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| DECLARED ACCOUNTS: TREASURY SOLICITOR. |
| PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 3019 [E351/3019]. AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 2318 ROLL 37 [A.O.1/2318/37]. |
| WILLIAM BORRETT, Solicitor for the Affairs of the Treasury. |
| 15 October 1710–15 October 1711. |
| Charge. | £ | s. | d. |
| Arrears: nil, the Accomptant being in surplusage on his last Accompt. | |
| Receipts: Michaelmas term 9–10 Anne; on imprest | 1,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Easter term 10 Anne; ditto | 1,000 | 0 | 0 |
| total charge and receipts | £2,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Discharge. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| surplusage as on the foot of his last Accompt charges and expenses of several prosecutions etc.: | | 395 | 7 | 7 |
| v. Nicholas Malabar and others for a riot in the Isle of Ely (including opposition to the Bishop of Ely's motion to have cognizance of the case) | 35 | 10 | 5 | |
| v. John Baker for a libel "The British Nation Vindicated" | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
| v. Thomas Harrison ditto "The Judgment of the Whole Kingdom and Nations" | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
| v. George Creskin for a high misdemeanour | 20 | 2 | 10 | |
| v. Charles Mason, late Paymaster of the Transport Service | 64 | 19 | 6 | |
| v. Ralph Beachampe for an intrusion | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
| v. John Burridge and George Coles for seditious words | 52 | 18 | 1 | |
| v. the Earl of Rochester, Sir Richard Belling, Sir Stephen Fox and the Trustees and Executors of the late Queen Dowager | 72 | 18 | 0 | |
| v. Thomas Ridge, James Dixon, Henry Player, John Rolf, Thomas Best, John Tyhurst and Jeremy Kelly, brewers, prosecuted by her Majesty's Order upon an address of the House of Commons | 55 | 8 | 8 | |
| v. Joseph Campbell for seditious words | 14 | 15 | 3 | |
| v. Henry Gill for seditious words | 14 | 15 | 3 | |
| v. the Corporation of Bewdley | 94 | 1 | 0 | |
| v. John Clendon for libel | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
| v. John Francklyn for seditious words spoken at Portsmouth | 11 | 19 | 6 | |
| v. Thomas Waples for counterfeiting a lottery ticket | 15 | 18 | 4 | |
| v. Henry Waring for seditious words spoken at Coventry | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| v. Edward Shaw for seditious words | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| v. Mr. Charles Lesley | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| v. Monsr. de Guiscard | 11 | 2 | 10 | |
| v. Joseph Whitehouse, Henry Seager, Thomas Ridge, Henry Stanyford and James White, the pretended Mayor and Aldermen of the Borough of Portsmouth (fees to Mr. Bissell, Town Clerk of Portsmouth) | 225 | 9 | 6 | |
| also the Attorney General's fees for opinions: | |
| on the case of Stephen Street | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
| on the case of George Creskin | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| on the case of Grey Ashenhurst | 11 | 12 | 0 | |
| on the case of Edward Rigby | 12 | 7 | 0 | |
| on the case of Heather and Snipp | 3 | 14 | 6 | |
| on the case of Burridge and Coles (for seditious words at Topsham, co. Devon) | 3 | 19 | 6 | |
| on the case of Thomas Hope and Alexander Landall | 3 | 14 | 6 | |
| on the case of Col. Parker | 6 | 12 | 8 | |
| on the case of one Fitzgerald | 3 | 17 | 0 | |
| on the case of William Bromfield | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| on the case of the late Lord Griffin, attainted of high treason, who died a prisoner in the Tower | 3 | 17 | 0 | |
| on the case of Thomas Whitmore for seditious words spoke in the County of Devon | 3 | 18 | 0 | |
| to the Officers of the several Courts at Westminster for their fees | 7 | 6 | 0 | |
| to Mr. Attorney General for attending the Court of Queen's Bench for discharging and continuing Recognizances | 27 | 10 | 0 | |
| William Borrett junior for searches and copies, etc. | 174 | 8 | 6 | |
| to Mr. Harcourt, the Attorney in the Crown Office for the appearances of Defendants | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| to Mr. Richardson for copies of Warrants, etc. | 9 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1,062 | 15 | 8 |
| necessary and incident charges, etc.: | |
| Robert Strong retained as evidence against persons under prosecution for correspondence with France | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| disbursements by this Accomptant for searches, stationery, payments to officers, etc., charges of passing the Account and auditor's fee (70l. to Edward Harley) | 313 | 12 | 6 | |
| 323 | 12 | 6 |
| £1,781 | 15 | 9 |
| and so the said Accomptant is Indebted | 218 | 4 | 3 |
| Declared 16 July 1712. | |