Ale silver was a rent or tribute annually paid to the Lord Mayor of London by those that sold ale within the city of London.[1]

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  1. ^   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Ale-Silver". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. p. 59.