Walpole by John Morley ~ Full Audiobook [biography]
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The History of Wallpole's Salary
wallpole drew from the king's purse from godolfin's day down to the second administration of the duke of portland in 1807. The allowance was eight thousand pounds a year which was divided into equal sums of 1600 pounds for each lord reduced by various deductions to a net salary of 1220 pounds a piece. In view of his great responsibilities received additional pay out of the secret service money in this edition brought his net emoluments up to five thousand pounds ayear. payment of the first lord continued to be made from the secretService money down to 1782 when the king by privy seal made better provision for him with an order that the whole of the salary allowed to the
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