Chester Customs Accounts,1301-1566
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- Author(s) Wilson, Kevin P (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1969
- Pages 172pp; illus
- Publisher Record Society of Lancashire & Cheshire
- Place Published Liverpool
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with records relating to the collection of local customs at Chester from the earliest surviving ones in 1301 to 1566, the customs organization at Chester then being independent of direct royal control until 1559. Contains information in a variety of formats - transcriptions from local customs accounts, 1404-5, 1467-8, 1525-6; ditto from port books, 1509-47; tables giving volumes of wine imports, 1509-47 and 1513-54; analysis of origin of ships entering port of Chester, 1422-1566; etc; etc