William Killigrew (1606–1695)

[2] He was the son of Sir Robert Killigrew (d. 1633/5) and Mary Woodhouse, of Kimberley, Norfolk, his wife.

By his wife Mary, daughter of John Hill of Honilay, Warwickshire, he had three sons: Henry (d. 1661), William, a captain in the army, and Sir Robert.

The rent was nominal – 100 oranges, 100 lemons and 100 potatoes, payable at the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – but Woodhouse did not keep up the payments.

In 1663 Killigrew published A proposal, shewing how this nation may be vast gainers by all the sums of money, given to the Crown,...[9] in which he advocated that the government issue £2m in transferable bonds with the interest being covered by a yearly tax of £300k.

The state would provide a regulatory framework to avoid fraud and ensure they were accepted as legal tender.