16. The third inconvenience is, that abovementioned, _viz._ the necessity of another way of Tax, to take in the Manufactures of those Commodities which pay the Tax of Tythes; whereas possibly there is a way of Tax equal in its own nature, and which needs not to be pieced up by any other; so as the Officers about that may have a full employment, and none others wanted, whose wide intervals of leasure shall make them seem Drones, as they are also the Caterpillers of any State. CHAP. XIII. _Of several smaller wayes of levying Money._ When the people are weary of any one sort of Tax, presently some Projector propounds another, and gets himself audience, by affirming he can propound a way how all the publick charge may be born without the way that is. As for example, if a Land-tax be the present distasted way, and the people weary of it, then he offers to do the business without such a Land-tax, and propound either a Poll-money, Excize, or the institution of some new Office or Monopoly, and hereby draws some or other to hearken to him; which is readily enough done by those who are not in the places of profit relating to the way of Levies in use, but hope to make themselves Offices in the new Institution. 2. I shall enumerate a few of the smaller wayes which I have observed in several places of _Europe_, _viz._ First, in some places the State is common Cashier for all or most moneys, as where Banks are, thereby gaining the interest of as much money as is deposited in their hands. Secondly, Sometimes the State is the common Usurer, as where Loan Banks, and _montes pietatis_ are in use, and might be more copiously and effectually where Registers of Lands are kept. Thirdly, Sometimes the State is or may be Common Ensurer, either upon the danger onely of Enemies at sea, according to the supposed primitive end of our Customs in _England_, or else of the casualties of the Enemy, Weather, Sea, and Vessel taken together. Fourthly, Sometimes the State hath the whole sale and benefit of certain Commodities, as of Amber in the Duke of _Brandenburghs_ Countrey, Tobacco formerly in _Ireland_, Salt in _France_, &c. Fifthly, Sometimes the State is common Beggar, as ’tis almost in _Holland_, where particular Charity seems only to serve for the relief of concealed wants, and to save these wanting from the shame of discovering their poverty, and not so much to relieve any wants that are declared, and already publickly known. Sixthly, In some places the State is the sole Guardian of Minors, Lunaticks, and Idiots. Seventhly, In some other Countreys the State sets up and maintains Play-houses, and publick Entertainments, giving Sallaries to the Actors, but receiving the bulk of the profit to themselves. Eighthly, In some places, Houses are ensured from fire by the State at a small Rent _per annum_ upon each. Ninthly, In some places Tolls are taken upon passage over Bridges, Causeys, and Ferries built and maintained at the Publick Charge.