The Seventeenth-Century Customs Service Surveyed: William Culliford's Investigation of the Western Ports, 1682-84

by W.B. Stephens

Book Overview

In January 1682, William Culliford, a loyal and experienced officer in the King's customs service, began an extraordinary journey under Treasury orders to investigate the integrity and efficiency of the customs establishments of southwest England and south Wales as part of a drive to maximize the Crown's income from customs duties (on which it relied for much of its revenue). Starting at Bristol, Culliford eventually completed this daunting task in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138110345
• ISBN13: 9781138110342
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"