Officers Involved in the Enforcement of the Salt Duty. A delivery of salt to the Salt House, Sennen The Parliamentary Register Vol. XVI was published in London in 1780 and contains an account of the most interesting speeches and motions made in the British parliament in that session The Parliamentary Register; or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons; During the Sixth Session Of the Fourteenth Parliament Of Great Briton Vol. XVIOn page 292 there begins an account of the Offices and Employments existing in the Salt Duties on the 25th of October 1705. The number of Officers employed with their respective Salaries, and also an account of the Number and names of the Officers with their Salaries as they stood on the 5th of January 1779, distinguishing the time when any increase in the number of such Officers or their Salaries was first made. Whilst the list covers the whole of Great Briton I have once again restricted my disclosures to those officers based in Cornwall.
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Falmouth | Officers Name | Sal. | Officers Name Richard Davis Allowed on account of increase in fishery | Sal50. 24 | May 9th 1769 | 24 | ||
John Kitlow | 50 | |||||||
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Falmouth | John Spurrier Zachary Langdon Charles Penderthy Philip Paskew | 25 20 20 20 | William Reale William Barnes Thomas Dewsloe Allowed on incidents John Whiraker | 25 20 20 5 20 | Aug.18th 1756 | 5 | ||
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Fowey | William Collier Allowed in incident Four boatmen Richard White John Chapman Henry Francis Jonathan Calf | 50 5 25 20 20 20 | Feb.19th 1707 March 30th 1736 Aug.28. 1713 Ditto Ditto Ditto | 50 5 25 20 20 20 | ||
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Mevagizey | Samuel Allcock For an officer W.m Croft ditto assisitant In incidents | 40 4 25 5 | Aug. 12th 1725 June 8th 1762 Nov. 27 1725 Aug.30th 1769 | |||
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Gweek | William Dodd | 40 | Richard James For riding charges | 40 10 | Feb.25th 1715 | 10 |
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Looe | Christopher Conyers | 50 | James Dyer Thomas Soady Boatman | 50 20 | Oct 8 1714 | 20 |
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Padstow | John Croker | 50 | Edward Day | 25 | ||
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Penzance | Edward Andrews | 50 | Richard Treeve | 50 | ||
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St Micheals Mount |
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John Treluddra |
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Oct.31st 1739 |
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Penzance (Boatmen) | Henry Rendall James Sainders Mathew Skinner Brian Tonkin | 10 10 10 10 | George Mathews John Foster William Martyn John Grosse Jun. | 25 20 20 20 | March 20th 1732 Ditto Ditto Ditto | 15 10 10 10 |
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St Ives | James Faggotter Jacob Phillips | 50 20 | July 24th 1723 Nov. 20th 1722 | 50 20 | ||
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Plymouth | Arthur Keay | 60 | Henry Tolcher Allowed in Incident | 50 4 | ||
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Plymouth (Boatmen) | William Fabyan James Tappar Samuel Tapley John Langworthy | 20 20 20 20 | Sept. 4th 1713 Ditto Ditto Ditto | 20 20 20 20 | ||
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St Mawes | Officers Name | Sal. | Officers Name John Roberts A further allowance | Sal 25 5 | Oct. 27th 1737 May, 23, 1776 | 25 5 |
Salaries of the watchmen:
established at 25 per annum each, 17th December 1724.
Padstow |
John Croker |
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Hayle |
John Stone |
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