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Tonnage and Poundage

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The name given to certain duties first levied in Edward II.'s reign on every tun of imported wine, and on every pound weight of merchandise exported or imported; Charles I.'s attempt to levy these without parliamentary sanction was one of the complaints of his Long Parliament; were swept away by the Customs Consolidation Act of 1787.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tonnage and Poundage'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/tonnage-and-poundage.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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