Duchy of Lancaster.

This branch of Crown Revenue derives originally from Henry IV. Like other Landed Property of the Crown it is now under the control of Parliament, but unlike others the net revenue pertains still to the Sovereign. The Lands are situate in 22 different counties. To show the increment of value we may simply compare £12,000, the annual net yield to Her Majesty from 1838-45, with £43,000, the yearly average from 1877 to 1882.