![HENRY VIII (1491-1547), King of England and Ireland. Document signed (at head, 'Henry R'), Eltham Palace, 12 May 1514, letters patent addressed to the treasurer and chamberlains of the exchequer, concerning a sum of £3,359 9d owed to the King by the cofferer of the royal household, John Shurley, for the year from 1 October 1511, which Shurley has delivered in cash to John Heron, treasurer of the chamber: he commands that 'at the receipt of oure said Eschequier in oure boke called the Pele ye doo to be entred & levied oon tayll [i.e. one tally] or taylls conteignyng the said som[m]e', in English, on vellum, 14 lines on one membrane, 425 x 210mm, docketed on verso, window-mounted (three pairs of neat horizontal slits, c.25mm, close to upper margin, perhaps from cancellation, folded, some wear and soiling with minor loss of legibility). Provenance: from the collection of the Norfolk historian Charles John Palmer (1805-1888).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/CKS/2012_CKS_05334_0032_000(henry_viii_king_of_england_and_ireland_document_signed_eltham_palace_1080431).jpg?w=1)
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HENRY VIII (1491-1547), King of England and Ireland. Document signed (at head, 'Henry R'), Eltham Palace, 12 May 1514, letters patent addressed to the treasurer and chamberlains of the exchequer, concerning a sum of £3,359 9d owed to the King by the cofferer of the royal household, John Shurley, for the year from 1 October 1511, which Shurley has delivered in cash to John Heron, treasurer of the chamber: he commands that 'at the receipt of oure said Eschequier in oure boke called the Pele ye doo to be entred & levied oon tayll [i.e. one tally] or taylls conteignyng the said som[m]e', in English, on vellum, 14 lines on one membrane, 425 x 210mm, docketed on verso, window-mounted (three pairs of neat horizontal slits, c.25mm, close to upper margin, perhaps from cancellation, folded, some wear and soiling with minor loss of legibility). Provenance: from the collection of the Norfolk historian Charles John Palmer (1805-1888).
John Heron had been treasurer of the chamber since 1492, a period which saw Henry VII steadily transferring to this department management of the majority of royal revenues: its accounts were exempted from exchequer audit, and therefore ultimately from parliamentary oversight.
John Heron had been treasurer of the chamber since 1492, a period which saw Henry VII steadily transferring to this department management of the majority of royal revenues: its accounts were exempted from exchequer audit, and therefore ultimately from parliamentary oversight.
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