|
| Charge. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Arrears: remaining in the Accomptants' hands on the end of their previous Accompt, none, they being in surplusage |
|
|
|
|
nil
|
|
|
depending on several persons for the rent of their licences or for compositions etc. as appears on the foot of the said Accompt |
|
|
|
12,484 |
1 |
11 |
Receipts: the produce of the revenue of Wine Licences within the time of this Accompt:
divers persons in England etc. for the rent of their licences:
in the year 1718 |
7,344 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
in the year 1719 |
7,915 |
17 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
— |
15,260 |
3 |
9 |
divers persons who elapsed the time of taking out licences for small sums agreed to be paid by defaulters:
in the year 1718 |
196 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
in the year 1719 |
272 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
469 |
5 |
0 |
|
(total receipts as above 15,729l. 8s. 9d.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voluntary charge: money received within the time of this Accompt for licences granted in former years but not then brought to accompt |
|
|
|
5 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
total charge and receipts |
|
|
|
£28,219 |
0 |
8 |
| Discharge. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Surplusage on the last Accompt |
|
|
|
145 |
9 |
1½ |
|
salaries: Robert Lowndes, Daniel Dering, Richard Plumpton and Charles Greenwood, Commissioners, for two years to Xmas 1719, 2,400l.; William George Cressett, the other Commissioner, from Xmas 1717 to 17 Dec. 1719, 593l. 8s. 6d.
|
2,993 |
8 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
Thomas Hancock, Comptroller |
400 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
William Walker, Secretary |
160 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Edmond Townley, Cashier |
160 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
clerks, messengers and office-keeper, detailed |
380 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
4,093 |
8 |
6 |
|
incidents: Treasury and Exchequer fees etc., stationery wares, coals and wood, joiner's work, rent, exchange of a clock, riding charges of messengers; detailed |
|
|
|
1,179 |
13 |
10½ |
|
Edward Harley, for the Auditor's fee |
|
|
|
140 |
0 |
0 |
|
(total for salaries and incident charges 5,413l. 2s. 4½d.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
money paid into the Exchequer |
|
|
|
8,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
total payments and allowances |
|
|
|
£14,058 |
11 |
6 |
|
and so remains |
|
|
|
£14,160 |
9 |
2 |
whereof depending on sundry persons for money in arrear for rent of wine licences and compositions:
in the years Xmas 1701 to Xmas 1715 (by years) |
4,887 |
6 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
for the year ended at Xmas 1716, detailed at length by Counties, with names of persons and places |
616 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
for the year ended at Xmas 1717, ditto |
503 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
for the year ended at Xmas 1718, ditto |
725 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
for the year ended at Xmas 1719, not detailed |
7,039 |
17 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
— |
13,772 |
9 |
5 |
|
and on Richard Booker, Clerk of the Contracts, for money imprested |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
and on eight Messengers, named, one 10l. and seven 20l. each |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
190 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
total of the Supers aforesaid |
|
|
|
£13,962 |
9 |
5 |
|
and so the Accomptants are Indebted |
|
|
|
£197 |
19 |
9 |
|
Declared 8 December 1724. |
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