The Exchequer
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Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John (English)
and it is equally possible that its requirements would be met by the presence among the officials of the Exchequer of a few Crown tenants.
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Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
The central royal financial institution where sheriffs' accounts were audited.
The central scrutiny conducted within the Exchequer was supplemented by occasional inspections conducted in each county.
Henry’s other great achievement was the organization of the Exchequer, as a source of royal revenue, and as an instrument for making his will felt in every corner of England.
The Exchequer, which was originally merely the Curia in its financial aspect, received the re–organization so urgently needed after the terrible strains to which it had been subjected.