[406] Journal 66, fos. 259b-260b; Walpole, Journal i, 501, 502; Journal House of Commons, xxxv, 405; Journal House of Lords, xxxiv, 489.
[407] Walpole, Journal i, 508, 509; Walpole to Mann, 28 Oct., 1775; Letters vi, 277; Annual Register xviii, 167, 239-243.
[408] Walpole, Journal i, 523.
[409] Journal House of Commons, xxxv, 462. Walpole, Journal i, 524.
[410] Journal 66, fo. 261b.
[411] In November, 1776, an alteration was made in this respect, and it was ordained that for the future the sum of £1,000 should be paid to each mayor in lieu of the sale of offices. Journal 67, fo. 8b.
[412] Journal 67, fo. 9. The respective amounts of receipts and expenditure by some of his more immediate predecessors in office, are recorded as having been as follows:—
| Receipts. | Payments. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1768. | Turner | £5,731 | 5 | 10 | £7,749 | 12 | 4. |
| 1770. | Crosby | 4,251 | 11 | 6 | 6,685 | 10 | 11. |
| 1772. | Townshend | 3,896 | 0 | 0 | 7,592 | 16 | 9. |
| 1773. | Bull | 5,647 | 13 | 8 | 9,293 | 10 | 0. |
[413] Common Hall Book, No. 8, fos. 199, 200, 205-205b, 211.
[414] Journal 67, fos. 85b, 100.