Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 26 No. 4 1912
Tudor "Books of Rates": A Chapter in the History of the English Customs
Abstract
Dates of Books of Rates prior to 1558, that usually accepted as the first, 766. — Metropolitan rates (1507–36) precede the national valuations, 768. — Increase of valuations in 1558 and 1610, 769. — The Books contain valuations, not specific duties, except in the case of cloth, 770. — Other contents, 771. — The chief motives for the issue of the earlier Books were the desire for national uniformity and the need for reform of customs frauds, 772. — For the later books not the loss of Calais revenue but the necessity of adjustment to price changes and the increase of indirect taxation, 773.
- DOI
- 10.2307/1883803
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 766
- Sources
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