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Tally-Court Parchment Issued Document Dated 1679.

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Tally-Court Parchment Issued Document Dated 1679.
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England, 1679. Parchment document with type-set print and handwriting, 7.5 x 9.5 inches. "Received of the Officers of the Tally-Court, one Tally levied on his Majesty's Hereditary Revenue of Excise, containing the Sum of ƒ due unto me for one quarter of a Year ended at ... upon the Yearly Sum of ... granted unto me by Assignment from ... out of the Yearly Rent or Sum of ... payable unto the said ... out of the said Revenue, by virtue of his Majesty's Letters Patents, under the Great Seal of England, bearing date the ..." This document is an unused receipt, which would have been used for the repayment of loans or the payment of taxes. The monarch at the time was Charles II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was King of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Unique piece of 17th century accounting, in great condition for its age. (John E. Herzog Collection)