An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy (Vol. 2 of 2): Being an essay on the science of domestic policy in free nations. In which are particularly considered population, agriculture, trade, industry, money, coin, interest, circulation, banks, exchange, public credit, and taxesSteuart, James, Sir
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An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy (Vol. 2 of 2): Being an essay on the science of domestic policy in free nations. In which are particularly considered population, agriculture, trade, industry, money, coin, interest, circulation, banks, exchange, public credit, and taxes
Steuart, James, Sir
Economics
The farms were increased
_anno_ 1762 by 11 500 000 511 111 2 2½
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Total ordinary revenue at the }
end of the war } 282 300 000 12 546 666 13 4
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Articles of Expence.
Houshold of the King and royal
family 9 400 000 417 777 15 6½
Ditto, their personal expence 4 600 000 204 444 8 10½
King’s stables and stud 2 500 000 111 111 2 2½
Hunting equipages 1 600 000 71 111 2 2½
Alms 600 000 26 666 13 4
Pay of the palace guards,
(_gardes de la porte_) &c. 3 300 000 146 666 13 4
King’s buildings 6 600 000 293 333 6 8
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Total expence of the court 28 600 000 1 271 111 2 2
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Pay of all the houshold troops 8 000 000 355 555 11 1¼
Pay of all the other troops of
France 48 000 000 2 133 333 6 8
Fortifications 6 000 000 266 666 13 4
Artillery for land service 6 600 000 293 333 6 8
Military gratifications, over
and above the pay 10 000 000 444 444 8 10½
Pay of general officers
commanding in provinces and
fortresses 2 000 000 88 888 17 9¼
Pay, &c. of the marechaussée 2 200 000 97 777 15 6½
Expence of prisoners of state 1 200 000 53 333 6 8
Ordinary expence of the navy 25 000 000 1 111 111 2 2½
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Total regular military expence
by land and sea 109 000 000 4 844 444 8 10
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Royal pensions 9 000 000 400 000 — —
The appointments of the King’s
ministers 310 000 13 777 15 6½
Ditto of the first presidents
of all the parliaments in
France, expence of criminal
prosecutions, and many other
articles of that sort 22 000 000 977 777 15 6½
Appointments of the venal
employments, of the robe,
treasurers, receivers,
comptrollers, &c. 10 000 000 444 444 8 10½
Bridges, highways, dykes, &c. 4 000 000 177 777 15 6½
For the royal academies 1 400 000 62 222 4 5¼
To the King’s library and
archives of France 1 800 000 80 000 — —
Extraordinary and casual
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