A Survey of the Customs at the End of the Fifteenth Century
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| Date | 1473-1502 |
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[The Customs of London, otherwise called Arnold's Chronicle (1811 ed.), pp. 193-97.]
The Rate of the Kyngis Custum and Subside of Marchaundises registred in the Escheker. The Custom of Clothe wythout greyn. The Kingis subgettis pay for custum of a cloth xiiii d. The Spaynardis paye for custum of a cloth xiiii d. The Hanse payth xii d.; and aliaunts pay for a cloth ii s. ix d. The Custum of Cloth in greyn.
The kyngis subgettis payeth for every cloth ii s. iiii d. The Spaynards pay ii s. iiii d. The Hanse payeth ii s. Other straungers pay v s. vi d. The Custum of Cloth half grayned. The kyngis subgettis pay for suche cloth xxi d. The Spaynardis pay xxi d. The marchaunt of the Hanse paye xviii d. Other straungers paye iiii s. i d.
The Subside of Cloth as wel in greine as ungreyned, after the valuore of every pounde.
The kyngis subgettis for subside paye nothinge. The Spaynardis paye nothinge. The Hanse paye nothinge. Other straungers paye for subside of every li., xii d. Custum of Sengle Wursted. The kyngis subgettis, the Spaynardis and marchauntis of the Hanse pay for custum of every pece i d. and all other straungers payd for custom i d. ob.
TAXATION The Custum of the Doubll Worsted.
The kyngis subgettis, the Spaynardis, and marchauntis of the Hans, pay for every pece custum ii d. and all oder straungers paye iii d.
The Custum of every bed Sengle Wursted. The subgettis of England, the Spaynardis, and the marchauntis of the Hans pay for custum of every pece, v d. and all other straungers paye vij d. ob . The Custum of bedds Double Wursted.
The kyngis subgettis, the marchauntis of the Hanse, and the Spaynardis pay for custum of every suche pece ix d. and all other marchauntis straungers pay xiii d. ob.
The Subsidie of every pound value of Wursted sengle and double, and of the Wursted beddis sengle and double. The kyngis subgettis, the Spaynardis, and marchauntis of the Hanse pay for subsidie of the ponde id. Alle other straungers pay xii d. Custum of Waxe, and subside. For every C waxe alle marchauntis paye for custum xii d.
The kyngis subgettis, the marchauntis of Spayne, and of the Hanse pay nothynge for subsidie of noo maner waxe. All other marchauntis straungers paye for subsidie xii d. Custum and Subsidie of Wynes.
The marchauntis off England and of Spayne pay tonnage for every tonne iii s. The marchauntis of the Hanse and other marchauntis straungers paye for custume of every tonne ii s. And the other marchauntis straungers paye for subside iii s.
The Custum and Subside of every tonne Swete Wyne. The marchauntis of England and of Spayne paye for tonnage iii s.
The marchauntis of the Hanse and alle marchauntis straungers paye for custum iis. And the marchauntis straungers paye for subside iii s. Custum and Subside of Tyne be the li. value.
The marchauntis of England and of Spayne paye for subside xii d. The Hanse and marchauntis straungers paye for custum iii d. And the marchauntis straungers for subside paye ii d. [s.] Custum of Pewter and Subside be the li. value. The marchauntis of England and of Spayne paye for subside xii d. And the marchauntis straungers paye for subside iis. And the same marchaunt straungers paye for custum iii d. The Custum and Subside off Wulle and Felle shipped to Caleis. The merchaunt of the stapil payeth for custum of a sac vi s. viii [d.]
Item he payed for subside xxxiii s. iiii d. Item for every cc xl wulle fellis for custum vi s. viii d. Item for subside of the same, xxxiii s. iiii d. Custum and Subside shyppyd in to other parties of Wulle and Felle.
Every marchaunt [straunger] payeth for custum of a sac x 8. Item for subside iii li. vi s. viii d.
Item for the comyng to Caleis viii d. Item of every cc xl skynnes of wull fel every marchaunt payth for custum x s. and every marchaunt paith for subside iii li. vi s. viii d.
Item for devernn¹ they pay viii d. The marchaunt of England payth for every last ledur tanned, Custum and Subside of Ledur. for custum xiii s. iiii d.
Item for the subside iii li. vi s. viii d.
Item for deveryn¹ to Caleis xvi d.
The marchaunt of Spayne payed for custum xiii s. iiii d. Item for subside iii li. vi s. viii d.
Item deveryn,¹ [to] Calais viii d [sic]. The marchaunt straungers pay for custum xx s. Item for subside iii li. xiii s. iiii d.
Item deveryn,¹ [to Ca]lais xvi d. The Charge for the Coketis of Marchaundices.
All maner of marchauntis shal pay for his coket ii d. The Custum and Subside of every li. value of alle other Marchaundise.
The English marchaunt payde for subside xii d. and the marchaunt of Spayne xii d. The marchaunts of the Hans paye 1 I.e., deverium, duty. The " Calais penny " or " Calais money " was asmall sum paid on every sack of wool or wool fells sent out of England to any place abroad other than the Staple at Calais.
TAXATION for subside ii d.¹ the same marchaunts pay for custum iii d. All other marchauntis [straungers] paye for custum iii d., and for subside xii d.
