A treatise of taxes and contributions. Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands assessments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excise, &c. With several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning wars the church, universities, rents and purchaces, usury and exchange, banks and lombards, registers for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money, wooll, 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

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, 1685. The third edition.; ..

Added name

Blagrave, Obadiah, active 1669-1691, bookseller.

Publication year

1685

ESTC No.

R216971

Grub Street ID

91816

Description

[16], 72 p. ; 4°.

Note

Anonymous. By Sir William Petty

The words "crown-lands, .. benevolence,", "penalties, .. excise, &c.", "wars, .. conveyances,", "beggars, .. conscience, &c.", and "money, wooll," are bracketed together on title page

Includes index.