Issues of the Exchequer: Being Payments Made Out of His Majesty's.

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Devon, Frederick. Issues of the Exchequer: Being Payments Made Out of His Majesty's Revenue During the Reign of King James I. London: Rodwell, 1836. xxix, 448 pp. Later brown textured cloth with gilt stamped author and title to spine, Birmingham Law Society gilt stamped to front board. Ex-library with book plate to front pastedown, property stamps. A very good copy. $95. * First edition. A primary source compilation, drawn from original records in the ancient Pell Office, offering a detailed look into the financial workings of the English government during the specified period. This book provides a comprehensive account of payments made out of the King's revenue, offering valuable data for historians and scholars interested in the financial history of the era. It includes detailed analysis and records of various types of expenditures, such as: Salaries, pensions, and grants; Expenses for the court, including masques, entertainment, tapestries, jewels, pictures, and plate; Costs related to public and state affairs, such as repairing bridges, erecting palaces, improving royal parks, and maintaining garrisons; Payments for preventing the escape of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, apprehending traitors, and detecting witchcraft; Rewards for collecting loans and benevolences, including the names of the individuals and locations involved. Repayments of borrowed money. The volume serves as a valuable resource, providing a direct glimpse into the economic and political priorities and challenges faced by the monarchy and the government of the time.

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Issues of the Exchequer: Being Payments Made Out of His Majesty's.
Author
Devon, Frederick
Publication year
1836
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Hardcover
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First Edition.
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