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Restless in his $6,300 county job, he had his eyes on the collectorship, which�with fees�paid $25,000.

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What I really wanted, you see, was this collectorship.

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He sought Tom's help, but Tom had promised the collectorship to another.

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He was ripe for another step up the ladder, and asked Pendergast for the county collectorship.

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In 1343 William de Clopton had a grant for life of the collectorship of the port of London with wages of L20.

From Chaucer's Official Life by Hulbert, James Root