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Out of Sr Walter Copes Apology
For the Earle of
Treasureship. He found dates there in the Exchequer of 3 or 400,000£, to the King, what
were separate what desperate no man knew. he sought
for better knowledge.
He caused his the K. Mannors to be surveyed.
The K. custodye landes anciently called the crowne landes
conserved in the pipe. The decayed revenues he
retained by the K. commission of Assertes.
He caused the K. woodes to be surveyed.
He raysed the K. revenues, out of the copyholders for
[???]. Coppyholders for of inheritance. Mastes & commons
Casuall fines. extended lands surveyed.
He improved the customs, & advanced them from 86,000£
to 120,000£. & from 120,000£ to 135,000£ per anum.
He got money for the K. by from the dealers in Allome.
By his [???] for the Baronets he hath brought into the K. coffers
80,000£.
By his bargayne for bringing water to London likely to bring
in great yearly reveneu to the K.
He was a patron of all Industry & manufactures, of there [???] &
intentions. As for the [???] of Allum, of Buffes, for fishing, Copper
& coperall copperall of Iron & steele, sault by the home, sault upon salt,
& men farmers & fiers for easy
concerning his secretarys place &c.
& concerning the wardes &c.
I note
out of his answere to obiections
Queen Mary raysed cloth from 14d to a noble.
The Gascoigne wines from 3d to 4 markes.
Queen Elizab. raysed the sweet wines from 3s 6d to 40s the tonne.
And upon the currents for every 5 hundred 5s 6d.
He forebeare to impose upon [???] & all natures incident to the poore & upon
all thinges concerning the ordinance, shippes, & defence of the realme
but imposed specially upon silkes, spices, lawnes, cambrickes, whale bones
& such like thinges rather of dilicacy then necessity, allowing free
liberty to transport without charge what was not vented
All I noted out of 10 leaves
in 40, the wh whole
I borrowed the booke of
M. T. Buck. 1615.

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