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able the lord treasurer a special declaration of the yearly 

 profits of these finances, paid into the hanaper during every 

 of the six years before the beginning of the demise thereof 

 made to that earl, conferred with the profits thereof that 

 had been yearly taken during the last six years before the 

 determination of the lease. By which it plainly appeared, 

 that in all those first six years, next before the demise, 

 there had been raised only 12,798/. 15s. Id. ob. and in these 

 last six years of the demise the full sum of 32,160/. 4s. Wd. 

 qu. and so in all 19,3627. 2s. 2d. ob. qu. more in these last, 

 than in those former six years. But because it may be said, 

 that all this increase redounded to the gain of the fermor 

 only, I must add, that during all the time of the demise, he 

 answered 300Z. rent, of yearly increase, above all that profit 

 of 2,133/. 2s. Id. qu. which had been yearly and casually 

 made in the sixteen years one with another next before: 

 the which, in the time of fourteen years, for so long these 

 profits have been demised by three several leases, did bring 

 4,2007. to her majesty s coffers. I say yearly; which may 

 seem strange, that a casual and thereby uncertain profit 

 should yearly be all one ; but indeed such was the won- 

 derous handling thereof, that the profit was yearly neither 

 more nor less to her majesty, howsoever it might casually 

 be more or less to him that did receive it. For the writs of 

 covenant answered year by year 1,1527. 16s. 8d. the licenses 

 and pardons 9347. 3s. lid. qu. and the mean rates 467. 2s. 

 in all 2,1337. 2s. 7d, qu. without increase or diminution. 



Moreover, whereas her majesty did, after the death of 

 the earl, buy of the countess, being his executrix, the 

 remanent of the last term of three years in those profits, 

 whereof there were only then six terms, that is, about one 

 year and a half, to come, paying for it the sum of 3,0007. 

 her majesty did clearly gain by that bargain the sum of 

 1,1737. 15s. Sd. ob. above the said 3,0007. above the rent of 

 3,6497. 13s. IQd. ob. qu. proportionably due for that time, 

 and above all fees and other reprises. Neither hath the 

 benefit of this increase to her majesty been contained within 

 the bounds of this small office, but hath swelled over the 

 banks thereof, and displayed itself apparently, as well in 

 the hanaper, by the fees of the great seal, which yielding 

 20s. 4c7. towards her majesty for every license and pardon, 

 was estimated to advantage her higness during those four 

 teen years, the sum of 3,7217. 6s. ob. qu. more than with 

 out that demise she was like to have found. As also in the 

 court of wards and liveries, and in the Exchequer itself: 



