Where did the Customs Act of 1275 come from?
Legislation establishing a more permanent system of customs can be traced to an Act of Parliament of King Edward Iknown as the nova custumaor ‘new customs’ of 1275 (more formally: the Grant of Custom on exported Wool, Woolfellsand Hides).
Who are the collectors of customs in the UK?
Under the Act, in any port so designated by the King, two Collectors of Customs were to be appointed by Royal patent, along with a Controllerto maintain a counter-roll (to exercise financial control).
Who was the prior of Winchester in 1299?
A house within the manor of the Bishop of Winchester, a little to the south and west of Winchester House, was acquired by the Prior of St. Swithun in Winchester in 1299. (fn. 32) In modern Tooley Street a house next to the church of St. Olave was held by the Abbot of St. Augustine’s in Canterbury probably after 1233, (fn. 33) and certainly in 1281.
What was the name of the 18th century cutter?
Our first authentic 18th Century replica Naval Cutter in the fleet. ‘Endevour’ is a period cutter ship and the first of our matched pair of fast warships we are going to build. She is from the 18th Century and was ‘taken into service’ by the Admiralty in January 1763.
When was the Endevour converted into a cutter?
‘Endevour’ is a period cutter ship and the first of our matched pair of fast warships we are going to build. She is from the 18th Century and was ‘taken into service’ by the Admiralty in January 1763. After an initial period of time in service, Endevour was converted into a Revenue Cutter.
Legislation establishing a more permanent system of customs can be traced to an Act of Parliament of King Edward Iknown as the nova custumaor ‘new customs’ of 1275 (more formally: the Grant of Custom on exported Wool, Woolfellsand Hides).
Under the Act, in any port so designated by the King, two Collectors of Customs were to be appointed by Royal patent, along with a Controllerto maintain a counter-roll (to exercise financial control).
