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 warrs, the church, universities, rents and purchases, 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 Robert Harford at the Angel in Cornhill, 1679.

Publication year

1679

ESTC No.

R217552

Grub Street ID

92326

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.