£ _s. d._ For the Burial of every person 0 4 0 " of a Duke (above the 4_s._) 50 0 0 " of a Marquess, &c. &c., in proportion. " of every person having a real estate £50 " per annum or upwards, or a personal " estate of £600 or upwards 1 0 0 " of the Wife of such person having such estate 0 10 0 For and upon the Birth of every person and Child, except the children of those who receive Alms 0 2 0 For and upon the birth of the eldest son of a Duke 30 0 0 " of a Marquess and so forth. Upon the Marriage of every person 0 2 6 " of a Duke 50 0 0 " " Marquess 40 0 0 " " Earl 30 0 0 and so forth. Bachelors above 25 years old, yearly 0 1 0 Widowers above 25 years old, yearly 0 1 0 A Duke being Bachelor or Widower, yearly 12 10 0 A Marquess " " " 10 0 0 By the Act 8 & 9 Will. III., 'For making good the Deficiencies of Several Funds therein mentioned,' these taxes were kept on, and were to be paid until Aug. 1, 1706, so that they were in force during four years of Anne's reign. In a most amusing tract[36] this Act is alluded to as a law discouraging marriage, and proposes to make bachelors of 24 and widowers of 50 pay 20_s._ per annum, and estimates that a revenue of 2-1/2 millions sterling would accrue. [Footnote 36: _The Levellers._]