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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20737	An abstract ovt of the records of the tovver, touching the Kings revenue, and how they have supported themselves by Sir Robert Cotton ...	Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631.; Tower of London (London, England)	1642 (1642)	Wing C6476	19,569	29

AN ABSTRACT OVT OF THE RECORDS OF THE TOVVER Touching The KINGS Revenue AND How they have supported themselves By Sir ROBERT COTTON Knight and Baronet LONDON Printed for G. Tomlinson T. A. and A. C. AN ABSTRACT OVT Of the Records of the Tower touching the Kings Revenue THE Kings of England have supported and repaired their estates either 1. By annuall proportioning their Issues and Expences with their certaine and casuall Revenues and that either by 1. Advice of their privie Councell Or 2. Parliament 2. By abating and reforming the excesse of 1. Houshold 2. Retinue and Favorites 3. Gifts and Rewards 3. By raising of Money and improving the Revenues of the Crowne and that either by the 1. Grant of the Subject Or 2. Power absolute in the Soveraigne First for proportioning the Issues and expences with their certaine and casuall Revenues H. 4. Anno 12. when the Revenue and profits of the Kingdome together with the Subsidy of Wooll 〈◊〉 and Tenth of the Clergy amounted to no more then 48000 l' of which 24000 l' was alotted for the expence of house most of the rest to the guard of the Sea and defence of this Kingdome the Realme of Ireland Ex Rot. orig intent Act. Conc H. 4. Marked 21. and Dominions in France In this estimate the profit by Wards and Marriage was but two thousand And then an Ordinance was made by the King Prince and all his Councell the●e named the Roll. The like was Anno 11. when for the charge of House was appointed 16000 l' and 7000 l' to the City of London in discharge of the Kings debt Ex Rot. in actis Conc An 2. H. 5. H. 5. Anno 2. did the like as his father entring upon the Roll as an ordinance in future That the Treasurer of England or of the Exchequer shall annually make declaration of the state of their office and the Revenue of the Realme together with the charge of the Kings House Chamber Wardrobe Garrisons Navie and debts Anno 3. H. 5. the like assignments were made proportionable to the Revenue which in the great custome of Woolls Ex Rot. orig A. 8. H. 5. M●r●ed B B. the petty custome Tunnage and Poundage Revenue of Wales and the Dutchy of Cornwall the Hamper the accounts of Sheriffs and Escheators the exchange of Bullion and the benefit of Wards and Marriage then rated at but 1000 Markes a peece rose not to above 56966 l' and being at such time as hee undertooke the conquest of France Anno 9. H. 5. the Revenue of the Kingdome amountting to 55743 l' 20 s. 10 d. was so by the King with advice of his Councell Ex ordinat anno 9 H 5. Marked Ox 7. ordered as before And by this Record it appeareth that the Clerke of the Navie and not the Treasurer was the officer only for that place Ex Rot. Par. anno 12. H. 6. H. 6. anno 12. in Parliament Cromwell then Treasurer delivering up an account of the axitus and introitus of the Exchequer setled the estate of his expence of which there was allowed for his House 10978. and to his Chamber and Wardrobe 2000 l' The rest to defray the debts and necessary occasion● of the State Ex computo Dom. Burleigh T●●●●a● Queene Elizabeth anno 12 at which time besides the Wards and Dutchy of Lancaster the profit of the Kingdome was 188197 l. ' 4 s. The payments and assignments 110612 l' 13 s. of which the houshold was 30000 l' privie Purs● 2000 l' Admiralty 30000 l' which by an estimate 1. Mali anno 1604. was 40000 l' and i● now swolne to neere 50000 l' yearly by the error and abuse of Officers 2. For abating and reforming the excesse of 1. Houshold 2. Retinue and Favorites 3. Gifts and Rewards 1. For abating and reforming the excesse of houshold either by 1. Parliament 2. Councell-Table 1. By Parliament Anan 3. E. 2. An ordinance was ma●e pro hospitio Regis Ex Angl. Manuscrip fol 29. in ease of the people oppressed with purveyance by reason of the greatnesse thereof and the motive of that Ordance was Al honneur de dieu et al honneur et profit de Saincte Esglise et al honneur de Roy et son profit et au profit de son peuple selons droit et reson delserement quod le dit nostre Signeur le Roy fist à son Coronment Ex libro dicto a ula R●gis And about this time was the Kings house new formed and every Officer limited his charge and salary Anno 36. E. 3. Rot. Par. anno 36. E. 3. The houshold was brought to such moderation of expence as may be answerable to the Revenues of the Crowne and a Commission granted at the Petition of the Commons to survey and abate the houshold which not taking th●●●esired effect Anno 5. Rot. Par. anno 5. 6. R. 2. the Commons petitioned that 〈◊〉 excessive number of Meniall servants may bee remedied or otherwise the Realme will be utterly undone and that his houshold might not exceed the ordinary revenues of the Realme c. Anno 4. H. 4. Rot. Par. an 4. 7. 11. H. 4. the people crave reformation of the Kings house And anno 7. that hee would dismisse some number of the Retinue since it was now more chargeable but lesse honourable then his progenitors And that the ancient Ordinances of the houshold in ease of the people might be kept and the Officers of the household sworne to put the Ordinances and Statutes in due execution and so consider the just griefes of his subjects by unjust purveyance contrary to the Statute that hereafter Vous poir viure le vostre biens propres in ease de vostre peuple Ex ordinat in ●o● ●ct Conc. anno 11. H. 4. Marked R R. which the King willingly doth as appeareth by an ordinance in Councell whereby the charge of the houshold is limited to 16000 Markes Rot. Parl. anno 12. 18. H. 6. Anno 12. 18. Hen. 6. the charge of the Kings house is reduced to a certainty and lessened by Petition and order in Parliament Ex rot Parl. anno 12. E. 4. Ex lib. Or●in hospit● tempore E 4. Anno 12. E 4. The King promises to abate his household and hereafter to live upon his owne So setling a new forme of his Court which is extant in many hands intituled Ordinations for the Kings House And to ease the charge of the Kings house the Queens have allowed a portion of their joincture sui●ng to their owne expence to the Treasurer of the houshold as did Philippa the wife of Edward the third And so likewise Henry the fourth his wife anno 7. And H. 6. his wife allowed 2000 l' a yeare out of her estate 2. Excesse of houshold abated and reformed by Councell Table Ex aula regis fact tempore E. 3. Edward the third caused his houshold