The other officers of this court, are the Usher of the Exchequer, his deputy and clerk; three Paymasters of Exchequer bills, their deputy, and a Comptroller of Exchequer bills; a tally writer for the Auditor, who has two assistant clerks, and a tally cutter. Chamberlain’s Present State.
There are several other offices belonging to the Exchequer, as the pipe office in Gray’s Inn; Foreign Apposer’s office, and King’s Remembrancer’s office, in the Temple; Clerk of the pleas office, in Lincoln’s Inn, &c. See the articles Pipe Office, Foreign Apposer’s Office, &c. See also the article Treasurer.
Execution dock, Wapping; thus named from its being the place where pirates and others who have committed capital crimes at sea, are executed on a gallows which leans over the water.
Excise Office, in the Old Jewry, is a large brick building near the paved court on the south side of the church, formerly the dwelling house of Sir John Frederick. This office was, till lately, managed by seven Commissioners; but the many new excisable commodities brought under their care, have occasioned their number to be increased to nine. These receive the produce of the excise of beer, ale, and other liquors, of coffee, tea, and chocolate, of malt, hops, soap, starch, candles, paper, calicoes, gold and silver wire, vellum, parchment, hides and skins, collected all over England, and pay it into the Exchequer. They have each a salary of 1000l. a year, and are obliged by oath to take no fee or reward, but from the King only.
Before the Commissioners of Excise are tried all frauds committed in the several branches of the revenue under their direction; and if any person thinks himself injured by their sentence, he may appeal to the Commissioners of Appeal for a rehearing.
At the desire of the Commissioners of this office, a very laudable practice is lately set on foot, for the support of the valetudenary and aged clerks and officers belonging to the same; for which purpose the several clerks and officers contribute 3d. per pound out of their respective salaries, which is said to amount to about 3000l. per annum. Chamberlain’s Present State. Maitland’s Survey.
Exeter ’Change, an edifice in the Strand, erected for the sake of trade, consisting of a long room with a row of shops on each side, and a large room above, now used for auctions. This edifice received its name from the mansion of the Earls of Exeter, which stood near it. Maitland.
Exeter ’Change court, Exeter street.
Exeter street, Catharine street, so called from its being situated near Exeter ’Change.