'An accompt of his Majesties customes in the Port of London inwards and outwards from Lady-day 1672 to Midsumer following'. The document names John Thorpe, Philip Marsh, Michael Wicks and Euclid Speidell, and shows the sums paid on Spanish and sweet wines, French and Rhenish wines, currants, vinegar, cloth, calf-skins and leather, to a total of £78,391 1s. 3d. On the dorse is 'An accompt of the new impost coynage duty and petty farmes in the Port of London from Lady-day 1672 to Midsumer following'. Imposts are shown as being levied on many of the same articles, but include also coinage duty, wood, salt and spice farms, potashes, to a total of £23,015 13s. 0½d.
Customs account of London
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS 745
- Dates of Creation
- 1672
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 leaves
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The term 'customs' applied to customary payments or dues of any kind, regal, episcopal or ecclesiastical until it became restricted to duties payable to the King upon export or import of certain articles of commerce.
Arrangement
Single item.
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Acquisition Information
Bought from W. Myers Ltd. in 1969.
Other Finding Aids
Collection level description.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
14" x 9"
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLp AIM25 Project.
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