Extant Exeter Local Port Customs Accounts

This table lists the surviving Exeter local port customs accounts, which are dated by fiscal year (29 September to 29 September in the following year). The accounts are deposited in the Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter, class ECA/8/2/1/. Translations available on MEMP are linked to individual years, with the intention to provide translations of all the accounts in due course.

Codes used:

  • M = some ship entries on the Mayor’s court roll
  • p = partial account
  • R = on customs roll (1-10)
  • S = account in its own separate roll
  • *=  separate accounts for wine & other merchandise in this year
  • ? = further research needed to determine what survives for this year

Notes on partial and ? accounts:

  • 1303/04: missing Sept. 1303-Mar 1304
  • 1323/24:  missing Sept.-10 Dec. 1323
  • 1399/1400: could be the 1400/01 account
  • 1453/54:  only 8 Oct – 22 Feb
  • 1477/78 &1479/80: 7 mem containing 1 mem from 1479/80
  • 1481/82, 1483/84, 1483/84: stray mem could be on R10
  • 1492/93: ends 22 April 1493
  • 1493/94: missing 7 Feb-17 April
  • 1497/98: 1st entry is 24 Oct.
YearYearYearYear
1265/66 M1341/42 S*1398/99 R41455/56 S
1266/7-1270 no MCR1342/43 S*1399/1400 ?1456/57
12711343/44 S*1400/01 R41457/58 S
1272-1285 no MCR1344/45 S*1401/02 R51458/59
1285/86 M1345/46 S*1402/03 R51459/60
1286/87 1346/47 1403/04 R51460/61 S
1287/88 M1347/48 1404/05 R51461/62 S
1288/89 M1348/49 S*1405/06 R51462/63 S
1289/90 1349/50 1406/07 R51463/64 S
1290/91 M1350/51 S*1407/08 R51464/65 S
1291/92 M1351/521408/09 R51465/66
1291/2-1294/51352/53 1409/10 R51466/67
1295/96 M1353/54 S*1410/11 R51467/68 S
1296/97 M1354/55 1411/12 R51468/69
1297/98 M1355/561412/13 R51469/70
1298/99 M1356/57 S*1413/14 R5&61470/71 S
1299/1300 M1357/58 R2*1414/15 R61471/72
1300/01 M1358/59 R2*1415/16 R61472/73
1301/02 M1359/60 R2*1416/17 R61473/74 S
1291/92 MR11360/61 R2*1417/18 R61474/75
1303/04 R1p1361/62 S*1418/19 R61475/76
1304/05 R11362/631419/20 R61476/77 S
1305/06 R11363/641420/21 R61477/78 R9
1306/07 1364/651421/22 R61478/79
1307/081365/66 S*1422/23 S1479/80 R9p
1308/091366/67 S*1423/24 S1480/81 R10
1309/101367/68 S*1424/25 S1481/82 ?
1310/11 R1*1368/69 S*1425/26 1482/83 ?
1311/121369/70 S*1426/27 R71483/84 S
1312/13 MR1*1370/71 S*1427/28 R71484/85 R10
1313/14 1371/72 S*1428/29 R71485/86 ?
1314/15 1372/73 S*1429/30 R71486/87 R10
1315/16 R1*1373/74 1430/31 R71487/88
1316/17 R1*1374/751431/32 R81488/89 S
1317/18 R1*1375/761432/33 R81489/90 S
1318/19 R1*1376/771433/341490/91 S
1319/20 R1*1377/781434/351491/92
1320/21 MR1*1378/791435/261492/93 Sp
1321/22 M1379/801436/371493/94 S
1322/23 R1*1380/811437/381494/95 S
1323/24 R1*p1381/82 R31438/391495/96
1324/25 R1*1382/83 R31439/40 S1496/97 S
1325/26 R1*1383/84 R31440/411497/98 S
1326/27 R1*1384/85 R31441/42 S1498/99
1327/28 S*1385/86 R31442/43 1499/1500
1328/291386/87 R31443/44 1500/01
1329/30 S*1387/88 R31444/45 1501/02 S
1330/311388/89 R41445/46 S1502/03 S
1331/32 S*1389/90 R41446/471503/04
1332/33 S*1390/91 R41447/481504/05 S
1333/34 S*1391/92 R41448/49 S1505/06
1334/351392/93 R41449/50 S1506/07
1335/36 S*1393/94 R41450/51 S1507/08 S
1336/37 S*1394/95 R41451/52 S1508/09 to
1337/38 S*1395/96R41452/531525/26: no accounts
1338/39 S*1396/97R41453/54 Sp
1339/40 S*1397/98 R41454/55 S