A discourse of taxes and contributions: shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assesments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, hearth, excise, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning wars, the Church, universities, rents and purchases, usury and exchange, banks and Lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, vvooll, free ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the state and affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England; humbly recommended to the present Parliament
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- A discourse of taxes and contributions: shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assesments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, hearth, excise, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning wars, the Church, universities, rents and purchases, usury and exchange, banks and Lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, vvooll, free ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. The same being frequently applied to the state and affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England; humbly recommended to the present Parliament
- Treatise of taxes and contributions
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London: printed for Edward Poole, at the Ship, over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1689.
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- 1689
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- R20953
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- 85761
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- [16], 72 p. ; 4°.
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- Anonymous. By Sir William Petty
Originally published in 1662 as: A treatise of taxes and contributions
The words "crown-lands, .. benevolence,", "penalties, .. excise, &c.", "wars, .. conveyances,", "beggars, .. conscience, &c.", and "money, vvooll," are bracketed together on title page
Signatures: A]4, a]4, B-K]4.