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THE CUSTOM HOUSE 1. A History of the Custom - Revenue in England . By HUBERT HALL . Elliot Stock . 2 . 3 . 1892 . Chronicles of the Customs . By W. D. CHESTER . The History and Antiquities of the Exchequer . By THOMAS MADOX . 4.
THE CUSTOM HOUSE 1. A History of the Custom - Revenue in England . By HUBERT HALL . Elliot Stock . 2 . 3 . 1892 . Chronicles of the Customs . By W. D. CHESTER . The History and Antiquities of the Exchequer . By THOMAS MADOX . 4.
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always was the Custom House on this spot , nor ever long on any ; rarely has any Custom House survived a century of life . The first English Custom House we know of was built in Richard II's reign , fifty yards or so nearer to the Tower ...
always was the Custom House on this spot , nor ever long on any ; rarely has any Custom House survived a century of life . The first English Custom House we know of was built in Richard II's reign , fifty yards or so nearer to the Tower ...
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Hardly more than a clerk in his office , he was called upon to defend in the House of Commons a policy for which he had no real responsibility , the case for which was only partially confided to him , and with which he was not always ...
Hardly more than a clerk in his office , he was called upon to defend in the House of Commons a policy for which he had no real responsibility , the case for which was only partially confided to him , and with which he was not always ...
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