_The Causes of unquiet bearing of Taxes_, viz. 14 _First, That the Sovereign exacts too much._ 15 _Secondly, That Assessments are unequally laid._ Ibid. _Thirdly, That the Moneys levied are vainly expended._ Ibid. _Fourthly, Or given to Favourites._ Ibid. _Fifthly, Ignorance of the Number, Trade, and Wealth of the People._ 16 _Sixthly, Obscurity about the right of imposing._ Ibid. _Seventhly, Fewness of People._ Ibid. _Eighthly, Scarcity of Money, and confusion of Coins._ 17 _Ninthly, That scarce an hundredth part of the Riches of this Nation is Coined Bullion._ Ibid. _Tenthly, The non-acceptance of Some Commodities in_ specie _in discharge of Taxes._ Ibid. _The Consequences of a Tax too heavy if there be too much Money in a Nation, which may be; or if there be too little, and that either in a State well or ill governed._ 17, 18, 19 _The first way of providing for the Publick Charge, is the excinding or setting apart of a proportion of the Territory, in the nature of Crown-Lands._ 20 _The second is taking away the same proportion of the Rents of all Lands._ 21 _The Nation is happy where either of the said two wayes is practised_ ab antiquo, _and upon original agreement, and not exacted as a sudden contingent Surcharge upon the People._ 21 _The Owners of settled Rents bear the burthen of a Land-Tax, or Assessment, others probably gaining thereby._ Ibid. _A Land-Tax upon free Estates resolves into an Excise upon Consumptions._ 22 _Assessment upon Housing more uncertain then that of Land, Housing being of a double nature_, viz. _either an instrument of gain, or way of expence._ Ibid. _The heavy taxing of Housing no discouragement to new Buildings; nor is the discouragement of new Buildings any means to prevent the populousness of a City._ Ibid. _Prohibition to build upon new Foundations serves onely to fix the Ground-plot of a City._ 23 _The reason why the City of_ London _removes its Ground-plot Westward._ Ibid. _That ’tis probable the King of_ Englands _Palace will in process of time be towards_ Chelsey. Ibid. _That the present Seat of_ London _will be the greatest Cohabitation of People ever whilst this Island is inhabited._ 24