 | Henry Morley - 1867 - 488 pages
...marks (140Z.). In less than another two months after the grant of the daily pitcher of wine, Chaucer was appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy...Wools, Skins, and Tanned Hides in the Port of London, during the king's pleasure, taking the same fees iis other Comptrollers of the Customs and Subsidy.... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1867 - 492 pages
...marks (140/.). In less than another two months after the grant of the daily pitcher of wine, Chaucer was appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy...Wools, Skins, and Tanned Hides in the Port of London, during the king's pleasure, taking the same fees as other Comptrollers of the Customs and Subsidy.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1867 - 282 pages
...the port of London from the hands of the king's butlerI. About six weeks later, on the 8th of June, he was appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of Wools, Skins and Leather, in the Port of London m, and on the 1 3th of the same month he received a pension of io/.... | |
 | Frederick James Furnivall - 1868 - 364 pages
...of wine daily for life was granted, ' dilecto Armigero nostro, Galfrido Chaucer.' „ June 8. He is appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of...Wools, Skins, and tanned Hides in the Port of London. . . He is to write the rolls of his Office with his own hand, to be continually present, and to perform... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1869 - 304 pages
...the port of London from the hands of the king's butler m. About six weeks later, on the 8th of June, he was appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of Wools, Skins and Leather, in the Port of London n, and on the 1 3th of the same month he received a pension of io/.... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1870 - 388 pages
...distinguished: he enjoyed, during a long period, various profitable offices, having been for twelve years comptroller of the customs and subsidy of wools, skins, and tanned hides in the port of London; and he seems also to have been occasionally employed in diplomatic negotiations. Thus, he was joined... | |
 | Chaucer Society (London, England) - 1871 - 180 pages
...of wine daily for life was granted, ' dilecto Armigero nostro, Galfrido Chaucer.' „ June 8. He is appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of...Wools, Skins, and tanned Hides in the Port of London. . . He is'to write the rolls of his Office with his own hand, to be continually present, and to perform... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1873 - 964 pages
...eagle to him. When you have done the reckonings of your day's office work (over the books relating to the customs and subsidy of wools, skins, and tanned hides in the port of London) " Thou goest home to thine house anone, And allso dumb as a stone Thou sittest at another book Till... | |
 | William Minto - 1874 - 518 pages
...were then intrusted with very unsuitable posts, our poet must have had a decidedly commercial turn. In 1374 he was appointed Comptroller of the Customs...Wools, Skins, and Tanned Hides in the Port of London ; and he had to perform his duties in person, without the option of a deputy. In his " House of Fame,"... | |
 | William Minto - 1874 - 506 pages
...were then intrusted with very unsuitable posts, our poet must have had a decidedly commercial turn. In 1374 he was appointed Comptroller of the Customs...Wools, Skins, and Tanned Hides in the Port of London; and he had to perform his duties in person, without the option of a deputy. In his " House of Fame,"... | |
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Meanwhile in 1374 he was appointed comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of Wools, Skins, and Tanned Hides... 
