A treatise of taxes and contributions. Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assesments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excise, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warrs, the Church, universities, rents and purchases, usury and exchange, banks and lombards, registries for conveyances. Beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, wooll, free ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the state an affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England

People / Organizations

• William Petty (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Obadiah Blagrave, at the sign of the Bear in St. Paul's Church-Yard, over against the little north-door, 1679.

Publication year

1679

ESTC No.

R12436

Grub Street ID

60616

Description

[16], 72 p. ; 4°.

Note

The words "crown-lands, ... benevolence," are gathered by a right brace and the words "penalties, ... excise, &c." are gathered by a left brace in upper half of title page. The words "warrs, ... conveyances." are gathered by a right brace and the words "Beggars, ... conscience, &c." are gathered by a left brace in lower half of title page. In addition the words "money, wooll," are gathered by a left brace following the words "exportation of".