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Tonnage and Poundage

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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.

Bibliography Information
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.