Opinion of the Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord Treasurer concerning the petition of Chidiock Wardour and the response of Robert Petre: no tally should be allowed without a constat in parchment under the hand of the Clerk of the Pells; adjustment of fees to be taken for tallies certified by constat according to the value of the tall

Folger bibliographic ID: 351928
Folger holdings ID: 500496

From seller's description: In the 1570s and 1580s Wardour and Petre were engaged in an ongoing quarrel precipitated seemingly by Wardour’s opinion of the superiority of his post over that of tally writer, coupled with his concern over loss of fees due to him for the production of constats (certified copies concerning Exchequer matters) through circumvention and malpractice by Petre and changing customs in the Exchequer in the administration of tallies

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associated with: Petre, Robert
associated with: Wardour, Chidiock
associated with: Cecil, William, Baron Burghley
associated with: Fortescue, John, Sir, 1531?-1607
associated with: Manwood, Roger, 1524 or 1525-1592
associated with: Clerke, Robert
associated with: Sotherton, John