When, therefore, by May, 1382, his foreign journeys had come to an end, we do not wonder to find that, without being called upon to relinquish his former office, he was appointed in addition to the comptrollership of the Petty Customs in the Port of London, of which post he was allowed to execute the duties by deputy.
"Chaucer"
Adolphus William Ward
Until a few months ago there was a very lucrative sinecure called the "comptrollership of the Exchequer," designed to guard the Exchequer against its Chancellor; and the last holder, Lord Monteagle, used to say he was the pivot of the English Constitution.
"The English Constitution"
Walter Bagehot
In 1382 Chaucer's financial prosperity reached its climax, for he received another comptrollership which he might exercise by deputy.
"Chaucer and His England"
G. G. Coulton