundry persons in arrear or for the value of bonds received:				£	s.	d.
	in the year to Midsummer 1698				377	10	6
	do. 1699				198	15	0
	do. 1700				306	18	0
	do. 1701				251	10	0
	do. 1702				51	15	0
	do. 1703				27	7	6
	do. 1704				28	10	6
	do. 1705				24	10	0
	do. 1706				7	5	0
	do. 1707				18	10	0
	do. 1708				50	0	0
	do. 1709				20	0	0
	and upon the sureties of Edward Gregory deceased, a riding surveyor				112	15	6
					1,475	7	0
	and so the said Accomptant is indebted				965	10	5½
	Declared 21 January 1713–4.