▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁when ▁Ash m ole ' s ▁loyal ty ▁was ▁rich ly ▁reward ed ▁with ▁political ▁offices . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Secretary ▁and ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁Sur in am ▁and ▁Com pt roller ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Office . ▁While ▁these ▁two ▁titles ▁do ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁provided ▁either ▁an ▁income ▁or ▁any ▁specific ▁duties , ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁Commission er ▁and ▁then ▁Com pt roller ▁for ▁the ▁Ex c ise ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁Account ant - General ▁of ▁the ▁Ex c ise , ▁a ▁position ▁that ▁made ▁him ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁re venue . ▁These ▁latter ▁posts ▁yield ed ▁him ▁considerable ▁income ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁considerable ▁power ▁of ▁patron age . ▁ ▁The ▁King ▁commission ed ▁Ash m ole ▁to ▁prepare ▁a ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁the ▁co ins ▁and ▁med als ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Collection , ▁and ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁commission ▁responsible ▁for ▁trac ing ▁items ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁dispers ed ▁or ▁sold ▁by ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁regime . ▁Ash m ole ▁also ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁coron ation , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁set ▁himself ▁up ▁as ▁an ▁expert ▁upon ▁it . ▁ ▁Ash m ole ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁society . ▁His ▁most