Butlerage
Butlerage was a duty of two shillings on every ton of wine imported into England by foreign merchants. It was so called because it was paid to the king's butler for the king.
Butlerage was a duty of two shillings on every ton of wine imported into England by foreign merchants. It was so called because it was paid to the king's butler for the king.
Butlerage was a duty of two shillings on every ton of wine imported into England by foreign merchants. It was so called because it was paid to the king's butler for the king.
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