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Warrant (signed) by Lord Burghley to the officers of the ports of Southampton, [Hants],...
Catalogue reference: E 163/24/23
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This record is about the Warrant (signed) by Lord Burghley to the officers of the ports of Southampton, [Hants],... dating from 23 Eliz I in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Miscellanea of the Exchequer. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 23 Eliz I
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Warrant (signed) by Lord Burghley to the officers of the ports of Southampton, [Hants], and Portsmouth, [Hants], to allow the shipment of certain timber to Spain for a sugar engine there (2ff)
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Miscellanea of the Exchequer
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