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| DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HAWKERS AND PEDLARS. |
| PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1736 [E351/1736]. AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1424 ROLL 15 [A.O.1/1424/15]. |
| SAMUEL ATKINSON, JOHN HENLEY and THOMAS EARSBY, Commissioners for Licensing Hawkers and Pedlars and Petty Chapmen. |
| 24 June 1710 to 24 June 1711. |
| Charge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| Arrears: remaining in the hands of these Accomptants upon the foot of their last Accompt | 125 | 6 | 5½ | |
| depending upon several persons as upon the foot of the said Accompt | 1,642 | 16 | 4 | |
| 1,768 | 2 | 9½ |
| Receipts: money arising within the time of this Accompt for Licences under the Act 9 & 10 Wm. III [9 Wm. III, c. 27] continued by that 5 Anne [6 Anne, c. 2]: | |
| for 2,183 licences granted between Midsummer 1710 and Midsummer 1711 at 4l. each | 8,732 | 0 | 0 | |
| for licences for travelling with 141 horses at 4l. each horse | 564 | 0 | 0 | |
| for 2,043 foot licences at 12d. each | 102 | 3 | 0 | |
| for 140 licences for travelling with 141 horses at 2s. each licence | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| for 46 bonds for securing the latter moiety of the Duty at 12d. each bond | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9,414 | 9 | 0 |
| total charge and receipts | | 11,182 | 11 | 9½ |
| Discharge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| Salaries: | |
| Samuel Atkinson, John Henley and Thomas Earsby, Commissioners | 300 | 0 | 0 | |
| Culverwell Needler, Solicitor | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| four clerks, named | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Wells, Riding Surveyor General | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
| four Riding Surveyors, named | 400 | 0 | 0 | |
| three London Surveyors, named | 150 | 0 | 0 | |
| messenger and arrears, etc. | 205 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1,505 | 0 | 0 |
| allowances for prompt payments: | |
| for prompt payment of 4,266l. being the latter moiety of the Duty arising by 2,133 licences at 2s. in the £1 | 426 | 12 | 0 | |
| for ditto of 280l. for the latter moiety of the duty of 140 horses (139 licences) at the same rate | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 454 | 12 | 0 |
| necessary and incident charges and disbursements, detailed | | 613 | 10 | 8½ |
| (total for salaries, prompt payments and incidents 2,573l. 2s. 8½d.) | |
| money paid into the Exchequer by dates | | 6,525 | 0 | 0 |
| total payments and allowances | | £9,098 | 2 | 8½ |
| and so remains 2,084l. 9s. 1d. | |
| whereof depending on sundry persons in arrears for their licences or for the value of bonds not yet answered: | |
| for the year ending Midsummer 1698: Samuel Jones of Brecknock 4l. 1s. 6d.; these Accomptants for bonds 373l. 9s. 0d. | 377 | 10 | 6 | |
| for the year ending Midsummer 1699: | |
| these Accomptants for bonds | 198 | 15 | 0 | |
| ditto 1700: ditto | 306 | 18 | 0 | |
| ditto 1701: ditto | 251 | 10 | 0 | |
| ditto 1702: ditto | 51 | 15 | 0 | |
| ditto 1703: ditto | 27 | 7 | 6 | |
| ditto 1704: ditto | 16 | 10 | 6 | |
| ditto 1705: ditto | 24 | 10 | 0 | |
| ditto 1706: ditto | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| ditto 1707: ditto | 16 | 10 | 0 | |
| ditto 1708: ditto | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| ditto 1709: ditto | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| ditto 1710: ditto | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| ditto 1711: ditto | 50 | 15 | 0 | |
| William Batchellor, a Riding Surveyor, for money by him received | 260 | 11 | 4 | |
| James Mackburney, another Officer, ditto | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Crank and Philip Sanderson, Officers, for money by them received | 642 | 18 | 11 | |
| and upon the sureties of Edward Gregory, a deceased Riding Surveyor | 35 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2,388 | 17 | 3 |
| and so the Accomptants are in surplusage. | | 304 | 8 | 2 |
| Declared 24 August 1714. |