A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions: Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c.; with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warres, the church, universities, rents & purchases, usury & exchange, banks & lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money [&] wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty of — John Shaqi
A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions: Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c.; with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warres, the church, universities, rents & purchases, usury & exchange, banks & lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money [&] wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty ofPetty, William, Sir
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A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions: Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c.; with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warres, the church, universities, rents & purchases, usury & exchange, banks & lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money [&] wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty of
Petty, William, Sir
Finance -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688; Taxation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
_The clergy are far richer now then they were in ancient times,
and yet have less work to do._ Ibid.
_The danger of too many Church men._ 60
_How to adjust the number of Church-men and Students in
Divinity._ Ibid.
_Tythes is now no Tax or burthen upon the people._ 61
_The way of Tythes is a good pattern for a Tax._ Ibid.
_The way of paying Tythes in the City and Countrey is very
disproportionable._ 61
_The inconveniences of contributing to the Publick Charge after
the manner of Tythes._ Ibid.
_A reason why the wayes of Taxing the people are often
shifted._ 62
_The State gains in several Countreys by being the common
Cashier, Usurer, Ensurer, Monopolist, &c._ 63
_The case of the Jews (every where subject to great Taxes)
briefly stated._ 64
_The way of leavying an_ aliquot _part of mens Estates very
dangerous._ Ibid.
_Alterations in the values of Coins is a Tax upon such as live
by determined Rents, Pensions, Fees, &c._ 65
_What is embasing of Moneys, and what is not._ Ibid.
_Of Tin and Copper money, as well curiously as coursly
wrought._ Ibid.
_Of the Tokens coined by retailing Shop-keepers._ Ibid.
_What is Gold and Silver embased._ 66
_The reasons for embasing of money._ Ibid.
_Reasons against the same._ Ibid.
_What is properly raising of Money._ 67
_The effect of raising both domestick and forreign Coins._ Ibid.
_Raising of money changes the_ species _of moneys, but lessens
the Bullion._ Ibid.
_Why many wise States have raised their Moneys._ 68
_Raising of Forreign money to a double value, or abating the
price of our Native commodities to half, is not all one, but
the former is better._ 69
_The way of computing and comparing the prices of Commodities
upon natural grounds._ 69, 70
_Men are really and actually rich according to what they spend
and enjoy in their own persons._ 71
_Excize being a Tax upon such riches, is a just way by which to
defray the Publick Charge._ ibid.
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