ABSTRACT
Increased yield in the reign of Edward III. The taxation of wool. Revival of the Maletoute. Negotiations with the merchants. Contest for the prerogative of taxing wool with the consent of the merchants ends in a parliamentary grant of the subsidy. Similar contest regarding tunnage and poundage. Practical settlement of the revenue. Chaucer controller of the customs in London. The officers of the customs. The corket. Life grant to Richard II. and to Henry V. The yield in 1421. Grants to Henry VI. The yield, 1431–3. Frauds in the customs. Life grant to Henry VI., to Edward IV., and to Richard III.
