Customs & Excise

Brandy and Tea Seized, 1752

Extract from Salisbury Journal 4th May 1752 describing the capture of a smuggling vessel and the storage of brandy and tea at the warehouse in Poole.
Newspaper

Brandy Seized at Poole, 1738-9

Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 22nd January 1738-9 reads: "On Monday last a considerable quantity of Brandy was seized by Messrs Milder and Nicholson, His Majesty's Officers at Poole in Dorsetshire, and lodged in the King's warehouse."
Newspaper

Calendar of Patent Rolls

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsRichardII5pp642
Appointment of John Stormesworth as customs officer in Poole and the surrounding area. 2nd Dec 1395. With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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Calendar of Patent Rolls

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsRichardII5pp653
Order for an enquiry into the wealth obtained by Richard Laton in his role as customs officer in Poole and the surrounding area. 24th October 1395. With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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Calendar of Patent Rolls

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsRichardII5pp183
Appointment of Richard Laton as customs officer in Poole and the surrounding area. 22nd October 1392 With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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Calendar of Patent Rolls

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsHenryVI5pp191
Commission for the sheriffs of various counties, including Dorset, to make investigations into smuggling and bureaucratic dishonesty, as well as other problems. 9th July 1448. With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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Calendar of Patent Rolls

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsHenryVI5pp104
Order for customs to be paid by two ships caught attempting to smuggle goods out of Poole. 7th Oct. 1447. With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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Calendar of Patent Rolls

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsHenryVI5pp504
Appointment of John Rokes as customs officer in Poole. 10th Feb 1451. With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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Calendar of Patent Rolls

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsHenryVI5pp313
Appointment of John Rokes as customs officer in Poole. 26th March 1450. With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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Calendar of Patent Rolls

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsHenryVI5pp239
Appointment of John Rokes as customs officer in Poole and Melcombe. 12th April 1449 With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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